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We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing!\nAtwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2025 awards:\nTen consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11)\nRecognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region\nRecognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14)\nRecognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the Southeastern US\nAbout the Position\nLead fire protection engineering, code compliance, hazard mitigation, and life safety design for utility-scale and commercial/industrial BESS projects from conceptual design and permitting through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations support. Serve as technical lead and Engineer of Record, where applicable, and help develop internal BESS fire protection standards, tools, and best practices. \nCoordinate with multi-disciplinary design teams, clients, owners, OEMs, AHJs, fire departments, insurers, contractors, and independent engineers. \nSalary Range: $135,000 - $190,000 / year\nThe salary range above is based upon the Denver, Colorado labor market. 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Ability to work in multiple states and jurisdictions. \nExperience applying fire/building codes and best practices to complex industrial, energy infrastructure, or high-hazard projects. \nWorking knowledge of BESS hazards, lithium-ion failure modes, thermal runaway, flammable gas generation, explosion control, fire propagation, and emergency response considerations. \nExperience with NFPA 855, International Fire Code, International Building Code, UL 9540, and UL 9540A. \nExperience developing/reviewing fire protection design packages, detection/alarm concepts, suppression requirements, gas detection, ventilation/exhaust concepts, code analyses, and emergency response plans. \nAbility to coordinate with AHJs, fire marshals, clients, EPC contractors, OEMs, insurers, and multi-disciplinary design teams. \nStrong written/oral communication, technical writing, interpersonal, project management, and deadline management skills. \nAuthorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. \nNice to Have\nDirect utility-scale BESS experience and/or Fire Protection Engineer of Record experience for BESS, renewable energy, power generation, industrial, or high-hazard facilities. \nFamiliarity with fire, smoke, airflow, evacuation, gas dispersion, and consequence modeling tools such as FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder, CONTAM, PHAST, FLACS, or similar software. \nExperience with fire water supply analysis, hydraulic calculations, fire pump sizing, hydrant layout, suppression design, large-scale fire tests, plume analysis, or other BESS fire analyses. \nExperience with FM Global data sheets, insurer requirements, owner’s engineer reviews, independent engineering reviews, or project financing due diligence. \nExperience with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Navisworks, Microsoft Office, and other standard design/review software. \nDisclaimer \nWhile AI tools may support your application process, this role is built on human talent. Your judgment, experience, and character matter most, so we encourage you to showcase what makes you uniquely you.\nAtwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 3rd party agencies. No fee will be paid to 3rd parties who submit unsolicited resumes to any Atwell employee. 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