Associate Director - Fire Engineering

AECOM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director in Fire Engineering to lead a dynamic team in delivering innovative fire safety solutions. This role involves overseeing project management, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and fostering client relationships. Join a global team committed to creating a positive impact through infrastructure consulting. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in fire engineering and a passion for mentoring and developing talent within a multi-disciplinary environment. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects while enjoying a flexible hybrid working model.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Technical practice networks

AECOM University access

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Knowledge of Middle Eastern fire safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage fire engineering teams and project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and client expectations.

Skills

Fire Engineering

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Team Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Education

MSc or PhD in Fire Engineering

Membership in Professional Institutions (MI Fire)

Tools

FDS

SFS

Evacuation Modelling Software

Job description

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Company 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 world’s 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.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM is currently seeking an Associate Director (Fire Engineer). This is a consultancy-based position so demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications within a client focused environment is required.

You will be responsible for overseeing and developing a team of fire engineers. Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.

This position will be well suited to an established consultant looking to take the next step or someone with a desire to work in multi-disciplinary design consultancy and wants to join a well-respected and established fire safety consultancy.

What you’ll do!

People

• Lead and manage the team in terms of workload management, project delivery and performance.
• Oversee the successful delivery of the projects within the middle east region, ensuring they meet regulatory requirement and client expectations.
• Collaborate with multi discipline team and national leadership to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standard of quality.
• Lead Performance & Review process for the team by setting and monitoring SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound) goals for team members.
• Carry out staff appraisals of direct reports and ensure they do the same for their direct reports in line with AECOM Performance & Review process.
• Participate in the development of professional development plans for staff and encourage expansion of expertise on different sectors.
• Assist in training and mentoring of staff to ensure technical development of the team in line with the PDPs.
• Provide specialised technical input to studies and designs projects across the middle east portfolio.
• Support and mentors less experienced staff on the road to Chartership.

Projects

• Provide estimates for the fire engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large, complex projects.
• Lead the project delivery on mid to large size projects nationally and internationally.
• Become and AEOCM Approved Lead Verifier - leads strategic direction of projects.
• Become and AECOM Approved project manager and act as project approver.
• Lead technical client relationships and play a major role in attracting new work/ clients.
• Ensure the quality of the work is maintained and delivered to the client within agreed period and budget. (covered above)

Business

• Ensure implementation of all AECOM Health & Safety policies at workplace and during out of office visits (i.e. meetings, trainings, site visits, etc.).
• Ensure that good client working relationships are maintained.
• Promote AECOM and its Fire Engineering business and bring more business (internal and external clients) to support the effective growth.
• Support the national team in achieving its KPI’s.
• Develop and support a recruitment strategy and business plan [for recruitment in the Southern Fire team].
• Develop and assist implement a marketing strategy with a focus on interactive and collaborative communications with clients.
• Participate in the development of Fire Team Business Plan and implement throughout the Fire team.

Come grow with us

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Requirements:

• Extensive experience working in a large, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Middle Eastern standards, including but not limited to NFPA, IBC, IFC, UAE Fire Code, Saudi Building Code, Qatar Civil Defence Guidelines, and other local civil defence regulations.
• Proficiency in using common fire engineering tools such as FDS, SFS, and evacuation modelling software.
• Membership in relevant professional institutions, such as MI Fire and/or certifications from NFPA, such as CFPE.

Preferred requirements:

• UK or other nationalities considered.
• Security clearance.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institute of Fire Engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of common fire engineering tools, including FDS, evacuation modelling, and structural fire safety engineering.
• MSc or PhD in a fire-related discipline.
• International experience with standards such as IBC, SFPE and NFPA

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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Contact Information: For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn - Lou Buckle.

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- and 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10122573

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Limited

Seniority level

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  Director

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  Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction

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