We are currently looking for several Fire Engineers to join our client, who’s a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

The Job:

As the fire Engineer you’ll be working alongside other fire engineers, the role will involve:

• developing fire safety strategies, notably for sub-surface metro systems, rail tunnels and road tunnels
• specifying and interpreting fire and smoke modelling studies (we use a range of tools including the FDS and CFX computational fluid dynamics software)
• planning and supervising fire engineering design work, from concept to detailed design stages
• planning and supervising site-based work, such as fire risk assessments
• ensuring that our work is delivered to programme and budget
• providing coaching and advice to junior staff
• liaising with project stakeholders and providing expert advice
• developing relationships with key clients and supporting business development

About You:

Essential academic, professional qualifications and experience of the candidate:

• Relevant engineering degree, plus a strong track record of fire engineering experience.

Essential competencies / skills:

You will be able to demonstrate strong hands-on experience across the key elements of the role as described above, with the following specific competencies:

• developing fire safety strategies
• specifying and interpreting fire and smoke modelling studies
• planning and leading fire engineering design work
• planning and leading any site-based work
• excellent written and oral communications skills.

Desirable academic, professional qualifications and experience:

Ideally you will be a Chartered Fire Engineer or equivalent.

Desirable competencies / skills:

Working knowledge of:

• fire detection and suppression systems;
• engineering design development within a BIM environment;
• interface management in a multi-discipline design environment.