Fire Engineer

Claire Plais - Domitille Vielle; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in fire engineering seeks a UK experienced Fire Engineer in Greater London. The role involves providing comprehensive fire engineering services across all stages of building design. Candidates should have a degree in Fire Engineering and demonstrable experience, with opportunities for career development. Bureau Veritas offers 25 days holiday, pension contributions, share in success bonus, and health support. Join a company recognized as a top employer with a history of excellence in the field.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension contributions of up to 12%

Flexible benefits scheme

Share in Success bonus scheme

Health and Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Demonstrable fire engineering experience.
• Working towards Chartered status.
• Interest in site visits during construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain industry relationships.
• Provide technical guidance into proposals.
• Liaise with clients and design teams.
• Undertake fire engineering analysis.

Skills

Technical guidance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent

Masters in Fire Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Bureau Veritas is looking for a UK experienced Fire Engineer to join our team of industry leading experts, providing high quality technical guidance and innovative solutions for a diverse client base.

The role will involve providing comprehensive fire engineering services throughout all stages of building design, construction and operation ensuring the current standards and codes of practice are used throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain excellent industry relationships and information on fire engineering projects and opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise into key areas within proposals and tenders.
• Work on fire engineering projects across variety of sectors
• Liaise with and maintain good relations with clients, design teams and approval bodies.
• Attend meetings where required, updating project status and adjusting delivery models and schedules where appropriate.
• Review project technical information to prepare fire strategies and provide on-going support from initial concept through to final completion.
• Undertake fire engineering analysis (e.g. radiation, smoke modelling, structural etc.) and third party reviews.
• Provision of design and construction support including site visits where required.

Candidate requirements include:

• Degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent engineering qualification. A Masters in Fire Engineering or Engineering will be an advantage
• Demonstrablefire engineering experience
• Working towards Chartered status (e.g. Interim Registration with Engineer Council).
• Interest in developing site visits/inspection skills for existing buildings and during construction
• Experience of structural fire engineering would be of benefit.
• Ability to prioritise
• Customer focused and strong interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and good report writing skills
• Proficiency in the use of standard IT applications (e.g. Word, Excel)
• Strives to improve performance and uses innovative methods to get there

Bureau Veritas can offer:

• 25 daysholiday +8bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays, plus an option to carry over 5 days
• Combined pension contributions ofup to 12%
• Share in Success company bonus scheme - We recognise that overall business success is due to the contribution made by every employee
• Annual Salary review
• Flexible benefits scheme, to suit what is important to you including Life Cover, Private health care, Dental Care, GymFlex, Techscheme, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy, Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders, Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
• The opportunity to lead on a variety of large, challenging and exciting projects for high profile clients, including some of the world’s most recognised brands; and
• A long list of awards recognition including Top Employer seven years in a row and continued success in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.