FIRE ENGINEER

At Work; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

At Work is seeking a Fire Engineer - Building Services to join its Cape Town team. You will develop fire safety and compliance designs for multi-disciplinary construction projects across South Africa and abroad.

You will attend to the full range of design aspects for rational fire designs and sprinkler installations, conduct fire risk analysis, and plan, design, organize, and control complete projects.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in the mechanical building services environment.
• 5 years experience in SANS.
• Deemed to satisfy and rational building fire safety design.
• Experience in designing firefighting equipment, smoke extraction systems, stair pressurization systems, and fire sprinkler systems.
• Experience gained in a consulting environment working on MEP Building Services.
• Registered or planning to obtain ECSA professional registration status.
• Experience in thermal modelling will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire safety & compliance designs for multi-disciplinary construction projects within South Africa and abroad.
• Attend to the full range of design aspects relating to rational fire designs and sprinkler installations.
• Conduct fire risk analysis.
• Plan, design, organize, and control complete projects.
• Manage small to large projects with and without guidance.
• Represent the company in client meetings, site meetings and surveys.
• Assist with tender documentation and general project management administration.
• Develop briefs seeking approval for code equivalency.
• Ensure designs comply with Regulations, Codes of Practice, and statutory requirements including NFPA, BS, SANS, and ASIB.

Skills

Fire safety design

SANS standards

MEP Building Services

Fire sprinkler systems

Thermal modelling

ECSA registration

Regulatory compliance

Job description

A consulting company with offices in Durbanville, Cape Town is looking for a Fire Engineer - Building Services to join their Cape Town team.

Duties & Responsibilities

Developing fire safety & compliance designs for multi-disciplinary construction projects throughout South Africa and abroad.

Attending to the full range of design aspects relating to rational fire designs and sprinkler installations.

Conducting fire risk analysis.

Planning, designing, organizing, and controlling complete projects.

Managing small and medium projects with none or limited guidance.

Managing large projects on an experience-proven basis or as part of the company fire design management team.

Professionally representing the company in client meetings, site meetings, and surveys.

Assisting with the preparation of tender documentation and general project management administration.

Developing briefs seeking approval for code equivalency.

Ensuring that designs comply with Regulations, Codes of Practice, and statutory requirements, including NFPA, BS, SANS, and ASIB.

Minimum Requirements: Experience & Qualification

5 years experience in the mechanical building services environment.

5 years experience in SANS.

Deemed to satisfy and rational building fire safety design.

Design of firefighting equipment, smoke extraction systems, stair pressurization systems, and fire sprinkler systems.

Experience gained in a consulting environment working on MEP Building Services.

Registered or planning to obtain ECSA professional registration status.

Experience in thermal modelling will be advantageous.

All applications to be accompanied by at least two contactable previous employers.