Junior Engineer Fire and Life Safety

Azizi Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering firm based in Dubai is looking for a Junior Engineer specializing in Fire and Life Safety (FLS). The role involves supporting senior engineers, reviewing designs for code compliance, and conducting fire safety research. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, 3 to 5 years of experience, and proficiency in CAD and relevant fire safety standards. This position is an excellent opportunity to work on landmark projects in an innovative team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of similar experience in fire safety engineering.
• Thorough knowledge of NFPA 101, NFPA 5000, and UAE Fire Code.
• Experience in FLS related software.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal teams for fire safety support.
• Review architectural layouts for fire safety compliance.
• Assist in generating fire safety strategy reports.

Skills

Technical support

Knowledge of fire safety codes

Research skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering

NFPA Certification

Tools

CAD

Bluebeam

Job description

Role Description

This position of Junior Engineer Fire and Life Safety (FLS) is to assist the Senior Engineer FLS in providing design and engineering designs and guidance on the subject expertise. The team's objective is to facilitate the provision of sufficient and inclusive fire safety across all our projects worldwide by perpetually acquiring knowledge advocating for and advancing evidence‑based fire safety design and science. You will report directly to the Senior Engineer FLS and will be required to offer technical assistance. This is a compelling chance to join a progressive and expanding multi‑disciplinary internal team with prospects to influence and propel team development.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engaging with internal project teams to understand the need for support and provide adequate technical support.
• Assist in review of architectural layouts in accordance with applicable fire & life safety codes (i.e; NFPA UAE Fire Code etc).
• Assist in reviewing design information for example drawings presentations and specifications and providing fire safety comment and advice.
• Assist in reviewing technical design information and contractors proposals for example design solutions product datasheet test and classification reports and providing fire safety comments and advice.
• Generating issuing and distributing memorandums technical notes and presentations on critical fire safety issues which may impact projects or the wider organization.
• Carrying out research into and having proactive oversight over the fire safety implications of new technologies materials approaches and regulation feeding back insights to applicable stakeholders in a clear manner and making any relevant recommendations.
• Carrying out qualitative and/or quantitative risk assessments and presenting to stakeholders to enable informed decision‑making.
• Sharing fire safety knowledge and providing basic fire safety training/education to the architects within Studio 360.
• Assist in generating fire safety strategy reports on all building projects.
• Assisting in the updating and maintaining of internal best practice guidance and documentation.
• Assist in generating proposals as required for design or research services.
• Carrying out fire safety and science research as required for multi‑organisational projects.
• Keeping accurate and up‑to‑date FLS notes in the project tracker.
• Managing your own workload tasks and time to hit relevant deadlines and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Identifying personal and team training needs staying up to date with relevant knowledge and feeding this back to the Studio leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• NFPA Certified is preferred.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of similar experience.
• Thorough understanding of NFPA 101, NFPA 5000, UAE Fire Code and each of the relevant design standards such as NFPA etc.
• Software proficiency in CAD, Bluebeam and other relevant FLS related software.
• Chartered Engineer affiliated with a pertinent professional engineering institute.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Given the competitive nature of the industry early application is recommended.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of landmark projects.

Required Experience

Junior IC