Job Description
Summary 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. Responsibilities 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 variou...