Associate Director - Fire Engineering [1112897]

RSK Group plc; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading environmental and engineering consultancy as an Associate Director Fire Engineer. In this role, you'll lead fire safety projects, guiding internal teams and collaborating with stakeholders while ensuring compliance and innovation in fire protection solutions. Ideal candidates will possess substantial experience in fire engineering and hold relevant professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Significant years’ experience in fire engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Membership with RICS, CABE or IFE/IFSM.
• Desire to work towards Chartered Engineer registration.

Responsibilities

• Providing fire safety guidance and recommendations.
• Reviewing design information and preparing technical reports.
• Managing a team of Senior and Fire Engineers.

Skills

Fire Safety Engineering

BIM

AutoCAD

CFD-based modelling

Education

Relevant Degree/Master’s Degree in construction or engineering

Tools

FDS

Job description

The Keegans Group are looking for an Associate Director Fire Engineer within the Compliance and Safety Team. They provide fire safety support and advice and assist in the delivery of appropriate fire safety advice.

This role reports to the Director of Compliance and Safety and you will be expected to collaborate with other members of the C&S Division.

This is a full time/permanent position with a preference for someone in London but will consider applications nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Attending and supporting 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 research into the fire safety implications of new technologies, materials, approaches, and changing regulation. Providing support and guidance in relation to the completed research.
• Carrying out and assisting qualitative and/or quantitative risk assessments and presenting to stakeholders, to enable informed decision-making.
• Cultivating, understanding, and maintaining a trusted internal network across the organisation.
• Generating fire safety strategy reports for projects for new and existing buildings.
• Undertaking Reviews, and peer review of External Walls to PAS 9980 guidance.
• Assisting in the updating and maintaining of internal best practice guidance and documentation. Assisting in the generating of proposals, as required, for design or research services.
• Preparing general technical guidance notes in relation Fire Safety to support other members of the group in providing code compliant designs. Presenting at Group Knowledge Café’s or CPD sessions.
• Managing project records using the Deltek project management system, including management of agreed fees and forecasting of fee income for own projects. Prepare and issue fee invoicing.
• Ensuring contracts are in place for instructed work with clients and subconsultants.
• Managing and developing a team of Senior and Fire Engineers including line management responsibility undertaking personal development reviews and appraisals, and one to ones.
• Lead weekly team meetings identifying and managing resource needs including identifying recruitment needs

Qualifications and Experience:

• 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
• Significant 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.
• CFD-based modelling, quantitative probalitics/reliability analysis. Experience with the use of FDS, or similar, to carry out data analysis, automation, and/or model development
• 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.
• Where applicable, assisting the Director of Safety and Compliance.
• Desire to work towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer registration of the Engineering Council with the IFE

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About Us

We are a market-leading site investigation, contaminated land and geotechnical consultancy with geophysics and survey teams and waste management consultants, operating from 20 UK locations. Our company also includes Leap Environmental, an award-winning site investigation, geotechnical design and geoenvironmental consultancy and Carbon Zero Consulting, which undertakes appraisals for ground source heat projects.

Throughout our 30 years of operations, we have enabled our clients to realise opportunities and manage the potential liabilities associated with acquiring, owning, operating and developing land. Our clients come from the public and private sectors, including many of the UK’s leading property developers, major and local house builders, utility providers and main contractors, local authorities and other government organisations.

RSK Geosciences is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace.Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?