Fire Engineer / Senior Fire Engineer / Associate Fire Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for fire engineer to join our growing specialist Fire Safety Engineering team delivering fire strategies, building safety case reports, fire statements, qualitative design reviews, and fire engineering design. Should you desire there is also the opportunity to become involved in delivery Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Risk Appraisals of Eternal walls.

 

You will have completed an undergraduate honours degree in Fire Engineering (B.Eng.) or a master’s degree in Fire Engineering (MSc) at a minimum 2:2 grade, have at least 2 years’ full-time experience working within a fire engineering role and hold membership of the IFE at Technician grade or above. 

 

We are keen to talk to candidates aspiring to Chartered Engineer status.

 

You will report directly to the Head of Fire Engineering, who will provide you with the support and mentoring required to help you successfully navigate your professional workload and further develop your career. In this supportive environment you can expect to quickly progress.

 

Keegans are affiliated members of The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) and The Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) and are BAFE 205 accredited.

 

Key Activities and Responsibilities:

 

• Deliver fire strategies and retrospective fire strategies across a range of properties
• Deliver fire engineering design for cladding and compartmentation remediation projects
• Deliver qualitative design reviews as part of a larger project design team
• Deliver technical notes in line with specialist client requirements
• Provide technical advice to clients and colleagues
• Conduct site inspections to gather information and assess existing conditions
• Conduct on site reviews of plans to gauge accuracy and undertake updates as required
• Conduct site inspections and technical reporting during on site construction
• Produce scopes for contractors detailing internal and external opening up works requirements
• Attending site with contractors to undertake intrusive investigations
• Working at height in mobile elevated platforms, on scaffolding or up ladders as required

 

Education / Qualifications:

 

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Fire Engineering (2:2 minimum grade)
• Membership of the IFSM / IFE

 

Skills and experience

 

• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ability to apply professional experience and mature judgment to complex situations
• A high standard of written and spoken English
• Excellent written, verbal and drawn communication skills
• Ability to accurately interpret drawn information particularly building plans and sections
• Well-developed IT skills and high levels of numeracy and literacy
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads
• Good time management and the ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to listen effectively and understand perspective of others
• Quick learner, eager to progress professionally and academically