Fire Protection Engineer


  • Full Time
  • Houston, TX
  • May 31, 2025

Anadarko Industries LLC

Step into a role where your expertise fuels history! Join the Anadarko Industries, LLC, Fire Protection Engineering team and become a key player safeguarding NASA Johnson Space Center’s 222 remarkable facilities, innovative life safety/fire protection systems, and cutting-edge programs—spanning Johnson Space Center, Sonny Carter Training Facility, Ellington Aircraft Field, and White Sands Test Facility. This is your chance to define the standards that keep some of the nation’s most extraordinary assets running safely.

Duties and Responsibilities In this dynamic role, you will:

  • Champion Safety: Deliver expert fire protection engineering guidance for the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and a diverse range of NASA customers.
  • Set the Standards: Specify fire, life safety, and property protection requirements; oversee design reviews, approvals, installations, and lead commissioning for both new and existing projects.
  • Innovate Compliance: Critically analyze designs, calculations, materials, and installation practices for fire suppression, detection, and life safety systems, ensuring they exceed all applicable codes and standards.
  • Drive Continuous Improvement: Conduct facility and operational fire inspections, perform risk analyses, produce action-driven improvement reports, and spearhead mitigating projects.
  • Evaluate and Create: Assess alternative, performance-based designs and determine equivalencies on behalf of the AHJ, ensuring innovative yet compliant solutions.
  • Advise and Consult: Serve as a trusted advisor on fire and life safety codes for various NASA programs, projects, and facility managers—recommending smart, viable alternatives.
  • Be on Call: Carry an emergency hotline duty cell phone and provide swift 24-hour response approximately one week out of every two months.
  • Investigate and Advise: Lend your expertise to incident investigations, delivering insights that enhance safety protocols.
  • Analyze Resources: Conduct water supply analyses to confirm optimal resources for fixed and portable suppression systems.
  • Plan for the Future: Lead strategic, long-range planning, engineering, and cost analysis initiatives for the Center’s fire/life safety systems and upcoming projects.
  • Educate and Inspire: Develop, travel (as necessary), and deliver engaging fire safety classes tailored for NASA personnel.
  • Ensure Excellence: Oversee internal audits, training sessions, and the comprehensive inspection, testing, and maintenance program for the Center’s fire systems.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering/Fire Protection Engineering Technology, OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5 years of fire protection engineering experience, OR
  • Associate’s degree in Fire Protection with 10 years of fire protection engineering experience.
  • Practical know-how of IBC, NFPA, UFC, and/or OSHA fire and building code requirements is a plus.
  • Professional Engineering License is preferred but not required.
  • State of Texas RME-G License is preferred or must be obtained within 6 months of employment.

Note: Due to security requirements, this position requires US Citizenship or Legal Resident Status and the ability to successfully complete a federal background investigation.

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