Senior Fire Safety Engineer — Lead & Mentor (Hybrid)

CSA Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Competitive package

Professional development

Job summary

CSA Recruitment in Sydney is seeking a Senior-Associate Fire Safety Engineer to lead complex fire safety designs for landmark projects and mentor junior engineers across commercial, residential, healthcare, and education sectors in Greater Sydney. The role operates on a hybrid Sydney CBD basis with a competitive package.

The successful candidate will drive concept-to-construction fire safety strategies, NCC compliance, and high-quality FSERs, collaborating with MEP teams and stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of relevant experience in fire safety engineering within building services or consulting environments in Australia.
• Strong technical expertise in fire dynamics, modelling software, and Australian regulatory frameworks (NCC, AS 2118, AS 2419, AS 1670, AS 3000).
• Excellent report writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage projects and teams effectively.
• Current Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire safety strategies and performance solutions in line with NCC and Australian standards.
• Conduct fire risk assessments, fire and smoke modelling, evacuation analysis, and safety reviews.
• Design and specify active and passive fire protection systems.
• Provide expert fire engineering advice to architects, clients, certifiers and authorities.
• Prepare FSERs and supporting documentation for DA and Construction Certificates.
• Lead technical reviews, peer reviews, and value engineering exercises.
• Mentor junior and intermediate fire engineers within the team.
• Collaborate with MEP and hydraulic teams on integrated building services solutions.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

FDS

Pathfinder

PyroSim

Job description

CSA Recruitment in Sydney is seeking a Senior-Associate Fire Safety Engineer to lead complex fire safety designs for landmark projects and mentor junior engineers across commercial, residential, healthcare, and education sectors in Greater Sydney. The role operates on a hybrid Sydney CBD basis with a competitive package.

The successful candidate will drive concept-to-construction fire safety strategies, NCC compliance, and high-quality FSERs, collaborating with MEP teams and stakeholders to