Fire Protection Engineer
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Montreuil, France
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringBuilding Services Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- Strong command of hydraulics applied to fire-protection networks.
- Good knowledge of sprinkler-system standards EN 12845, APSAD R1, and NFPA 13, and water-mist standards EN 14972 and NFPA 750.
- Proficiency with a fire-protection hydraulic-calculation software package such as Elite Fire or Canute FHC, or an equivalent.
- Knowledge of fire-safety regulations, including ERP, IGH, ICPE, the Labour Code, and fire-safety system principles.
- Understanding of interfaces with smoke extraction, fire detection, and other building trades.
- Three to seven years of experience designing fire-protection systems in a design office, with an installer, or with an insurer.
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills for exchanges with project owners, architects, insurers, and control offices.
Responsibilities
- Design and size automatic water-based extinguishing systems, including sprinklers, water mist, fire hose reels, and dry and wet risers.
- Perform hydraulic calculations for networks, including flow rates, pressures, autonomy, and sizing of water sources, tanks, and pump sets.
- Conduct fire-risk analyses and propose extinguishing solutions suited to the building's type and use.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations, including EN 12845, APSAD R1, EN 14972, NFPA 750, NFPA 13, APSAD R5, ERP, IGH, and ICPE.
- Coordinate the design with other disciplines, including HVAC, electrical, structural, smoke-extraction, and fire-safety-system disciplines.
- Prepare technical documents, including hydraulic-calculation notes, fire-safety notices, technical specifications, and DPGF schedules.
- Act as the interface with control offices, insurers, the fire-safety-system coordinator, and certification organizations such as CNPP and the NF mark body.
- Monitor construction through execution approvals, commissioning tests, system acceptance, APSAD acceptance, and commissioning.
- Work autonomously on projects and support junior profiles.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with BIM methodology and associated tools such as Revit.
- Additional training or certification from CNPP or as a sprinkler technician/designer.
- Professional English proficiency for international projects.
- Rigor, sense of responsibility, analytical ability, and interest in multidisciplinary teamwork.
About the company
Starting
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Founded
1949
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Tikehau raised over €1 billion in July 2025 to fund Egis expansion.
- Egis bought RockSol on November 24, 2025, deepening Western U.S. transportation reach.
- Lochner rebranded as Egis on August 17, 2026, signaling faster U.S. integration.
What critics are saying
- Africa Intelligence reported September 16, 2026 arbitration over Cameroon's unpaid Tollcam debt.
- Egis's African subsidiary carve-out into Infras Group risks client confusion and talent loss.
- Aggressive acquisition-driven growth after Lochner, RockSol, Engeny, and Ecometrix strains integration.
What makes Egis Group unique
- Egis now combines Lochner, RockSol, and global services across 70 countries.
- It owns rare end-to-end infrastructure capabilities: design, operations, concessions, and mobility.
- The 2026 Africa reorganization sharpened focus without abandoning 25-country regional reach.
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- Hybrid Work Options
- Phone/Internet Stipend
- Wellness Program