Senior Fire Engineer

About the Opportunity

Senior Fire Engineer to join our Energy business.

The department is supporting key client's UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation and new small modular reactor developers. Work includes New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling across the nuclear sector.

The role is based at one of our Energy offices (Newcastle, Glasgow, Warrington, Gloucester, Bristol or Knutsford). We consider flexible working patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of fire safety strategies to support compliance with the Building Regulations and relevant fire safety legislation, encompassing means and escape, detection and alarm, structural fire protection, suppression, and firefighting access/facilities for the fire and rescue service.
• Undertaking conventional fire assessments / risk assessments to support compliance with fire safety legislation and to support ALARP demonstrations where non compliances exist.
• Undertaking fire modelling with empirical hand calculations and software packages such as CFAST and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics in support of fire safety strategies.

Education, Experience and Skills

• STEM degree qualified (desirable not essential).
• Membership with a recognised institution (e.g. Institution of Fire Engineers - desirable not essential).
• Fire safety engineering experience covering most key responsibilities.
• Experience with relevant prescriptive codes (e.g. ADB, BS 9999).
• Experience undertaking fire modelling to provide performance based fire safety engineered solutions (desirable).

Compensation Details

N/A

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

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