Lead Fire Safety Engineer: Performance-Based Solutions

Haste Recruitment; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Haste Recruitment is seeking a Senior Fire Safety Engineer to join our Perth office. The role focuses on performance-based fire safety engineering and consultancy, not sprinkler design.

You will manage projects, develop solutions, mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to clients and stakeholders across a range of building types.

A tertiary Fire Safety Engineering degree and at least five years of experience are expected, with strong knowledge of the BCA/NCC.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Fire Safety Engineering or related discipline.
• At least five years’ relevant fire safety engineering experience.
• Strong experience developing performance-based fire engineering solutions.
• Experience across a range of building types and project complexities.
• Strong knowledge of the BCA/NCC and its Performance Requirements.
• Ability to undertake and review qualitative and quantitative fire engineering analysis.
• Experience managing multiple small, medium and large projects concurrently.
• Ability to review technical work and provide sound engineering guidance.
• Strong technical report-writing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to work independently and exercise sound engineering judgement.

Responsibilities

• Manage fire safety engineering projects from initial opportunity through to completion.
• Develop and verify performance-based fire engineering solutions.
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative fire engineering assessments; complete and document complex technical analysis.
• Prepare Fire Engineering Briefs, advice notes, letters and technical reports.
• Review technical analysis and reports prepared by other fire safety engineers.
• Communicate engineering findings clearly to clients and project stakeholders.
• Act as the primary contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Attend client meetings and site inspections when required.
• Prepare project scopes, fee estimates and proposals.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development.
• Contribute to internal quality-assurance processes.
• Act as Certifier – Fire Safety where required by state legislation.
• Support business development and client relationship activities.

Skills

Fire safety engineering

Project management

Analytical skills

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Independent working

Education

Tertiary qualification in Fire Safety Engineering

Job description

Haste Recruitment is seeking a Senior Fire Safety Engineer to join our Perth office. The role focuses on performance-based fire safety engineering and consultancy, not sprinkler design.

You will manage projects, develop solutions, mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to clients and stakeholders across a range of building types.

A tertiary Fire Safety Engineering degree and at least five years of experience are expected, with strong knowledge of the BCA/NCC.