Fire Engineer - Sydney

Holmes Aus & NZ; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

Holmes Aus & NZ in Sydney is seeking an experienced Fire Engineer to join our growth-oriented team. You will work alongside senior engineers on a broad range of projects from concept to construction monitoring, focusing on performance-based fire safety design.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in fire engineering in Australia, strong technical skills in modelling and egress analysis, and excellent client communication to build trusted relationships with authorities and clients.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Australian fire engineering experience.
• Experience with performance-based design.
• Strong communication and ability to manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Contribute from concept through detailed design and construction monitoring of fire safety projects.
• Develop and apply fire modelling, egress analyses, suppression, alarm/detection planning.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and local authorities.

Skills

Fire engineering

Performance-based design

Client relationship building

Communication

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master in Fire Engineering

Job description

We’re a specialist engineering consultancy with a focus in Australia on Fire Engineering. We have a reputation for intelligent, pragmatic fire engineering and design collaboration. Our performance-based solutions consistently deliver cost-efficient, innovative fire engineering, giving our clients confidence and certainty across the lifecycle of their buildings.

There's a real sense of energy and momentum at Holmes. Founded almost 70 years ago, Holmes now have over 550 people across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA. Hard work is a big part of what has got us where we are today, but it's not the driving factor. We’re a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way. We celebrate and reward successes, nurture continuous career development, and always look for opportunities to make our work environment more motivating and inspirational. Our people love having the freedom to do great work, underpinned by the robust infrastructure and resources required to consistently deliver high-quality solutions.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our growing, dynamic team in Sydney. You'll be working alongside an experienced team of Fire Engineers on a wide range of projects across many industries. You'll have the opportunity to be involved from concept, through detailed design and construction monitoring of these projects.

This role will also see you involved in:

• Undertaking performance and prescriptive based fire engineering design covering all aspects of fire safety which includes fire and smoke modelling, egress analysis, suppression, alarm and detection, external fire spread and fire safety management.
• Ensuring fire engineering designs are in keeping with (but not restricted by) relevant industry codes, standards and Holmes’s overarching philosophy of encouraging performance-based solutions, ensuring that clients expectations are not only met, but exceeded.
• Developing and maintain positive relationships with clients and local authorities on a range of projects.

About You

We’re looking for experienced fire engineers with local Australian experience, who are degree/masters qualified in Fire Engineering and have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in fire engineering. You’ll have prior experience with performance-based design and have worked on large and complex projects. Your excellent technical skills will be matched by your ability to build meaningful client relationships and you’ll be a confident communicator with the willingness to help out at every level.

Working with Holmes

• You’ll be part of an experienced team delivering a diverse and challenging fire engineering portfolio.
• The opportunity provide day-to-day technical leadership, support and guidance on projects, along with coaching and mentoring our engineers to improve their skills and deliver excellence.
• Continual professional development conversations + performance & career conversations.
• We offer and encourage flexible working and support a work/life balance to suit your lifestyle.

We're a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way. We celebrate and reward success, nurture continuous career development and always look for opportunities to make our work environment more motivating and inspirational. Our people love the freedom to do great work, underpinned by the robust infrastructure and resources required to consistently deliver high-quality solutions.