Syska Hennessy Group
Senior Fire Protection/Fire Life Safety Engineer
$111K–$166K
Boston, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 16, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Boston - Experience
- Minimum of 8+ years field experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Fire Protection, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering discipline.
About the job
Designs fire protection and life safety systems for building projects, coordinates with other engineering disciplines, and supports clients, field work, commissioning, and quality reviews.
What you'll do
- Design fire protection systems, prepare drawings and specifications, and apply relevant codes and standards.
- Conduct field surveys, system assessments, commissioning, code interpretation, peer reviews, and QA/QC oversight.
- Coordinate with clients and project teams, attend meetings and job sites, and support business development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 8+ years of field experience in Fire Protection, Fire Alarm System, and FLS design.
- Current P.E. or Fire Protection P.E.
- Experience designing Fire Alarm, Standpipe/Sprinkler, VESDA, and Clean Agent systems, and developing Fire Safety Plans and Fire, Smoke & Egress Modeling.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of NYC codes.
- NICET certification in Fire Alarm or Fire Protection systems.
Pay
$110,784 — $166,176 USD (base salary)
Tools
AutoCAD-MEP, REVIT, ICC, NFPA, VESDA
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