Fire Protection Engineer

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The responsibility of the Fire Protection Division (FPD), Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (OSHEM) is to develop and coordinate a comprehensive Smithsonian (SI) Fire Protection Program, which includes fire engineering and fire prevention. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

The Fire Protection Engineer will operate and maintain all buildings and spaces to protect Smithsonian employees, property, and mission from losses that may be incurred in the event of a fire. In this position, you will: Review design and construction project drawings and specifications to evaluate adequacy of both fire protection and life safety to a wide variety of building and occupancy types. Apply current national building and fire codes in developing prescriptive and performance-based approaches to solving various fire protection and life safety issues. Develop fire protection and life safety policies and programs based on established standards and tailored to the needs of an organization or jurisdiction. Provide fire protection/life safety training and presentations to diverse groups, both large and small. Prepare reports using proper grammar and context. Prepare technical reports at the conclusion of inspections of SI facilities.

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.