Safety Engineer Jobs in Georgia
Safety Engineer jobs in Georgia are in strong demand, with consistent openings tied to the state's manufacturing base, aerospace and defense sector, construction industry, and chemical processing facilities, covering roles from entry-level safety coordinator through senior safety engineer and program manager. The largest hiring activity is centered in Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta, where employers such as Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Georgia-Pacific maintain significant operations and ongoing safety staffing needs. Process safety, construction safety, and industrial hygiene are among the most sought-after specialties in Georgia listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer for our Atlanta, GA offices. Other locations considered, Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; Miami, FL and Charlotte, NC.
Be involved in projects with our Fire and Life Safety Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
This opportunity provides technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification systems, smoke control, egress analysis, and building and fire code analysis review and compliance. Substantiates reports and documentation regarding installation, construction, and operation specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements. This will include familiarity with both ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
- Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements
- Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
- Producing with limited guidance fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
- Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
- With minimal support, carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling.
- Assist in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
- Directly interfacing with the client.
- Organizing in-house resources.
- Following quality control review processes of all project documentation.
- Developing project proposals and budgets.
- Conducting financial management of all projects.
- Mentoring junior staff.
- Preparing technical reports/specifications.
- Participating in department initiatives.
- Contributing to the overall business development of the company.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related engineering degree.
- 5 + years of fire protection and life safety consulting experience.
- Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
- REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- P.E. License is preferred.
- Health care consulting and design experience preferred.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $100,800 - $136,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer for our Atlanta, GA offices. Other locations considered, Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; Miami, FL and Charlotte, NC.
Be involved in projects with our Fire and Life Safety Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
This opportunity provides technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification systems, smoke control, egress analysis, and building and fire code analysis review and compliance. Substantiates reports and documentation regarding installation, construction, and operation specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements. This will include familiarity with both ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
- Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements
- Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
- Producing with limited guidance fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
- Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
- With minimal support, carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling.
- Assist in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
- Directly interfacing with the client.
- Organizing in-house resources.
- Following quality control review processes of all project documentation.
- Developing project proposals and budgets.
- Conducting financial management of all projects.
- Mentoring junior staff.
- Preparing technical reports/specifications.
- Participating in department initiatives.
- Contributing to the overall business development of the company.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related engineering degree.
- 5 + years of fire protection and life safety consulting experience.
- Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
- REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- P.E. License is preferred.
- Health care consulting and design experience preferred.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $100,800 - $136,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
#LI-MQ1
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Technology & Software
What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in safety engineer jobs across Georgia.
- Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Active CSP, ASP, or CIH certification recognized by BCSP or ABIH for Georgia roles
- Experience conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and OSHA compliance reviews
- Familiarity with OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general industry and 1926 construction standards
- Ability to develop and deliver safety training programs for employees at all levels
- Strong written communication skills for incident reporting and regulatory documentation
Safety Engineer Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a safety engineer in Georgia?
Start with a bachelor's degree in safety engineering, occupational safety and health, industrial engineering, or a closely related field. Georgia does not require a state-issued license specific to safety engineers, but employers consistently expect professional certification through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, particularly the Associate Safety Professional or Certified Safety Professional credential. Gaining experience in Georgia's manufacturing, construction, or aerospace sectors strengthens your candidacy significantly.
Which companies hire safety engineers in Georgia?
Employers hiring safety engineers in Georgia right now include Anduril, AeroVect, and WSP, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Georgia's concentration of aerospace, automotive manufacturing, and large-scale construction projects means hiring is consistent throughout the year rather than seasonal.
Which Georgia cities have the most safety engineer jobs?
Atlanta, Georgia, and Gwinnett County account for the largest share of safety engineer openings in Georgia. Atlanta dominates because of its density of corporate headquarters, major construction activity, and industrial facilities, while Savannah's port-driven logistics and manufacturing growth and Augusta's defense and healthcare sectors create steady demand outside the metro core.
Are there remote safety engineer jobs in Georgia?
Yes, but they're rare. Safety engineering is primarily a hands-on, site-based role, so most positions require a physical presence at a facility, construction site, or plant. About 14% of safety engineer openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those tend to be corporate safety management, compliance consulting, or training development roles rather than field-facing positions.
How can I get hired as a safety engineer in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a safety coordinator or environmental health and safety technician role at one of Georgia's large manufacturers or construction contractors, which regularly hire recent graduates. Employers such as Georgia-Pacific and major Atlanta-area general contractors run onboarding programs for candidates without direct safety experience. Completing OSHA 30-hour training and pursuing the ASP credential early demonstrates commitment and gives candidates a measurable edge over other applicants.
Where can I find and apply to safety engineer jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to safety engineer jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings tied to the Georgia market. Find roles that fit your experience and specialty and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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