Job Summary:
Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of fire protection engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope. Performs work which involves conventional fire protection engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as fire risk associated with new designs, fire protection change evaluations, and difficult coordination requirements. Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of and practices of related specialty.
As a fully competent fire protection engineer in all conventional experience aspects of the subject matter of the functional area of the assignments, plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Required sufficient professional experience to ensure competence as a fully trained worker. Provides field engineering including walkdowns, modifications/maintenance reviews, and initial design scoping support.
Desired knowledge/experience in the following Fire Protection Elements:
- Fire Modeling
- Fire Dynamics
- CFAST
- Fire Dynamics Simulator
- Fire PRA Interactions
Supervisory Responsibilities:
May supervise or coordinate the work of multidiscipline engineers, CAD Technicians, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments.
Supervision Received
Independently performs most assignments with instructions as to the general results expected. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisor's approval on proposed plans for projects.
Skills and Proficiencies (May be job or organization specific)
- Hydraulic Analysis
- Design Change Package
- Codes and Standards
- Design Specs
- Heat Transfer Analysis
- Physical Installation
- Fire Protection
- Fire Dynamics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Fire Modeling
- Fire Dynamic Simulator
- CFAST
- Fire PRA
- Design Basis Knowledge
- Computational Methods in Fire Protection
Minimum Qualifications (Consistent with Classification Standard)
Education and Experience/Certificates, Licenses, and Registration Requirements
Bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering or other related engineering degrees from an accredited curriculum, plus appropriate continuing education. Licensed Professional Engineer desirable. Membership in professional and technical societies is desirable.
Must be able to obtain and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access and S-3 and S-4 medical qualifications when applicable. Must be able and willing to assume "on-call" rotational assignments which may include 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week availability. Must be willing and medically able to work rotating shifts and maximum overtime permitted by TVAN procedures during peak periods. Must be able and willing to travel to plant locations as required when performing assigned tasks and, as necessary, to be temporarily assigned to a field location. . Must have demonstrated proficiency in mechanical engineering as evidenced by completion of Engineering Graduate Progression Plan or equivalent post engineering graduate education and experience.
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville
Tennessee United States
www.tva.com
