Fire Protection Lead (Building Services) | Brisbane

Vivid Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead role in Brisbane

National consultancy backing

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Vivid Recruitment is seeking a Fire Protection Lead to head up the Brisbane team, delivering across commercial, health, education, residential and mixed-use sectors. You will own the discipline locally and shape a growing team with the backing of a national firm.

You'll lead design from concept to construction, mentor engineers, ensure NCC and Australian standards compliance, and build strong client relationships while supporting business development in Queensland.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, fire or related engineering discipline.
• RPEQ registration or eligibility is required; CPEng is highly regarded.
• Strong knowledge of NCC and Australian Standards.
• Experience leading projects and mentoring others.
• Permanent work rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire protection design from concept through to construction including sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels, detection, and alarms.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of fire protection engineers and designers.
• Review designs for NCC and Australian Standards compliance.
• Coordinate with fire safety engineers, certifiers and other disciplines.
• Liaise with fire authorities and support approvals process.
• Manage project fees, timelines and budgets.
• Provide construction phase services including site inspections and witness testing.

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Fire or related engineering discipline

RPEQ registered or eligible

CPEng highly regarded

Tools

Revit

Job description

OUR CLIENT

Vivid Recruitment is currently recruiting a Fire Protection Lead for a well-regarded building services engineering consultancy with offices across Australia. They're looking for someone to head up fire protection in their Brisbane team, delivering across sectors such as commercial, health, education, residential and mixed-use. This is a chance for an experienced fire protection engineer to step into a lead role, own the discipline locally and help shape a growing team, with the backing of a national business behind you.

THE ROLE

• Lead fire protection design from concept through to construction, including sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels, detection and alarm, EWIS and special hazards systems
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of fire protection engineers and designers
• Review designs for compliance with the NCC, AS 2118, AS 2419, AS 1670 and other relevant standards
• Coordinate with fire safety engineers, certifiers, architects and the other services disciplines
• Liaise with fire authorities and support the approvals process
• Manage project fees, timelines and budgets
• Provide construction phase services, including site inspections and witness testing
• Build strong client relationships and support business development in Queensland

ABOUT YOU

• Degree in Mechanical, Fire or a related engineering discipline
• 8+ years' fire protection design experience within a building services consultancy
• RPEQ registered or eligible, with CPEng highly regarded
• Strong working knowledge of the NCC and relevant Australian Standards
• Experience leading projects and mentoring others
• Familiarity with Revit is beneficial
• Permanent work rights in Australia

THE PERKS

This opportunity is a good one because:

• A true lead role with real ownership of the discipline in Brisbane
• National consultancy backing with a healthy local pipeline
• Flexible working arrangements
• A clear path to further career progression
• A supportive, collaborative team culture

Additional information

• A true lead role with real ownership of the discipline in Brisbane
• A clear path to further career progression
• National consultancy backing with a healthy local pipeline