Fire engineer

Groupe Talents Handicap; Paris; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe Talents Handicap is seeking an Engineer with safety and fire protection expertise to join the Nuclear Island fire safety team in Paris. You will contribute to fire prevention studies, safety analyses, and regulatory assessments.

Your duties include characterising combustible materials, running temperature-change simulations with MAGIC, evaluating system damage risks, and proposing protection solutions while ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Engineer qualified to degree level specializing in safety and/or fire protection technologies.
• Knowledge of Nuclear safety, especially in Fault studies.
• Knowledge of ETCF (EPR technical code for fire) would be appreciated
• Experience with UK Fire Regulations including BS9999 would be a plus
• Calculations relating to fire protection and ability to work with calculation tools.
• Ability to propose fire protection and detection solutions.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in fire prevention and protection studies and strategies for Nuclear Island buildings.
• Characterise and analyse combustible materials present in each area and their risks.
• Perform temperature change calculations over time for a simulated fire using MAGIC software.
• Study risk of damage to systems through detailed analyses to address common mode issues.
• Provide technical support to systems and layout teams on Fire-related questions.
• Contribute to potential modifications (Design Change) and assess impact on Fire studies.
• Perform regulatory assessment for fire life safety.
• Recommend protection solutions to prevent or minimize fire outbreaks.
• Prepare and monitor issuance of deliverables in line with project planning and quality processes.
• Participate in Committees and Taskforces to provide Fire safety perspective.

Skills

Nuclear safety

Fire protection knowledge

English fluent

Interpersonal skills

Pressure management

Education

Engineering degree in safety/fire protection

Tools

MAGIC software

ETCF knowledge

BS9999 knowledge

Job description

What you’ll be doing…

You will be involved in the fire prevention and protection studies and strategies for the Nuclear Island (NI) buildings of both HPC and SZC projects.

As such, your missions will be related to Nuclear Safety and Safety at Work, and you are expected to:

Characterise and analyse various combustible materials present in each area and their risks.

Perform temperature change calculations over time for a simulated fire (modelling of various situations using the MAGIC software) to identify the consequences of a fire and the risk of propagation.

Study the risk of damage to certain systems through detailed analyses to identify and address common mode issues for Nuclear Safety.

Provide Technical support to systems and layout teams for all questions related to Fire, participating in resolving potential issues or infeasibilities

Contribute to potential modifications (Design Change), assessing the potential impact on the Fire studies.

Perform regulatory assessment for fire life safety

Recommend protection solutions to prevent an outbreak of fire or to make it improbable.

Prepare and monitor issuance of deliverable you are responsible for in consistency with the project planning and in accordance with the quality process.

Participate in Committees and Taskforces when required to provide Fire safety perspective and advice and represent the NS&E discipline, when required.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Your background may include some of the following:

• Engineer qualified to degree level or equivalent specializing in safety and/or fire protection technologies
• Knowledge in Nuclear safety, especially in Fault studies.
• Knowledge of ETCF (EPR technical code for fire) would be appreciated
• Experience and knowledge of UK Fire Regulations including BS9999
• Calculations relating to fire protection and ability to work with calculation tools.
• Ability to propose fire protection and detection solutions.
• The postholder should be conscientious, enthusiastic about the subject with good interpersonal skills.
• They should have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Languages (level)

• English fluent (required)
• French – bonus