Fire Protection Design Standards Engineer, Colocation Design Standards

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Design Standards Engineer to enhance global standards in their colocation data centers. This role offers the opportunity to impact the future of data center design and operation significantly. You'll collaborate with a diverse team, ensuring safety and security while optimizing costs. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to work in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you. Join a culture that values inclusivity and innovation, where your ideas can drive meaningful change.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of fire engineering experience in data centers.
• Experience with NFPA standards and local codes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain global colocation design standards.
• Collaborate with global partners to drive cost efficiency.

Skills

Fire Protection Engineering

Fire Suppression Systems

Fire Alarm Systems

Life Safety Systems

Design Review Processes

Local Codes Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering

Equivalent engineering degree

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Fire Protection Design Standards Engineer, Colocation Design Standards, London

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Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

10.05.2025

Expiry Date:

24.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Colocation Design Standards Team is looking for a Senior Fire Protection Design Standards Engineer to drive standards, consistency, and constant improvement in our global colocation fleet of data centers. If you have experience developing global design and working within a broad design and construction infrastructure environment, we’d like to meet you. Your work will make a global impact on the future of our data centers.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Frankfurt, Berlin, Dublin, London, Madrid, Zaragoza, Paris, Milan, Zurich.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
• Develop and maintain global consistent colocation design standards to drive equivalent resilience in colocation data centers to AWS owned sites.
• Develop standards and processes to support local team in negotiations with colo fire engineering and local authorities.
• Work with our global colocation partners to drive consistent solutions to expedite review processes and drive cost efficiency.
• Set up global strategies to deploy specific products or designs, and drive key global colocation initiatives.
• 25% international travel.

A day in the life
The Colocation Design Standards (CoDeS) team drives the global standardization of technical solutions for AWS Colocation (colo) sites. The team owns the creation and update of engineering standards for colo sites, following the performance objectives set in AWS Basis of Design (BoD) and creating those for colocation specific technology. The team also provides technical support for AWS product colo readiness to enable efficient deployment. CoDeS global standardization of technical designs objectives is key to enable more efficient and consistent capacity ingestion for the delivery teams.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, or an equivalent engineering degree in a related field with at least 3 years additional qualifying experience.
- 3+ years of professional experience in engineering or the construction industry, related to all aspects of fire protection, including fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, fire-resistive construction, and life safety.
- 3+ years of fire engineering experience in data centers, preferably in colocation facilities
- Experience applying local codes, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, International Code Council (ICC) requirements, and other fire protection industry standards, procedures, and methodologies.
- Experience with processes of design review, specification, development of design standards, and submittal review and the ability to read and understand construction documents

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience authoring standards, white papers, technical documentation, training materials, Code Modification Requests (CMRs), and Alternate Materials and Methods (AMM) proposals,
- Experience directly related to construction of data centers, critical medical, industrial, construction, oil and gas, or large-scale mechanical and power systems with advance knowledge of both mechanical and electrical systems commissioning.
- Licensed Fire Protection Engineer with knowledge of BS, ICC Codes, NFPA Standards, FM global requirements and other fire protection industry standards, procedures, and methodologies.
- Experience in the development processes for codes and standards; NFPA technical committee participation.
- Experience submitting and negotiating fire permits, and conducting building design reviews with local authorities.