Principal Fire Safety Engineer

RPS Group Plc; Lowton Common; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Fire Safety Engineer to lead fire engineering projects and manage a team. The role involves delivering technical fire safety solutions across high-risk industries. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering and experience in project management and UK regulations. This position allows for remote work and offers a chance to engage with significant projects nationally.

Qualifications

• Proven track record for the technical delivery of medium/large fire engineering projects.
• Detailed understanding of UK regulations and standards.
• Excellent numeracy, report writing, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading delivery of technical fire engineering and safety projects.
• Manage fire engineering projects from concept through to delivery.
• Providing Quality Assurance and peer review of the work of others.

Skills

Technical delivery of fire engineering projects

Team Management

Liaising with stakeholders

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering or other Engineering discipline

Job description

RPS Risk have an opportunity for a Principal Fire Safety Engineer to join our Health, Safety & Risk team. You could be either an experienced Principal or Senior looking to take their next step. RPS Risk are based in Warrington and West Cumbria, but this role can be nationally / home based.

About The Team

The fire safety team are a thriving part of our overall RPS Risk team of 50 staff, operating with clients on projects throughout the UK.

About RPS

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource‑scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career.

About The Role

Leading the delivery of technical fire engineering and safety projects in a range of high risk industries. RPS support major clients in the development of complex and bespoke fire engineering strategies where simple compliance with guidance is not always an option. This role provides the opportunity to utilise your fire engineering skillset to guide the design of high hazard buildings with a national and strategic importance.

• Reporting to the Technical Director - Fire Engineering Team Lead
• Manage fire engineering projects from concept through to delivery
• Manage a team of fire engineers within a project to ensure satisfactory delivery
• Providing Quality Assurance and peer review of the work of others
• Proposals and cost estimates for new work
• Conventional fire engineering assessments / fire safety strategies
• High hazard fire scenario analysis
• Delivering fire safety strategies in a wide range of other sectors, including industrial, residential and other commercial areas.
• Facilitating fire hazard study workshops
• Performing fire modelling and/or interpreting results
• Assessing the hazards and risks of fire and its effects
• Evaluating prevention and protective measures necessary to limit the likelihood and consequences of fire
• Technically understanding the design, installation, maintenance requirements for fire detection, suppression and control philosophies
• Engaging with relevant stakeholder and regulators
• Travelling to client sites throughout the UK and sometimes overseas to ensure the client needs are met
• Developing and maintaining lasting relationships and or frameworks with clients
• Understanding the commercial impact of all decisions and recognising opportunities for business development
• Line management of more junior staff members

Qualifications

• Proven track record for the technical delivery of medium/ large fire engineering projects.
• Proven capability to manage other fire engineers within projects.
• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Fire Engineering or other Engineering discipline
• Detailed understanding/ knowledge of UK regulations and standards (e.g. Approved Document B, BS 9999, BS 9991, PD 7974, etc.)
• Knowledge of other regulatory regimes
• Confident in liaising with design teams, clients, local approving authorities, contractors, and other third parties as required
• Excellent numeracy, report writing and time management skills
• High attention to detail
• Excellent customer service manner, with strong listening and interpersonal skills

What’s in it for you?

Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

What happens next

The selection process is likely to be a two-stage interview process. Each stage may be undertaken via MS Teams or in an RPS office

All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within seven working days

RPS, A Tetra Tech company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market‑leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.