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As a Fire Engineer, you'll take on a variety of fire engineering projects, contributing to design strategies and ensuring safety standards across multiple sectors.
Your role will combine desktop analysis and off-site activities, with opportunities to collaborate directly with clients.
The Fire Engineer's Role
- Develop comprehensive fire strategy reports and documentation.
- Oversee fire safety aspects, including passive and active systems, compartmentation, and escape provisions.
- Review architectural drawings to identify potential risks and opportunities.
- Perform evacuation time calculations and computational evacuation modelling.
- Conduct fire engineering calculations, such as radiant heat, smoke control, and occupant evacuation scenarios.
- Communicate fire strategies effectively to design teams and clients.
- Provide third-party design verification.
- Apply and ensure compliance with UK fire safety legislation and standards.
The Ideal Fire Engineer Will Have
- A degree in Fire Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Fire Engineer within a Fire Safety Engineering team.
- Working knowledge of regulatory controls and the ability to develop fire-engineered design solutions.
- Membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE or AIFireE).
- Strong understanding of ADB, BS 9999, BS 9991, and BB100.
In Return?
- Salary: 55,000 - 65,000
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including bank holidays), increasing by 2 days after 2 years of service.
- An additional day of annual leave for your birthday (or the nearest working day).
- Enrolment in the company bonus scheme (a percentage of annual salary), paid twice yearly.
- Company pension scheme: 5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution.
- Annual payment of professional subscriptions.
- Study support for CPD and relevant training.
- Private healthcare scheme.
- Flexible working hours tailored to individual needs (7am-8pm).
If you're a Fire Engineer looking to grow your career within a supportive and innovative organisation, contact Lauryn Simpson at Brandon James.
Reference: 18702LS
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