Senior Fire Engineer: Lead High-Rise Fire Safety

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Rochester; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in Rochester, Kent seeks a Senior Fire Engineer to lead challenging fire safety projects, develop innovative strategies, and influence design and safety decisions for complex buildings.

You will oversee high-rise and commercial developments, manage client relationships, and ensure compliance with Building Regulations, Building Safety Act, and related requirements while advancing your leadership and technical expertise.

Formación

• Degree in Fire Engineering, Structural Engineering or a relevant STEM discipline.
• At least five years’ experience within a UK engineering consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of British Standards, fire safety legislation and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with fire and smoke modelling software, including FDS and Pathfinder.
• Excellent communication, client management and project leadership skills.
• Chartered Engineer status, or a commitment to achieving CEng through the IFE or CIBSE.

Responsabilidades

• Leading fire strategies for complex, high-rise residential and commercial developments.
• Overseeing CFD smoke modelling, evacuation simulations and advanced fire engineering calculations.
• Advising on structural fire protection, compartmentation and passive fire safety.
• Navigating UK Building Regulations, Approved Document B, the Building Safety Act and relevant Building Safety Regulator requirements.
• Coordinating Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 submissions for applicable Higher-Risk Buildings.
• Managing client relationships, project programmes, fee budgets and technical deliverables.
• Undertaking site inspections and overseeing Regulation 38 fire safety information handovers.

Conocimientos

Project leadership

Client management

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Educación

Fire/Structural/ STEM degree

Chartered Engineer status or CEg aspirations

Herramientas

FDS

Pathfinder

Descripción del empleo

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in Rochester, Kent seeks a Senior Fire Engineer to lead challenging fire safety projects, develop innovative strategies, and influence design and safety decisions for complex buildings.

You will oversee high-rise and commercial developments, manage client relationships, and ensure compliance with Building Regulations, Building Safety Act, and related requirements while advancing your leadership and technical expertise.