Fire Protection Engineer
Company: Stantec
Role summary
Fire Protection Engineer is a full-time role at Stantec in Houston, Texas, United States (hybrid). Posted 2026-10-23. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Fire Protection Engineer
- Company
- Stantec
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Work arrangement
- hybrid
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-10-23
You’ll have the chance to lead complex fire and life safety projects while collaborating with diverse teams on high-impact designs. It is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to balance technical design with strategic consulting in a supportive, professional environment.
Job description
Your Opportunity
We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to lead the design, analysis, and coordination of fire and life safety systems across a wide range of project types. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders. This role involves both technical design and strategic consulting to support code compliance, performance-based solutions, and client objectives.
Your Key Responsibilities
• Design and engineer fire alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, smoke control, and special hazard systems for new and existing facilities
• Develop and review life safety plans and fire protection engineering deliverables
• Provide life safety and building code consulting services
• Analyze smoke management systems, means of egress, and fire hazards
• Develop site fire protection features and fire department access plans
• Perform alternative means of compliance (AMOC) studies and Performance-Based Design (PBD) analyses
• Interface with local AHJs and building owner insurance representatives
• Collaborate closely with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil engineering teams
• Communicate with clients and prepare clear, concise technical reports and documentation
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Professional Engineer (PE) license required, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering
Strong working knowledge of fire alarm, fire suppression, and life safety system design
Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and fire protection–related computational tools
Experience working with adopted building codes and government standards (DoD, VA, GSA)
Thorough understanding of ICC and NFPA codes and standards
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary project teams
Willingness to travel up to 15% as project needs require
Education and Experience
Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Minimum of 8 years of relevant fire protection engineering experience
Prior experience in healthcare, mission-critical, and/or semiconductor markets is preferred
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements