Associate Director (Fire Engineer)

CW Executive Search Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in London is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join their Compliance and Safety Team. This role involves supporting senior engineers, reviewing fire safety designs, and conducting risk assessments. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, professional membership, and experience in fire engineering. Unique opportunity to contribute to innovative fire safety solutions with a growing team.

Qualifications

• Experience in fire engineering or related discipline role.
• Experience with regulatory and guidance frameworks.
• Desire to work towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer registration.

Responsibilities

• Support senior engineers at project meetings and workshops.
• Review design information and provide fire safety comments.
• Conduct research into fire safety implications of new technologies.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative fire risk assessments.
• Generate fire safety strategy reports for projects.
• Review External Walls to PAS 9980 guidance.

Skills

Fire engineering

BIM

AutoCAD

Project management

Research and analysis

Education

Relevant Degree/Master's Degree in construction or engineering

Professional Membership with the RICS, CABE or IFE/IFSM

Tools

BIM

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Purpose

The role is Associate Director within the Compliance and Safety Team.

The Compliance and Safety Team is a fire safety and engineering team which provides fire safety support and advice cross-functionally. The team s mission is to assist in the delivery of appropriate fire safety advice - constantly learning, championing, and producing robust evidence-based fire safety design solutions.

Our clients team is continually growing to meet an ever-increasing demand for fire engineering services and comprises a wide cross section of talent including compliance specialists as well as engineers and surveyors, making this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing internal team, with significant opportunities as they expand into new regions and sectors.

Main Responsibilities

• Attending and supporting senior engineers at project meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders assisting in providing fire safety guidance and providing recommendations.
• Reviewing design information, including drawings, stage reports and specifications, and providing fire safety related comments and advice. Preparing and issuing technical reports and guidance notes related to fire safety issues which may impact on our projects or the services we provide our clients.
• Carrying out and assisting with research into the fire safety implications of new technologies, materials, approaches, and changing regulations. Providing support and guidance in relation to the completed research.
• Carrying out and assisting qualitative and/or quantitative fire risk assessments and presenting to stakeholders, to enable informed decision-making.
• Generating fire safety strategy reports for projects for new and existing buildings.
• Undertaking Reviews, and peer reviews of External Walls to PAS 9980 guidance. Including attendance on site to witness opening up works.
• Assisting in the updating and maintaining of the best internal practice guidance and documentation. Assisting in the generating of proposals, as required, for design or research services.

Essential Professional Qualities

• Relevant Degree/Master s Degree in construction or engineering such as Surveying, Fire Safety Engineering etc.
• Professional Membership with the RICS, CABE or IFE/IFSM
• A good number of years experience in fire engineering, or related discipline role. With desirable experience in fire engineering or façade fire engineering.
• Experience with BIM, AutoCAD or similar to carry out design and design reviews.
• Worked with and experience of regulatory and guidance frameworks including Building Regulations, The Fire Safety Act, Building Safety Act, BS 9991 and 9999 etc.
• Managing your own workload, tasks, and time to meet agreed deadlines.
• Desire to work towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer registration of the Engineering Council with the IFE

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