Fire Protection Engineer — Healthcare Life Safety

Job overview

The Fire Protection Engineer — Healthcare Life Safety role is in-office with flexibility in Fort Collins, CO. Annual compensation is $120,000–$180,000. The engineer will lead healthcare fire protection, plumbing, and life-safety design as an Engineer of Record on assigned projects. The role exists to deliver compliant, coordinated engineering designs for complex healthcare facilities. It leads technical design and analysis, supports field verification, and coordinates with clients and other disciplines to ensure systems meet applicable codes and project requirements.

What you'll do

• Lead fire protection and plumbing system design
• design sprinkler layouts and associated piping
• perform fire pump sizing and system calculations
• support medical gas and domestic water-heating design
• develop construction drawings and specifications
• apply NFPA, ASHRAE, and IBC requirements
• serve as Engineer of Record on assigned projects
• guide and mentor junior engineers
• conduct field investigations, site visits, and construction inspections
• coordinate with architects, electrical engineers, and clients
• travel up to 20% depending on project needs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fire protection engineer

healthcare

life-safety engineering

plumbing systems

engineer of record

nfpa 13

nfpa 20

nfpa 99

fort collins co

in-office

up to 20% travel

$120k–$180k annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Up to five weeks of vacation depending on experience
• medical, dental, and vision insurance with company assistance
• company-provided short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• company-matched 401(k)
• HSA/FSA options
• professional license bonuses
• paid holidays
• birthday floating holiday
• employee assistance program
• education reimbursement with manager pre-approval.

Why this role

Requires current Professional Engineer and Fire Protection Engineering licenses, healthcare project experience, NCEES registration, an ABET-accredited engineering bachelor’s degree, and proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Trace 3D, and Microsoft Office. U.S. citizenship is required due to federal contractor status.

About the employer

Purple Cow Recruiting is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.