Fire Detection Engineer

Kury UK; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear engineering firm in Bristol seeks a Fire Detection Engineer. Responsibilities include managing fire detection systems, coordinating with various disciplines, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in Fire Detection Engineering and at least 3 years of relevant experience. This full-time role offers hybrid work flexibility and opportunities for development in the nuclear industry.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience required.
• Experience in a mid-senior engineering role.
• Ability to manage a small-sized team.

Responsibilities

• Produce, review and update fire detection systems.
• Manage interfaces with various disciplines on contracts.
• Ensure integration of mechanical and functional diagrams.
• Verify coherence of modification requests and their feasibility.
• Participate in experience sharing activities with other projects.

Skills

Knowledge or relevant experience in the nuclear industry

Knowledge of processes in industrial projects

Knowledge of RCC-E electrical technical regulations

Experience in technical document reviews

Experience in technical coordination

Ability to learn, prioritise and manage tasks

French-speaking (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Fire Detection Engineering

Job description

KURY UK City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Way of working: Hybrid (2 days remotely)

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Fire Detection Engineering

Experience: at least 3 years of experience

Salary: Attractive following experience

ABOUT US

KURY UK Ltd is part of an international company, Kury Groupe, 100% dedicated to the nuclear field with 23 years of experience in nuclear engineering.

Since then, we have been working with EDF (French Electricity Producer). We are involved in several nuclear projects, including FA3 EPR (France), the French fleet, Taishan EPR (China), Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C.

We are now looking for engineers to join our team in the UK. Our human-sized structure (100 employees worldwide) allows us to devote to mentoring and training our engineers. We take a special care to our employees’ development by ensuring them quality projects through which they will increase their skills.

Our Kury values: Curiosity, Trust, Rigor, Teamwork

Our team is international, our engineers are coming from different countries as we are looking for the best talents!

SUITABLE CANDIDATE

You enjoy analyzing concrete problems, finding solutions and then setting them up.

Getting involved in significant industrial and engineering projects involving very demanding precautions as regards industrial safety captivates you.

Your good analytical skills, sense of logic, aptitude for synthesizing and your scientific knowledge will allow you to adapt quickly to multi-system environments.

You have the ability to adapt to new technical problems. You know how to manage a small-sized team.

You like the idea of working on projects and quality matters to you.

You are a good team player.

THE ROLE

As a Fire Detection Engineer, your main mission will be to ensure the following activities:

• Produce, review and update the fire detection system and hydrogen detection system, this includes the production of system design manual, operator instructions, human machine interface, safety and environmental specification, control logic design, as well as periodic testing in compliance with the engineering rules, methodologies, quality processes, and tools.
• Management of interfaces with different disciplines (Layout, safety, electrical...) involved in the fire detection equipment contract.
• Management of the design and operation of the EPR systems during the design, construction and commissioning phases, in accordance with safety requirements, regulatory requirements and design rules.
• Ensure the proper integration of detailed mechanical diagrams, functional diagrams, 3D model in the associated tools.
• Receive modification requests issued by various engineering teams, verify the coherence of these modifications, systematically challenge their necessity and ensure with them the feasibility and validity of these modifications.
• Participate in experience sharing activities (OPEX shared with other projects).

During the first months, you can count on the KURY Team to assist you all along your projects. This experience will give you the opportunity to move on to other projects in the medium term: you will tackle varied but complementary projects, studies and technical topics. Your understanding of the technical and environmental challenges will allow you to take on complex and critical transversal studies.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Knowledge or relevant experience in the nuclear industry.
• Knowledge of the processes involved in industrial projects in the energy field.
• Knowledge of the RCC-E electrical technical regulations and the technical reference system (NFC15-100 / NF C 13-200 / BS7671 / IEC 60909).
• Experience in technical document reviews.
• Experience in technical coordination.
• Ability to learn, prioritise and manage numerous tasks.
• French-speaking would be an advantage.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Industries: Nuclear Electric Power Generation and Electric Power Generation

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