Fire Engineer

Fire Engineer

Based anywhere in UK - Home working encouraged.

• Competitive Salary 
• Payment of relevant Professional Subscription memberships 
• Private Healthcare
• Up to 27 day holiday plus bank holidays with the option of holiday buying or selling. 
• Enhanced pension contributions 
• Enhanced family friendly benefits

Reed Recruitment (Southampton branch ) are recruiting for Fire Engineers of any level for our client who is a successful and award-winning multidisciplinary practice with seven offices across England. They are a Chartered Practice with the RIBA, RICS, CIBSE, BSRIA, RTPI, CIAT as well as the Association for Project Safety.   

Recognised to be industry leaders in fire safety consultancy and in January 2023, in May 2023 they were awarded the FRAEW Hardship Framework by Homes England which is a national appointment. In addition to these appointments they are working with Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Developers, commercial portfolio holders and residential management companies providing Fire Engineering services, 

The Role 

Their current Fire Engineering commissions include Fire Engineering reports on design projects for our architectural and building services engineering team and working with our 30+ strong building surveying team undertaking EWS1/FRAEW surveys.

Working from home is encouraged although they would like individuals to be within commuting distance from one of our offices to ensure they feel part of the team. 

Professional Qualifications/Skills

• An undergraduate degree in Fire Engineering or a suitable equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate qualification;
• A Chartered Fire Engineer is preferred, however any equivalent recognised qualification will be considered for candidates;
• Strong knowledge of UK legislation, standards and regulations, for example, BS9999, RRFSO, PAS79, PAS7, BS7974 and Building Regulations as well as knowledge of other regulatory regimes;
• Have experience of undertaking EWS1 survey reports / FRAEW’s;
• Understanding of the DLUHC guidelines regarding external wall systems along with the Building Regulations, or the ability to learn this very quickly;
• Experience of undertaking fire risk assessments across a variety of property types ranging from education, residential, healthcare, industrial and commercial;
• Experience of fire integrity / compartmentation surveys to identify breaches, proposed remedial repairs through to preparation of specification and design;

Person Specification 

• Demonstrate a positive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results. 
• Strong work ethic, creative problem solving and interpersonal skills, research and report writing abilities and good knowledge of the regulations;
• Able to work as part of a team and lead a team, checking and authorising Fire Engineering work;
• A track record of working with teams and prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines;Ability to successfully lead on and manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner;
• Strong track record in management of projects from inception to completion;
• Client facing, ensuring high standards of technical delivery;
• Excellent administration skills and good use of the English language;
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office / Google software;
• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have your own vehicle.