Consultant/Senior Fire Engineer

Arcadis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions is hiring a Senior Fire Engineer in Leeds. This role involves developing fire safety strategies and understanding both British and international fire safety standards. You will contribute to complex projects across various sectors, utilizing your engineering knowledge and expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree recognized by a professional engineering body required.
• Chartered Engineer status or progressing towards it preferred.
• Understanding of British fire safety standards essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop Fire Safety Strategy reports.
• Conduct Means of Escape analysis, including evacuation times and routes.
• Assess understanding of British fire safety legislation.

Skills

Understanding of ALARP

Fire Risk Assessment principles

Fire dynamics

Heat transfer principles

Smoke behavior principles

Education

Degree in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a numerate degree

Tools

Fire modeling simulation tools (CFAST, FDS)

Job description

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As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world-leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

The Senior Fire Engineer will work predominantly within the building sector, although opportunities to support other sectors may arise from time to time, considering the multidisciplinary nature of Arcadis as well as the range of services Arcadis delivers to its clients.

• Development of Fire Safety Strategy reports
• Means of Escape analysis (including calculations of evacuation times; escape routes and exits widths; assessment of travel distances; development and assessment of evacuation strategy plans)
• Assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to buildings, such as Approved Document B (AD B), BS standards
• Assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards, such as the London Underground fire safety standards, Network Rail standards, e.g., LUL S, Railway Safety Principles and Guidance (RSPG)
• Risk-based interpretation and application of these fire safety documents as well as other codes of practice such as international documents like NFPA standards (e.g., NFPA 101, NFPA 5000)

Qualifications & Experience:

• A suitable engineering (e.g., Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering), architecture, scientific, or other numerate degree (e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Maths) from a recognized university.
• Qualifications should be recognized by a professional engineering body.
• Ideally a Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership.
• Understanding of ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) principles.
• Fire Risk Assessment principles.
• Understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer, and smoke behavior principles in enclosed environments (particularly in undergrounds and tunnels).
• Basic understanding of Active Fire Protection (AFP) and Passive Fire Protection (PFP) systems.
• Basic knowledge of fire modeling simulation (using zone models such as CFAST and CFD-based models such as FDS).

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

We believe everyone's contribution matters. That's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize our collective impact.

You do meaningful work, helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, colleagues, clients, life, and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We take equality and inclusion seriously and aim to be an employer of choice. We believe diverse teams develop the most innovative ideas. Our ED&I initiatives focus on Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+, and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.