Senior Reactor Island Fire Protection Engineer/Senior Fire Engineer

QuEST Global Services Pte. Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Reactor Island Fire Protection Engineer. The role involves overseeing fire safety for nuclear facilities, managing a team, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates possess strong knowledge of fire safety codes and have experience in project management. The position requires UK or EU citizenship or a valid work permit.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of nuclear safety codes and standards.
• Experience in design for fire suppression and detection systems.
• Strong understanding of fire safety management and oversight.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of fire safety engineers and foster improvement.
• Create and implement comprehensive fire safety plans.
• Coordinate technical interfaces with stakeholders.

Skills

Nuclear facilities knowledge

Fire safety standards

Suppression and compartmentalization expertise

Effective communication

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Senior Reactor Island Fire Protection Engineer / Senior Fire Engineer, United Kingdom

Client: QuEST Global Services Pte. Ltd

Location: United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 0e33d317356d

Job Views: 64

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest-growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary organization, driven by aspiration, hunger, and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses who believe that engineering can make the impossible, possible; innovators inspired by technology and innovation, and driven to design, develop, and test as trusted partners for Fortune 500 customers.

As a diverse team of engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that believes in collective success and learning from failures, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Characteristics and Skills:

• This role reports to the Reactor Island Containment/Fire Systems Group Lead and focuses on conventional and life fire safety, with knowledge of internal hazards and nuclear fire safety regulations.
• Manage and coach a small team of fire safety engineers, fostering continuous improvement and providing technical supervision, direction, and coaching.
• Create, oversee, and implement comprehensive fire safety plans for nuclear facilities.
• Develop design solutions considering operational experience to ensure reliable, cost-effective, high-quality designs, including evacuation plans, detection, suppression, alarms, compartmentalization, and firefighting access/facilities, adhering to industry standards and best practices.
• Produce and verify high-quality outputs such as:
• Base design for fire protection
• Fire Safety Strategies Documents (site or building level)
• ALARP demonstrations
• Standards and Codes Analysis of Suitability
• Gap Management Reports
• Fire system design documentation, including specifications, P&IDs, equipment lists, and calculations.
• Plan and ensure timely, within-budget project deliverables that meet quality standards, progressing through technical reviews and supporting project gates.
• Coordinate technical interfaces with stakeholders in HVAC, layout, systems integration, control and instrumentation, and safety to achieve cohesive technical solutions.

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

• Comprehensive knowledge of nuclear facilities and fire safety codes, standards, and protection systems (e.g., BS9999).
• Experience in suppression, compartmentalization, smoke control, fire barriers, alarms, and detection system design.
• Ability to identify and explain legislative shortcomings and deviations.
• Knowledge of the nuclear industry domain.
• Experience in defining work programs or projects and delivering within program objectives and budgets.

Desired Skills:

• Good communication skills in English (oral & written) and interpersonal skills.
• Customer focus and ability to build relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Organizational agility.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Logical thinking.
• Effective time management.

Disclaimer: Due to the nature of work, candidates should be UK citizens, EU citizens, or hold a valid work permit. For further information, contact us.