Fire Protection Engineer

CERAP UK; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Income protection

Life insurance

Eye Care

Job summary

CERAP UK is seeking a Fire Engineer to join the Bristol team to support the first generation of Nuclear Power Plants in the UK. The role involves fire protection design, regulatory compliance, and modelling across Nuclear Island buildings.

You will work with safety teams, engineers, and layout specialists to develop protection solutions, perform calculations with MAGIC software, and ensure timely delivery under pressure.

Qualifications

• Engineer with degree level or equivalent specializing in safety and/or fire protection technologies.
• Experience and knowledge of UK Fire Regulations including BS9999.
• Calculations relating to fire protection and ability to work with calculation tools.
• Ability to propose fire protection and detection solutions.
• Conscientious and enthusiastic about the subject with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Analyse the 3D model and identify combustible materials present in each area.
• Perform temperature change calculations over time for simulated fires using modelling tools.
• Study risk of damage to systems (functional redundancy).
• Monitor and include changes from engineering teams in the models.
• Perform regulatory assessment for fire life safety and protection.
• Recommend protection solutions to prevent fires and enable quick detection/response.
• Divide buildings into zones for fire protection purposes.
• Perform fire protection calculations using specialised software.
• Support systems and contract teams to implement fire requirements.
• Assess departures from BS9999 and provide justifications.

Skills

Fire protection design

Regulatory knowledge (UK)

3D modelling

Fire protection calculations

Education

Engineering degree in safety or fire protection

Tools

MAGIC software

Job description

Since 2018, CERAP UK has supported the UKs Nuclear renaissance by providing its expertise in the following fields:

• Project Management
• Design and Engineering
• Qualification Test

Now CERAP UK are looking for a Fire Engineer to join our ever-expanding team with our client in Bristol. If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity to work on the first generation of Nuclear Power Plants in the UK, then this role is perfect for you!

• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Income protection
• Life insurance
• Eye Care

Description:

Activities to be carried out as part of the service:

The service conducts internal studies on all the Nuclear Island buildings, to ensure that safety functions are still carried out in the event of a fire occurring within the plant and that the conventional safety requirements related to UK codes and standards are implemented.

The service works in conjunction with Building Leaders, the safety team, the systems

engineers, civil engineers and plant layout engineers.

Identification of risks:

• Using the 3D model, calculation methodologies and fire requirements issued by the architect engineer or the client, the Fire Engineer:
• Analyses the 3D model and identifies the various combustible materials present in each area.
• Performs temperature change calculations over time for a simulated fire (modelling of various situations using the MAGIC software).
• Studies the risk of damage to certain systems (functional redundancy).
• Monitors and includes in the models the changes issued by all the engineering teams (change of positioning of cable trays, electrical cabinets, ventilation ducts, etc.)
• Perform regulatory assessment for fire life safety Fire protection:
• Recommends protection solutions to prevent an outbreak of fire or to make it improbable.
• Divides all buildings into zones for fire protection purposes.
• Recommends fire detection and firefighting methods for the quickest possible detection and response
• Performing fire protection calculations using specific software
• Supports systems and contract teams to understand and implement the Fire requirements
• Assessing and providing justifications for departures from BS9999

Requirements:

• Engineer qualified to degree level or equivalent specializing in safety and/or fire protection technologies Knowledge of ETCF (EPR technical code for fire)
• Experience and knowledge of UK Fire Regulations including BS9999
• Calculations relating to fire protection and ability to work with calculation tools.
• Ability to propose fire protection and detection solutions.
• conscientious, enthusiastic about the subject with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.