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About Company:

Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is a professional consulting firm specializing in construction inspection and compliance services for public infrastructure projects. Our core services include on-site inspection of roadway, bridge, and utility construction to ensure adherence to engineering specifications, safety standards, and contract requirements. We support clients with daily reporting, materials testing coordination, schedule tracking, and quality assurance oversight. Additional services include project management, grants management for federally funded infrastructure and disaster recovery programs.

About the Role:

The Fire Protection Professional will support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) READI contract by ensuring compliance with fire protection, fire prevention, and life-safety codes during emergency response, disaster recovery, temporary facility operations, and infrastructure restoration projects. This role provides technical expertise in fire protection engineering, fire and life-safety inspections, hazard evaluation, system review, and code compliance for facilities impacted by disasters or used to support emergency operations.

The Fire Protection Professional will evaluate fire protection systems, identify life-safety risks, review facility designs, and support corrective action planning to ensure that temporary and permanent facilities meet applicable codes, standards, and federal requirements. This position requires coordination with architects, engineers, contractors, emergency management personnel, regulatory agencies, and government stakeholders to support safe and compliant recovery operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Licensed Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) or licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with a fire protection specialty.
• Professional experience supporting fire protection engineering, fire safety inspections, life-safety code compliance, or emergency facility evaluations.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA codes and standards, International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), OSHA requirements, and applicable federal fire and life-safety criteria.
• Experience reviewing fire protection systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems, suppression systems, and emergency egress requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, construction documents, blueprints, and fire protection system designs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and federal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting USACE, FEMA, DoD, GSA, VA, or other federal facility and disaster recovery programs.
• Experience evaluating fire and life-safety requirements for emergency facilities, temporary structures, shelters, critical infrastructure, or damaged buildings.
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), NICET certification, or related fire protection credential.
• Familiarity with fire modeling software, hydraulic calculations, and fire alarm design tools.
• Experience supporting Design-Build projects, facility rehabilitation, or post-disaster recovery operations.
• Project management experience supporting multidisciplinary design, inspection, or compliance teams.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with fire protection and life-safety codes during emergency response, recovery, and infrastructure restoration operations.
• Conduct fire risk assessments, life-safety inspections, and hazard evaluations for temporary and permanent facilities.
• Review fire protection system designs, sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, suppression equipment, emergency egress paths, and life-safety features for code compliance.
• Support the development of corrective action plans, mitigation measures, and fire protection recommendations for damaged or emergency-use facilities.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors, fire officials, emergency management personnel, and government representatives to resolve fire and life-safety issues.
• Review construction documents, Design-Build technical packages, shop drawings, and contractor submittals related to fire protection and life-safety systems.
• Support testing, inspection, maintenance documentation, and operational readiness reviews of fire protection systems.
• Prepare technical reports, inspection findings, compliance documentation, and recommendations in accordance with USACE standards and project requirements.
• Participate in field inspections, emergency response support activities, and post-disaster facility evaluations as required.
• Maintain current knowledge of evolving fire protection codes, life-safety standards, emergency facility requirements, and federal compliance criteria.

Skills:

The ideal candidate must possess strong fire protection engineering and life-safety code expertise to evaluate facilities and support compliant emergency response and recovery operations. A thorough understanding of NFPA standards, IBC, IFC, OSHA requirements, egress criteria, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems, suppression systems, and fire prevention practices is essential for identifying hazards and developing corrective actions. The candidate should demonstrate experience conducting fire risk assessments, life-safety inspections, system reviews, and compliance evaluations for temporary and permanent facilities. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required to assess fire hazards, interpret complex code requirements, and recommend practical mitigation measures in dynamic recovery environments. The ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection drawings is critical for reviewing designs, shop drawings, and construction documentation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary for preparing technical reports, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and engaging with fire officials, contractors, regulatory agencies, and federal stakeholders. Experience supporting emergency facilities, damaged structures, temporary operations, or federal recovery programs is highly desirable for successful performance under the USACE READI contract.