Associate Fire Engineer

This is an opportunity for an Associate Fire Engineer to join our thriving team and develop the South-East region based out of our London office (SE1 3LE). This vibrant area has lots to offer, with London Bridge, the Thames footpath and Borough Market right on the doorstep, and with skyline views of the Shard visible from our roof terrace, it offers a great location to work in.

Our Fire Engineering team is one of the UK’s largest operating within a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy. Its growing reputation for quality and responsiveness has resulted in exceptional growth and the group is now represented in all regional capitals within England, Scotland and Wales.

You will work closely with colleagues of various disciplines within the London and South East region and have an existing project portfolio which includes high-profile projects with regional, national and international clients.

The Team: We are a close-knit team that works collectively towards challenges. We value the input of all members of the team and encourage everyone to bring ideas to the table. London and South East is one region of six that the Fire Engineering Division operates in, throughout the UK and international markets, with over 100 staff in the Fire Safety Division.

Projects: We have a diverse portfolio of work, operating in the typical sectors of Residential, Commercial and Education, as well as more specialist sectors such as Aviation, Battery Storage, Data Centers, Healthcare, High-Hazard and Nuclear.

The team provides the following services to clients:

• Advisement on applicable codes, standards and guidance
• Fire engineering design and analysis
• Fire strategy development
• Advisement on regulatory code compliance
• Means of escape design and analysis
• Evacuation analysis and pedestrian flow modelling
• Structural fire protection design and analysis
• Structural optimization analysis
• Fire impact analysis
• External fire spread analysis
• Smoke control design and analysis
• Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis
• Design and specification of fire protection systems
• Construction phase consultation service
• Third party peer review.

Post occupation services:

• Fire management plan development
• Fire evacuation plan development
• Fire risk assessment.

As an Associate Fire Engineer within our busy fire engineering team, you will have project management responsibilities for the delivery of fire engineering. You will support the Director of Fire Engineering to implement the company business plan, managing a team of up to ten people in the delivery of fire engineering projects, while supporting existing clients and developing new opportunities.

Your role will include:

• Leading a team delivering Fire Engineering design on a number of projects at any one time
• Management of team projects, providing technical support to peers as necessary
• Ensure effective management of project time within appointed scope
• Early-stage strategic input to design at concept stage
• Detailed design to construction status information and beyond into Post Occupancy Evaluation
• Writing and contributing to fee proposals
• Review technical documents and fire strategies prepared by others
• Ensure team well-being within reasonable working hours

Requirements:

• BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng or equivalent;
• Ideally affiliated with the IFE (or equivalent) having, or working to chartership;
• Proven Senior/Principal Engineer, currently managing a high-quality ‘project portfolio’;
• Good understanding of the Planning process by way of Gateway One.
• Understanding of the Building Safety Act, plus the Building Safety Regulator role in regards Gateway 2 & 3.
• Sound knowledge of recognized fire safety and engineering guidance and Codes of Practice, e.g., BS 9991, BS 9999, BS 9251, Fire Safety Order 2005, NFCC recommendations, BS7974 series and similar.
• Knowledge of façade/cladding inspection and assessment (e.g., PAS 9980).
• A person capable of managing multiple projects, ensuring productivity targets and deadlines are met;
• Capability to work on a diverse and exciting portfolio of projects from concept through to hand-over;
• Taking responsibility for fee proposals, undertaking business development activities and establishing a network of clients/colleagues within Hydrock, and outside Hydrock;
• Manage others in the development and implementation of fire strategies, projects, and research initiatives;
• Capable of managing your own projects and existing team of junior fire engineers whilst being supported by Hydrock Fire as a whole where necessary to deliver quality fire safety solutions in a timely manner in order to meet commercial targets;
• Willing to make an investment in the career development of an existing team of enthusiastic and capable junior and graduate fire engineers;
• A confident, outgoing person who enjoys being part of a busy team;
• An articulate communicator with well-developed interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter who is tenacious in concluding tasks;