Fire Protection Engineer - Reviewer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Fire & Life Safety Reviewer — Vulcan
Type: Contract
Compensation: $45–$60/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Develop evaluation tasks from real fire and life safety review work, including egress and life safety plan checks.
• Author tasks and correct answers for fire access plan reviews, fire alarm reviews, and sprinkler reviews.
• Review hazardous materials control areas and conduct fire occupancy video inspections.
• Verify firestop penetration photos and review fire system inspection, testing, and maintenance reports.
• Collaborate with a second reviewer to ensure accuracy and consistency across tasks.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years in fire and life safety design review roles.
• NICET Level III or higher, or PE in fire protection.
• Experience working to IBC, IFC, and NFPA standards.
• Ability to mark up plan sets and read hydraulic calculations and device layouts.

Preferred

• 8+ years of experience in fire and life safety review.
• Experience training junior inspectors or reviewers.
• Familiarity with multiple NFPA editions and their applications.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Path to grow your rate as the project scales

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.