Fire Engineer

Ridge & Partners Llp; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners Llp is seeking a Fire Engineer to join our growing fire consultancy team. The role supports building design, construction services, and risk assessments across projects in our multidisciplinary offices.

You will contribute to fire safety strategy, risk analysis and compliance with Building Regulations, Fire Safety Order and related standards. The successful candidate will have a relevant degree and IFE membership, with ongoing professional registration supported by Ridge.

Qualifications

• Degree in fire safety or fire risk engineering required.
• Membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) and professional registration with the Engineering Council expected.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fire strategy reports and collaborate with design stakeholders.
• Assist clients in meeting Building Regulations, Fire Safety Orders and related legislation.
• Analyze fire risk and advise on appropriate control measures.
• Support internal design teams across multi-disciplinary projects.
• Work on a range of buildings and fire safety challenges.
• Coordinate inspection programmes with the client’s team and schedule works.
• Draft specifications, obtain estimates, plan programmes, monitor site progress and ensure compliance.
• Provide practical, methodical problem solving within budgets and deadlines.
• Offer guidance on Fire Related Building Regulations approvals.

Skills

Fire safety legislation

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Risk assessment

Building regulations knowledge

Education

Degree in fire safety or fire risk engineering

Job description

Due to the recent success of our Fire Consultancy team, we’re now in an exciting period of growth with a new opportunity for a Fire Engineer to join our award-winning teams and can be based in any of our offices. The teams form part of established multidisciplinary offices and will see the continued development and expansion our fire consultancy capabilities.

Ridge’s fire consultancy works throughout the building lifecycle, from design to in-occupation services. Depending on your experience, you may contribute to building design, construction services, and/or fire safety risk assessments.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Preparing fire strategy reports and working closely with stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Assisting clients with meeting requirements under relevant legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022, relevant secondary legislation, the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and the Fire Safety Order (as amended).
• Carrying out analysis of fire risk and providing guidance on suitable control measures.
• Supporting internal design teams as part of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Working across a range of buildings and sectors, on different fire safety challenges and issues.
• Undertake regular communication with our Client’s team to co-ordinate programmes of inspections and remedial works.
• Taking particulars on site, writing up schedules of works required and in association with others, prepare specifications, obtain estimates, plan programmes of work, monitor progress of works on site, checking compliance with the specification.
• Provide a practical and methodical approach to solving problems, working to fixed budgets and working within tight deadlines.
• Provide advice in connection with applications for Building Regulations Approval on Fire Related matters.

If you have relevant experience in fire risk assessment, and have suitable third-party registration on a recognized scheme, there may also be the opportunity to assist with fire risk assessments and validation under Ridge’s BAFE SP205 certified system.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

To be successful in your application for our Fire Engineer position you will need to be fully conversant with current fire safety legislation including the Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and technical standards as well as a full understanding of current fire safety issues, trends and best practice.

It is essential that you have completed a degree in fire safety or fire risk engineering.

You will hold membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers and will have achieved or be working towards professional registration with the Engineering Council.

We anticipate that the Fire Engineer role within Ridge will grow and develop; therefore initial and on-going training in areas where knowledge may be limited will be fully supported by Ridge.