Job Description / advert - Fire Engineer

We are looking for a Fire Engineer to provide design and project coordination support to a specialist design team.

Join our growing Fire safety division team, within our established Health & Safety Consultancy. Working with mutable clients at all RIBA stages with our Fire Safety,

PD/BR and PD/CDM teams. A team driven by a passion for innovation, value, and design excellence on every project.

As an established company in the safety management and advise sector for over 20 years, we pride ourselves on delivering great service and quality to our clients. Ensuring that we provide advice which supports clients in maintain their regulatory requirements, best practice, whilst understanding the need to take a proactive and solution focussed approach.

Your Opportunity:

As Fire Engineer, you be joining a team which blends a friendly, traditional approach with a drive for quality and innovation. You’ll work on projects at all stages. From education, retail, commercial, industrial, social housing with multiple clients. Providing design and coordination support and fire engineering risk advice to a team clients, and our internal PD/BR and PD/CDM professionals.

We're looking for Fire Engineer who are ready to thrive in a fire safety mangment team, who set the bar high interms of standards and quality of work. You'll provide fire engineering design and fire risk advice on building and engineering projects whilst also providing contractor support with site checking and compliance.

This role suits Fire Engineers with a mixed project background and the ability to peer review and produce designs and fire strategy reports to prevent fire spread and risk across all RIBA work stages. You'll have knowledge of CFD and CEM modelling, a fire engineering degree or similar level qualification and working towards or are prepared to achieving  Chartered Engineer through the IFE.

You’ll also be involved in site visits, surveys and post construction reporting. Collaborating on projects as a team player, to contribute to project success.

What's on offer:

·      The business believes its staff are the key to their success and are offering a competitive salary range dependent on experience.

·      Hybrid working with 90% working remotely

·      28 days of holiday (including bank holidays)

·      Further 3 days given for company shutdown between Christmas and New Year.

·      Contributory pension

·      Paid professional fees.

We are seeking a Fire Engineer with experience in providing technical fire safety advice across a range of building types. The ideal candidate will be confident producing reports, advising clients, and supporting compliance with UK fire safety regulations and legislation, including the Building Safety Act.

Key Experience & Responsibilities:

It is desirable for candidates to have experience in some or all of the following:

• Preparing client fee proposals and quotations
• Producing Fire Strategy reports
• Providing detailed technical advice on fire safety for a range of building types, with a particular focus on high-rise residential developments
• Participating in client and design team meetings
• Supporting compliance with Building Regulations (e.g. Approved Document B) and fire safety legislation
• Advising on duties under the Building Safety Act
• Understanding of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
• Reviewing technical documentation (plans, sections, elevations, design details, etc.)
• Knowledge of British Standards such as BS 9991 and BS 9999
• Exposure to or understanding of CFD modelling
• Prior experience in a fire consultancy or multidisciplinary environment

Qualifications & Professional Memberships:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Fire Engineering or a related discipline (desirable)
• Membership or working towards membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) or similar body