Principal/ATD Fire Engineer

TN Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Principal or Associate Technical Director in Fire Engineering to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to collaborate with talented fire safety engineers on a diverse range of projects, focusing on developing fire engineering strategies and ensuring regulatory compliance. With the opportunity to work remotely and occasional travel to the Dublin office, this position is perfect for those passionate about fire safety and engineering. Join a company committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, where your contributions will help shape a safer future for all.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of proven experience in fire engineering.
• Familiarity with relevant codes and standards like NFPA and BS.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire engineering strategies and conduct fire risk assessments.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure compliance with fire safety regulations.
• Inspect and assess existing buildings for fire safety.

Skills

Fire Engineering

Fire Risk Assessments

Regulatory Compliance

Fire Safety Management Plans

Means of Escape Analysis

Understanding of Fire Safety Legislation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering

Master's degree in Fire Engineering

Qualifications recognized by a professional engineering body

Job description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

We are looking for a skilled Principal or Associate Technical Director in Fire Engineering to join our Dublin office, where you will form an integral part of our growing team of dynamic fire safety engineers. In this role, you will be working collaboratively with a team of highly skilled fire safety engineers to design and implement fire safety measures across a wide portfolio of projects. The candidate will have the option to work remotely with infrequent travel to the Dublin office and to site as required.

Responsibilities:

• Developing fire engineering strategies
• Conducting fire risk assessments
• Liaising with project stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance
• Undertaking fire safety engineering work in Ireland, with potential support for design projects in the UK
• Development of Fire Safety Strategy reports through RIBA stages of Design
• Preparation of fire safety and disability access applications
• Means of escape Analysis (ASET) (RSET)
• Development of Fire Safety Management Plans and Fire Safety statements
• Inspection and assessment of existing buildings and infrastructure
• Assessment and understanding of Irish and UK fire safety legislation and standards applied to buildings, such as TG Document B, TG Document M, Approved Document B (AD B), BS, CIBSE Guide E

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Engineering or related field (Open to Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Civil Engineering, Scientific or other numeric degrees)
• Qualifications should be recognised by a professional engineering body
• Ideally a Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership
• Proven experience (3-5 years and above) in fire engineering
• Familiarity with relevant codes and standards (e.g., NFPA, BS, EN)

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.