Principal Fire Protection Engineer
Reading, PA 
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Job Description
Company: Worley
Primary Location: USA-PA-Reading
Job: Mechanical
Schedule: Part-time
Employment Type: Employee
Job Level: Experienced
Job Posting: Apr 17, 2024
Unposting Date: May 18, 2024
Reporting Manager Title: Engineering Director
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Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose

You will provide fire protection and detection engineering services to Worley and its customers, including technical support within the mechanical engineering team.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver fire protection and detection services that meet Worley, its customers and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget
  • Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures
  • Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes
  • Size, select, specify, perform technical evaluation of bids and vendor document reviews
  • Proactively resolve any discrepancies between Worley and its customer's requirements.
  • Communicate effectively with the project stakeholders, including the customers
  • Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required

What you will bring

Technical and Industry Experience:

  • Extensive experience in the design and analysis of fire protection systems and life safety issues for Substations and Power Generation industry including simple cycle and combined cycle power plants.
  • Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content
  • Experience with all aspects of fire protection equipment and system procurement, including sizing, selection, specifying, evaluation of bids and vendor document reviews.
  • Experience with fire water distribution system hydraulic calculations
  • Experience with design of fire alarms, suppression systems, explosion protection and hazardous area classifications.
  • Able to work with project engineering to maintain consistency of deliverables, communication among disciplines, and cost/schedule control.
  • Experience with fire and explosion assessments.
  • Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its customers
  • A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required:

  • 4 or 5 year Batchelor degree in Mechanical/Fire Protection Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.


Worley is an equal opportunity employer and we create a working culture that embraces diversity and promotes inclusion and flexibility.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
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