Principal Fire Engineer
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We are searching for a Principal Fire Engineer for an award-winning and fast-growing multidisciplinary building and construction consultancy that has offices across the whole of the UK.
Our client is a successful consultancy offering Architectural, Building Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Civil Engineering, Fire Engineering , Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Structural Engineering and Town Planning services to their clients.
Their success is built on their constant pursuit of excellence and through the hiring of a highly motivated, well trained and professionally qualified team they ensure the best service possible for their customers.
We are looking to speak with candidates who are ideally based in the Manchester or Great Manchester area - we will also consider applications from candidates based near to Barnsley, Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford, Chester, Crewe, Halifax, Leeds, Liverpool, Preston, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent or Warrington or candidates who are happy to relocate to the Manchester area.
Please note, you will need to be able to attend meetings at the central office which is located in Manchester. This role can be offered as hybrid or remote, but you will need to commute to the office and various client sites as and when required.
We are searching for an experienced Principal Fire Engineer who wants to be more than just a Technical Lead. As the Fire Engineering team grows the consultancy is diversifying its services ensuring that they remain at the forefront of Fire Engineering.
In this role you will be a vital part of their evolution, contributing your expertise to the Fire Engineering strategy and helping the business redefine the services they offer to their clients.
As a Principal Fire Engineer, you will oversee the entire fire engineering service ensuring that all components, from structural materials to evacuation plans, work as a unified, life-saving system.
You will ensure buildings are designed to minimise fire risks, through contributing to the development of fire strategy reports, calculations and fire risk assessments. You will work closely with a range of professional in the construction industry, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage multiple, complex Fire Engineering projects from initial concept/bid to completion, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Lead on conducting formal fire risk assessments, hazard analyses, and determine the necessary protective measures to mitigate identified risks.
- Design, calculate, and specify active fire protection systems (sprinklers, alarms, smoke control) and passive fire protection measures (compartmentation, fire-rated materials) using relevant codes and standards.
- Prepare comprehensive fire strategy reports for buildings, outlining all fire safety measures, from structural design to active systems and human evacuation.
- Strong mathematical and physics skills for hydraulic calculations, heat transfer analysis, and effective use of CAD and BIM software (Revit, AutoCAD) for design documentation.
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and best practices.
- Great written, oral and articulate communication skills, to present complex, performance-based fire strategies to clients, architects, regulatory authorities, negotiating design solutions.
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Requirements
- You will have a degree in Project Management / Fire Engineering or a relevant subject.
- You will have a professional membership with APM or RICS.
- You require previous experience of leading a team.
- You will have proven experience in client-facing roles or managing external client relationships., A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Principal or Associate Fire Engineer to join their Fire Engineering team in Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester, or London. The ideal candidate will have a relevant engineering degree, strong technical skills in fire safety...
Benefits & conditions
- Join a successful and dynamic consultancy with excellent progression opportunities.
- Regular and committed training and CPD opportunities.
- Up to 27 days holiday (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays.
- Regular sports & social events - BBQ's, boat trips, bowling nights!
- Private Healthcare.
- Excellent enhanced pension scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Access to 24/7 counselling through our employee assistance helpline
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