HSED Fire Protection Engineer

Principal HSED Engineer – Fire Protection Location: Houston, TX (or project-designated office)
Company: Technip Energies

Shape the Future of Energy At Technip Energies, we're driving the transition toward a more sustainable energy future. As a global engineering and technology leader, we deliver innovative solutions across LNG, refining, petrochemicals, offshore, and energy transition projects worldwide.

We're seeking an experienced Principal HSED Engineer – Fire Protection to provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across major oil & gas projects. This is a high-impact role where you'll lead fire protection engineering efforts from Pre-FEED through FEED and Detailed Design, working alongside multidisciplinary teams, clients, and global project stakeholders.

If you're passionate about protecting people, assets, and the environment while solving complex engineering challenges, we'd love to connect with you.

Position Overview As the Principal HSED Engineer – Fire Protection, you will lead the development of fire protection engineering strategies, studies, designs, calculations, specifications, and technical deliverables for complex energy projects.

You'll serve as the key technical authority for fire protection engineering activities while ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, practical, and aligned with client and project objectives. This role also offers the opportunity to contribute process safety expertise and influence overall project safety performance.

Key Responsibilities Fire Protection Engineering

• Lead the development and execution of fire protection engineering designs throughout Pre-FEED, FEED, and Detailed Design phases.
• Prepare and review:
  • Fire protection system designs
  • P&IDs
  • Fire and gas detection layouts
  • Equipment location plans
  • Fire-exposed envelopes
  • Engineering calculations and specifications
  • Technical reports and project documentation
• Conduct and review fire protection-related safety studies, including:
  • Fire Hazard Analyses (FHA)
  • Fireproofing Studies
  • Electrical Area Classification (EAC)
  • Fire Water Demand Calculations
• Develop practical engineering solutions that support safe and efficient facility design.
• Integrate fire protection requirements into broader process safety and project engineering objectives.
• Support field surveys and incorporate findings into project designs and evaluations.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for all fire protection engineering activities.
• Lead planning, resource allocation, scheduling, and execution of assigned project scope.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams located across multiple offices and global execution centers.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and project team members.
• Drive resolution of complex fire protection engineering challenges throughout project execution.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary technical interface for clients, contractors, and project stakeholders regarding fire protection matters.
• Manage specialty study subcontractors supporting activities such as:
  • Blast analysis
  • Noise studies
  • Other safety-related technical studies
• Support project reviews, technical discussions, and client presentations.
• Ensure deliverables meet client expectations, industry standards, and project requirements.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, industry, and project-specific fire protection requirements.
• Promote the implementation of safe, practical, and cost-effective fire protection solutions.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to support integrated facility design.
• Maintain technical quality, consistency, and accuracy across all fire protection deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
  • Fire Protection Engineering preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas and/or Louisiana
• Ability to obtain additional state registrations as required
• Minimum 6+ years of fire protection engineering experience within the oil & gas industry
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Proficiency with fire protection engineering software, design tools, and calculation programs

Preferred Experience Candidates with experience supporting the following facilities and project types are highly desired:

• Upstream Oil & Gas
• LNG Facilities
• Refining
• Petrochemical Facilities
• Offshore Platforms
• Onshore Processing Facilities

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.