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Office of the State Fire Marshal

Fire Protection Engineer​

Fire Protection Engineers use engineering principles to design, analyze, and implement systems and strategies to prevent fires, detect them, and suppress them, ensuring buildings and facilities comply with complex fire safety regulations. 

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Core Duties 

  • Reviews building plans for new construction documents and hazardous industrial processes for compliance with the State Fire Prevention Code - PDF .
  • Reviews shop drawings and engineering calculations for fire protection systems, including automatic sprinkler, detection and alarm, standpipe, smoke control, emergency lighting, and other specialized systems.
  • Provides professional fire protection engineering advice and guidance to architects, engineers, and other design professionals on compliant methods and materials for fire and building code adherence.
  • Analyzes fire risk, spread, and protection levels.
  • Researches fire dynamics and new technologies.

Requirements 

Education:  A Bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Two to four  years of professional experience in fire protection engineering 

Note: Applicants can substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service as a commissioned officer in Engineering classifications or specialty codes within the fire protection engineering field for the required experience and education, on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred qualifications

  • Professional memberships
    • Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), National Fire Protection
    • Association (NFPA, International Code Council/Building Outreach (ICC)
  • Fire service experience - 2 years
  • Academic Honor Societies - Tau Beta Pi, Salamander
  • Code Development Committee membership - NFPA, ICC

Special requirements

  • Some positions in this classification are assigned duties, which will require the candidates to be examined by a Physician. After an offer of employment, candidates for such positions will be given a medical examination to certify the ability to perform the essential job functions.
  • Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and will be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
  • Employees in this classification will be assigned duties in Baltimore, however, the work assignments may involve travel throughout the State.

Application process

Applications are completed and submitted at the Maryland State Employment Center. 

Exam 

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of the position. You may be required to complete a qualifications supplement, or the rating may be based on your application. Report all experience and education that is related to this position.

Selection

Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be considered for this classification. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Successful candidates will be placed on the Eligible List categorized as best qualified, better qualified or qualified and remain eligible for consideration for at least one year from the date of examination. The list will be used by the hiring manager to select employees.

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