Fire Protection Support Engineer

QCS Staffing; Cork; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing seeks a Fire Protection Support Engineer for a Cork-based, 12-month Life Sciences project. You will review fire protection design deliverables and ensure compliance with EN and NFPA standards, supporting permits and approvals as the design evolves.

You will engage with authorities, review third-party submittals, and address construction queries, helping to safeguard the fire strategy while the project progresses toward commissioning and handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in fire/ mechanical engineering.
• Experience with industrial/pharma capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Review fire protection design deliverables against EN and NFPA codes and client standards.
• Coordinate with authorities and regional fire service for permits and documentation.
• Resolve construction-phase fire protection queries and design changes.
• Support inspection, testing, and witnessing programs with insurers and authorities.

Skills

Fire protection design

NFPA standards

Design review

Vendor submittals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering or related

Job description

Fire Protection Support Engineer – Cork, Ireland – Initial 12-Month Contract – Life Sciences

Looking for your next project? We’re looking for a Fire Protection Support Engineer to join a high-impact pharmaceutical project located near Cork. With major capital investment experience driving various facility build projects. This is a unique assignment for a Fire Protection Support Engineer to support a global leader in the life sciences market and play a key role in shaping the future of advanced manufacturing.

What You’ll Deliver

• Review fire protection design deliverables fire strategy, hydraulic calculations, layouts, specifications and datasheets against EN and NFPA codes, FM Global data sheets and client engineering standards; track comments to closure.
• Support engagement with the competent authority and the regional fire service with technical documentation and track fire-related permit conditions through design.
• Resolve construction-phase fire protection queries and design changes, protecting the fire strategy as the design evolves in the field.
• Support inspection and test planning hydrostatic and flushing tests, fire pump acceptance, alarm cause-and-effect testing and the witness programme with the insurer and authority.

Experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive fire protection engineering on industrial, pharmaceutical or other high-hazard capital projects, from design through construction.
• Working knowledge of EN fire protection standards (e.g., EN 12845, EN 54) and NFPA codes (e.g., NFPA 13, 20, 72).
• Experience reviewing third-party design and vendor submittals and driving comments to closure.