Principal Fire Protection Engineer

Location: Remote - FL; applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Travel of up to 25% may be required.

Salary: $144,963–$173,956 per year.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and maintains utility-scale solar, battery storage, and high-voltage substation projects.

What you will do

• Act as the technical authority for fire and life safety systems across energy storage, power, and industrial EPC projects.
• Establish engineering standards, design criteria, best practices, and project-specific fire protection basis-of-design documents.
• Lead code and standards committee participation and serve as the technical interface with AHJs, fire marshals, insurers, owners, and independent engineers.
• Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and evaluation criteria for external fire protection engineers-of-record and equipment vendors.
• Manage consultant deliverables, schedules, budgets, and quality assurance for hazard mitigation analyses, emergency response plans, and fire alarm designs.
• Coordinate with electrical and SCADA disciplines, optimize designs for cost and constructability, and support testing and commissioning.

Requirements

• 10+ years of fire protection engineering experience, including at least 2 years in energy infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Experience working with AHJs, fire marshals, and code officials through permitting, design review, inspections, and approvals.
• Advanced knowledge of fire protection engineering principles, NFPA, IBC, UL 9540/9540A, UL 855, and applicable industry standards.
• Experience managing or reviewing work from external engineering consultants, owners’ engineers, or peer reviewers on complex projects.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Fire Protection Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with collaboration across disciplines and time zones.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan.
• Vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
• Focus on safety, accuracy, urgency, communication, and diverse and inclusive workplaces.