Principal Fire Engineer

SUEZ; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ is seeking a senior fire risk professional to undertake complex fire risk assessments for Energy from Waste and mechanical treatment plants. You will provide expert guidance on fire safety legislation and design reviews, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practice.

You will lead fire risk strategies, engage with regulators and stakeholders, develop safety policies, and support investigations.

Qualifications

• Fire risk assessment experience in high-hazard or construction settings.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, BS 5839, Approved Document B, BS 9999, and NFPA codes and BS 12845.
• Expertise in fire hazard identification and mitigation.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Tier-3 Fire Risk Assessors Level with a third-party accredited organisation (obtained or in progress).
• Familiarisation with WASTE 28 documentation.
• Experience in fire system design and analysing fire systems for new projects and upgrades.
• Experience engaging with technology providers to identify best available solutions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake complex fire risk assessments for Energy from Waste and mechanical treatment plants.
• Provide expert technical advice on fire safety legislation, building regulations and fire engineering principles.
• Review fire system designs, upgrades and new project proposals for compliance.
• Identify and address fire safety shortfalls with robust improvement recommendations.
• Support investigations after fire-related incidents, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Develop, review and maintain fire safety policies, procedures, and evacuation plans.
• Produce retrospective fire strategies and create fire strategies for new buildings via design reviews.
• Collaborate with process engineering teams to integrate fire safety into complex processes.
• Design and deliver fire safety training programmes.
• Engage with enforcing authorities, fire and rescue services, and external auditors/certification bodies.

Skills

Fire risk assessments

Building regulations

Fire hazard identification

Stakeholder engagement

Tier-3 Fire Risk Assessors Level

Familiarisation with WASTE 28

Fire system design

Fire systems analysis

Engaging technology providers

Job description

What will I be doing?

• Undertake complex fire risk assessments for Energy from Waste and mechanical treatment plants.
• Provide expert technical advice on fire safety legislation, building regulations and fire engineering principles, translating complex requirements into practical guidance.
• Review fire system designs, upgrades and new project proposals to ensure compliance with regulations and best practice.
• Identify and address fire safety shortfalls, developing robust improvement recommendations.
• Support investigations following fire-related incidents or near misses, identifying root causes and embedding corrective action.
• Develop, review and maintain fire safety policies, procedures, evacuation plans and emergency arrangements.
• Produce and further develop retrospective fire strategies, and produce fire strategies for new buildings via design reviews using the RIBA stages as a guide.
• Engage with process engineering teams to integrate fire safety requirements into complex processes.
• Design and deliver fire safety training programmes.
• Liaise confidently with enforcing authorities, fire and rescue services, and external auditors/certification bodies.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Fire risk assessment experience in high-hazard or construction settings.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, BS 5839, Approved Document B, BS 9999, and NFPA codes and BS 12845.
• Expertise in fire hazard identification and mitigation.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Either obtained or working towards Tier-3 Fire Risk Assessors Level with a third-party accredited organisation.
• Familiarisation of WASTE 28 documentation.
• Experience in fire system design.
• Experience analysing fire systems for new projects and upgrades.
• Experience engaging with technology providers to identify the best available solutions to protect against fire risks.

Who we are

At SUEZ the efficient and sustainable management of resources around the UK is at the heart of everything we do. Respect – acting ethically and with integrity – is one of our core values. We’re passionate about the environment and believe in protecting our world. With true team spirit, we can give our customers a standard of service that goes above and beyond and ensure that our local communities have access to essential water and waste services.

We thank our people for all they do with development opportunities, wide-ranging benefits and rewards that reflect their hard work. In a friendly, supportive environment, you’ll be inspired to grow and play your part in creating a better future for all.