Fire Engineer or Senior Fire Engineer

Hoare Lea; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fire engineering consultancy in Manchester is looking for a Fire Engineering team member to focus on the fire safety design of buildings. The successful candidate will have a relevant degree, experience in a consultancy role, and effective communication skills. They will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and manage client relationships. This role requires a strong understanding of fire safety regulations and the ability to deliver projects within demanding timescales.

Qualifications

• Must have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification with good technical knowledge in fire safety design.
• Experience in a fire engineering consultancy role is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Focus on fire safety design of buildings.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with external clients.
• Attend design and client meetings, ensuring effective communication.

Skills

Experience in fire engineering consultancy

Understanding of fire safety design

Communication skills

Organisational and planning skills

Education

Relevant degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Physics

Tools

Fire modelling software analysis tools

Job description

The Role

• Hoare Lea’s Fire Engineering team focuses on the fire safety design of buildings.
• We work with colleagues within Hoare Lea as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and also have a significant portfolio of long-term external clients.
• Our projects are principally based in the UK, and a detailed understanding of UK regulations and design guidance is desirable.
• Able to work with, and have an appreciation of the integration of, other construction professionals’ requirements for the project.
• Ensuring open communication among all project team members so that feedback is provided and acted upon efficiently in a timely manner.
• Attending design team meetings, design workshops, client meetings and site meetings.
• Travel to clients or projects in the UK, and occasionally internationally, according to project demands.
• Working knowledge of software analysis tools – evacuation, smoke and fire modelling, heat radiation models and structural fire modelling.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience working within a fire engineering consultancy role.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Building Services, Maths, Architecture, or Physics, with a keen interest in Fire Engineering. You will have a good technical knowledge in the primary discipline of fire safety design.
• You will be IT literate with a working understanding of fire modelling software analysis tools.
• You should have excellent communication skills and an interest in working in a team environment.
• You will have the ability and commitment to effectively deliver to demanding timescales, and have good organisational and planning skills.