Principal Fire Engineer

Description

• The successful candidate should work independently on some set tasks and also contribute to a team environment.
• Third Party Review/Design Verification;
• Attendance of external design team meetings with clients with initial supervision;
• The role will also require helping to prepare proposals and marketing material in relation to our Fire Safety capabilities.
• Supporting on the development of Fire Risk Assessment reports for both, the building and rail sectors.
• Attendance of internal design team meetings;
• Development of Fire Safety Strategy reports;
• Means of Escape analysis (including calculations of evacuation times; escape routes and exits widths; assessment of travel distances; development and assessment of evacuation strategy plans);

Requirements

• Assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to rail projects, such as the London Underground fire safety standards, the Network Rail standards, e.g., LUL – S1371, Railway Safety Principles and Guidance (RSPG), BS9992;
• CSCS Card - desirable
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance - desirable
• Knowledge of PAS 9980, EWS1 forms and Façade Engineering;
• Qualifications should be recognised by a professional engineering body and the candidate should aspire to full membership of this.
• Strong experience of fire safety engineering skills
• The candidate would be expected to have a suitable engineering (e.g., Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering etc.), Architecture, scientific or other numerate degree (e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Maths) from a recognised university.
• Basic understanding on Active Fire Protection (AFP) systems and Passive Fire Protection (PFP) measures;
• Fire Risk Assessment principles;
• Assessment and understanding of the main British Fire Safety Regulations and Standards applied to buildings, such as Approved Document B (AD B), BS9999, BS7974, BS9991, BB100, HTM 05 etc.;
• As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) understanding;
• Ideally a Chartered Engineer or working towards the Chartership.
• Risk Based Interpretation and Application of these fire safety documents as well as other Codes of Practice such as international documents such as NFPA standards (e.g., NFPA 101, NFPA 130);
• Basic knowledge on fire modelling simulation (using zone models such as CFAST and CFD-based models such as FDS, Pyrosim, SMARTFIRE).
• Understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer and smoke behaviour principles in enclosed environments (particularly in undergrounds and tunnels);

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance