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Joining Arup

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

Senior Fire Protection Engineer / Chemical Engineer

Arup is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer / Chemical Engineer to join our Fire Safety team. Senior Fire Protection / Chemical Engineers provide financial and commercial project management, lead technical engineering services in projects across markets, and mentor junior staff. Arup is looking for self‑initiating problem‑solvers who can work as part of a team to apply a wide range of fire and chemical technical skills. The role includes working closely with world‑renowned architects and building owners to develop code‑compliant designs and deliver innovative performance‑based solutions. The role will involve interactive and collaborative work with our engineers and multi‑disciplinary colleagues.

Preferred location: Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Oakland offices; consideration for Seattle, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, or Austin.

Opportunity

• Project management of multiple concurrent projects including project planning, staffing, financial management, and successful project delivery.
• Provide consulting fire protection engineering services to a variety of potential clients, including but not limited to architects, developers, owners, government, and insurers.
• Provide fire and life code consulting including ICC (IBC, IFC, IMC) codes and NFPA standards.
• Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance, including but not limited to hazardous material classifications, quantity analysis, and inventory management strategies.
• Develop project‑specific performance‑based design alternative approaches for hazardous material code requirements.
• Integrate code requirements for control areas, laboratory units, and/or high hazard occupancies into the overall design.
• Perform risk assessments, qualitative or quantitative, for hazardous processes.
• Analyze static ignition hazards for flammable liquids contained in non‑metallic materials of construction and develop mitigation strategies.
• Perform hazardous exhaust calculations, including spill and vapor concentration analysis with respect to rate of air change.
• Perform hazardous gas release calculations.
• Conduct Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) and develop mitigations for dust explosion hazards.
• Design special gas and flame detection systems including flammable gas/vapor detection and UV/IR flame detection.
• Develop electrical classification requirements for specific hazardous process areas, including diagrammatic and narrative explanations.
• Review and document site separation requirements for bulk hazardous materials storage.
• Perform site visits and communicate with architects, contractors, and consulting teams.
• Present design approaches to authorities having jurisdiction.
• Contribute to Arup research and technical skill development activities.
• Collaborate with multiple teams, across multiple offices in a multi‑disciplinary environment.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional working experience in Fire Protection Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience across any engineering field.
• A minimum of 2 years managing projects.
• A P.E. license in fire protection engineering or in the process of achieving this professional credential is preferred.
• Knowledge of specialty codes and standards, including NFPA 2, 30, 33, 34, 45, 55, 68, 69, 77, 86, 484, 495, 496, 497, 499, and 660.
• Familiarity with various types of material hazards, including flammable & combustible liquids, combustible dusts & powders, reactive metals, compressed gases, cryogenic fluids, explosive materials, corrosive materials, and toxic/highly toxic materials.
• Knowledge of process safety and compliance topics including:
  • Hazardous exhaust systems
  • Explosion control systems
  • Spill control and secondary containment methods
  • Fire rated compartmentation for hazardous materials storage and processing
  • Ignition control / grounding and bonding
• Strong communication skills essential for team‑based and team‑leading working.
• Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast‑paced environment, and must be highly motivated, proactive, and willing to take on new challenges.
• Solid understanding of relevant software, such as FDS, CONTAM, egress modeling software, AutoCAD, Revit, BlueBeam, and Microsoft Office.

The Benefits – What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We provide health and welfare security, paid time off for rest and renewal, and global profit share. We also provide a 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match.

Flexible working arrangements are available to support our diversity and wellbeing.

Hiring range: $112,250 to $148,500 per year for Los Angeles/Seattle; ranges differ for other locations.

Life at Arup (Equal Opportunity)

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.