Senior Fire Protection Engineer

AECOM; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Additional annual leave

Flex public holidays

Learning & development

Job summary

AECOM in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join our national Building Engineering team. You will lead fire protection design across projects, ensure NCC compliance, and mentor junior engineers, delivering high-quality solutions for diverse sectors.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience, a relevant engineering degree, and registrations such as RPEQ. The role offers flexible work arrangements and opportunities to work on high-impact infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Ideally, 5+ years’ experience as a Fire Protection Engineer for an Engineering Consultancy or contractor with extensive design experience.
• Relevant degree and holding professional registrations (or eligible to hold), including RPEQ.
• Understanding of Fire Suppression Systems & Design, Firefighting systems including Fire Hydrants, Hose Reels, Portable Fire Equipment and fire water supply infrastructure.
• Understanding of Fire Detection & Alarm Systems & Design, Emergency Warning & Intercom Systems and High-Level Networking Infrastructure; highly regarded.
• Track record in engineering design and consulting on medium to large scale projects across diverse sectors.
• Exposure to industry standard software such as Hyena and Revizto with exposure to Revit (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Be actively involved in all phases of fire protection project design and delivery, from concept through to construction and commissioning, ensuring high-quality solutions across diverse sectors.
• Design and implement fire hydrant and hose reel systems, automatic fire sprinkler systems, alternative fire suppression systems, gas suppression, fire detection, evacuation, ensuring full compliance with Australian Standards.
• Collaborate with engineers from various disciplines on large, multi-disciplinary projects to develop integrated fire protection solutions for major clients.
• Ensure all fire protection designs meet the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, and local authority regulations, as well as major client standards and guidelines maintaining the highest safety and compliance standards.
• Use expertise in wet and dry fire protection systems to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence across a range of projects.

Skills

Fire protection design

NCC compliance

Mentoring juniors

Revit familiarity

Education

Engineering degree

RPEQ registration

Tools

Hyena

Revizto

Revit

Job description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Due to recent project wins, our National Fire Protection Team is looking to add a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to their national Building Engineering team. You will work with our national fire-protection team on a variety of projects providing technical fire protection design services.

This role is based in Brisbane.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Be actively involved in all phases of fire protection project design and delivery, from concept through to construction and commissioning, ensuring high-quality solutions across diverse sectors.
• Design and implement fire hydrant and hose reel systems, automatic fire sprinkler systems, alternative fire suppression systems, gas suppression, fire detection, evacuation, ensuring full compliance with Australian Standards.
• Collaborate with engineers from various disciplines on large, multi-disciplinary projects to develop integrated fire protection solutions for major clients.
• Ensure all fire protection designs meet the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, and local authority regulations, as well as major client standards and guidelines maintaining the highest safety and compliance standards.
• Use your expertise in wet and dry fire protection systems to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence across a range of projects.

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

The qualities that help you thrive:

• Ideally, 5 + years’ experience as a Fire Protection Engineer for an Engineering Consultancy (or contractor with extensive design experience). Experience in Dry Fire will be highly regarded.
• Relevant degree and holding professional registrations (or eligible to hold), including RPEQ.
• Understanding of Fire Suppression Systems & Design, Firefighting systems including Fire Hydrants, Hose Reels, Portable Fire Equipment and fire water supply infrastructure.
• Understanding of Fire Detection & Alarm Systems & Design, Emergency Warning & Intercom Systems and High-Level Networking Infrastructure will be highly regarded.
• Track record in engineering design and consulting on medium to large scale projects across a variety of projects.
• Exposure to industry standard software such as Hyena and Revizto with exposure to Revit (preferred).

Due to the nature of the projects, Australian Citizenship is highly preferred.

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- & private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.