Associate Director Fire Engineer

Our client is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, they are currently looking to appoint an Associate Director Fire Engineer to join their team across the UK, preferred locations: Bristol, Epsom, London or Derby.  

Responsibilities:  

- Work in a range of sectors from residential buildings through to rail transportation or new energy facilities.  

- Manage multiple engineering projects from inception through to delivery in support of fire safety standards and codes while also supporting junior team members.  

-Support the delivery of project work and keeping track of evolving project milestones and budgets.  

- Keep up to date with regulations and legislation.  

- Support the development of fire strategies.  

- Assess fire related risks in projects and working collaboratively to mitigate where possible.  

- Review and comment on the quality of fire safety related installations.  

- Undertake tenders for new work.  

- Technical Lead on performance based designs.  

- Develop client relationships to develop potential work opportunities.  

- Prepare reports, take part in design team meetings, and liaise with client representatives as required.  

- Support and develop junior team members.

- Engineering degree, preferably fire engineering or alternatively a post graduate qualification in fire engineering (Applicants with different backgrounds also considered).  

- Experienced in fire engineering roles including roles outside of consultancy.  

- Strong experience working with multiple of fire standards including but not limited to BS9999, NFPA 130, BS9992, EN45545.  

- Member status with the IFE.  

- Demonstrate a strong record of successfully delivering fire strategies.  

- Chartered Fire Engineer with the IFE.  

- Mentor juniors on the chartership path and a general overall mentor.  

- A flexible approach to the working environment.  

- Excellent commercial awareness.  

- Customer focused.  

- Ability to collate information and have a clear and structured approach to report writing.