Senior Engineer - Fire Protection

Jacobs; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Extended leave options

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a highly experienced Fire Protection Design Lead in Mumbai to guide the full scope of fire protection engineering, from basis of design to procurement and QA. You will mentor a team of designers, review 2D/3D outputs, and coordinate with clients and vendors to ensure safety compliance and on-schedule delivery.

The role requires deep knowledge of NFPA standards, NBC and related regulations, plus hands-on software skills (AutoCAD, Revit).

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with extensive exposure to Fire Protection projects.
• Knowledge of NBC, IS, TAC, NFPA and FMG requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire protection system engineering activities in line with company procedures.
• Prepare design basis reports, master plans, and schematics for fire protection.
• Provide technical guidance to designers and drafters; review 2D/3D layouts and MTOs.
• Coordinate with clients; ensure timely delivery of designs, requisitions and deliverables.
• Oversee procurement, tender drawings, and specification reviews for fire protection items.

Skills

Communication

Client liaison

Team leadership

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Microsoft Office

PipeNET

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

• Leading the entire Fire protection system Engineering activities to carry out fire design work based on standard company procedure / other procedures, methods outlined.
• Should be able to prepare Basis of Design for, Master Plan, Concept, Schematics, fire tank and pump room planning.
• Technical guidance to Designers/Draughts persons to carry out Fire Protection design work as per the requirements of the Project.
• Material specification knowledge all fire protection items to prepare BOQ.
• Should be able to do cost estimation of fire Package.
• Procurement activity for fire protection items covering preparation of enquiry specification, review of technical offer and preparation of TR, preparation of order specifications.
• Guiding a team of designers in 2D / 3D engineering, review of 3D model and review of layouts and MTOs extracted from the model.
• Participate in discussions with the client, as necessary.
• Timely completion of designs, requisitions, and engineering deliverables.
• Working within company manhours and budgets.
• Meet client expectations and maintain long-term relationship with client. Attend to clients feedback and any complaints.
• Visiting sites for residual engineering / resolving site queries.
• Coordination with various stake holders like Client / various internal disciplines like projects / Piping / mechanical / architect / civil / vendors for effective engineering management.
• Fire Protection engineering activities to carry out All fire Protection design work based on NFPA, TAC, NBC standard / Insurance agency Standard like FNG, AXA, GAP etc. for industrial projects.
• Should possess a very strong communication skill..
• Manage the PHE & Fire fighting-Mechanical design team & QA of Mechanical design
• Mechanical Design- Fire Protection System & Plumbing services.
• Preparation of overall scheme with design basis report.
• Calculation (Heat Load, Pressure Loss, Pipe Sizing, Water demand- raw and potable water, flow requirement, pump sizing, pit sizing, drain pipes and channel sizing, seepage and sewage calculation, RWH calculation and other required relevant calculations)
• MEP Co-ordination, Schematic, Drawings preparation, Equipment selection and sizing.
• Design of Fire Protection System as per national and international standard.
• Preparation of Tender Drawings, Technical Specs and Rate Analysis.
• MEP Design coordination with Client, Vendor, and other stakeholders.
• Software - Naviswork, Revit(Basic) & AutoCAD(Basic)

Here’s what you’ll need

• A degree in Mechanical Discipline with Minimum 14 years in Fire protection Department of an Engineering consultancy organization specializing projects in Food or Pharmaceuticals and Site master planning of such projects. Candidate should possess knowledge in carrying out basic and detailed engineering work. The experience can be from any Pharmaceutical/ Biotech/Food projects/chemical/Batteries.
• Be able to provide solutions with very little inputs from clients.
• Have working knowledge with Standards such as NBC, IS, TAC, NFPA and FMG requirements.
• Compulsory user knowledge of Software such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Office.
• Preferred user knowledge of additional Software tools such as Autodesk Revit, Auto CAD-2015
• Knowledge of Hydraulic Calculation Software Like Pipe net.
• Be open to get training on in house tools and proprietary software and tools and utilize for efficient workflow in organization.
• Reviewing all aspects of design and construction for consistency and safety.

• Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.
• We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations. Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you. At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts! We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.