Fire Safety Engineer

Job description

Regent Fire Consultants have an exciting opportunity for a Fire Safety Engineer to join our team and help us in continuing to offer high quality and excellent service across our projects. Come on board and be involved in new and exciting projects while working with a diverse client base. The successful candidate will work alongside highly skilled Fire Safety Engineers and Fire Safety Consultants with a wealth of experience and proven track record of driving results for our ever-growing client base. As a result, this role offers the potential for professional growth, development and career progression. Applicants will be fully supported in progressing to Chartered Engineer status. Now is a great time to join us, our United Kingdom and Ireland teams have been appointed to some truly impressive projects in a wide range of sectors including commercial, industrial, educational, residential and healthcare.

About Us:

Regent Fire Consultants specialises in Fire Safety Engineering, Forensic Investigation as well as all aspects of Fire Safety from our UK and Republic of Ireland offices. Our portfolio includes projects such as Battersea Power Station and Lucent, Piccadilly Lights in the heart of London. Our organisation is firmly committed to our clients whom we work closely with to ensure a collaborative and transparent approach to all projects. We deliver high quality service to our clients and pride ourselves on being a transparent, honest and professional organisation. We ensure our team is competent, confident in their own abilities, and equipped to support our clients achieve legislative compliance. Our expert team has a wealth of experience within the Fire and Rescue Service, Forensics, Engineering and Fire Safety fields.

Summary of responsibilities for this role (which you will be fully supported with):

• Provide continuous high quality fire safety services to our customers/clients.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate fire safety engineering assessment and strategy reports in accordance with legislative and insurer requirements, relevant standards and industry guidance for all types of buildings including fire engineered and complex buildings.
• Building safety case development under the Building Safety Act.
• Accurate mark-up of architectural drawings by applying relevant guidance for various buildings and infrastructure projects.
• Carry out site familiarisation, compliance and assessment visits.
• Provide sound and relevant professional opinion on key fire safety/engineering matters to customers/clients/colleagues both orally and in writing.
• Review, analyse and report on technical documentation and fire safety strategies prepared by colleagues and other organisations.
• Prepare technical fire safety engineering analysis such as CFD modelling, structural fire engineering, evacuation modelling etc.
• Liaise with enforcing and approving authorities such as Fire and Rescue Service, Building Control etc. where necessary.
• Represent Regent Fire Consultants at design team meetings with design team members and approving authorities involved in building design and construction.
• Provide independent technical advice and opinion on legislative fire criminal matters and risk mitigation and dispute resolution matters under civil litigation proceedings.

Qualifications:

Here’s what you will need;

• Bachelor Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering (Fire, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, or similar).
• Where the postholder does not hold a Fire Engineering Degree, a minimum of Level 4 Diploma in Fire Science and Fire Safety or Fire Engineering Design (or equivalent) is required.
• Working towards or have achieved minimum EngTech registration with the Engineering Council through the Institution of Fire Engineers (or equivalent ) or Engineering Technician with Engineers Ireland (or equivalent).
• Candidates will ideally be working towards Chartered Engineer status with the Engineering Council or Engineers Ireland but this is not essential for the role application. The postholder will be supported through the process to achieve Chartered Engineer status.
• You must have the right to work in the UK/European Union to be considered for this position.

Why you should join Regent Fire Consultants:

Regent Fire Consultants is a growing organisation at the forefront of some of the most exciting projects. You will be fully supported in your role to gain knowledge and experience in fire safety and fire engineering, and if you wish forensic fire investigation. You will have the opportunity to gain career advancement with an established framework which clearly defines expectations and opportunities for promotion. While we are currently recruiting a full-time position, we support and encourage a work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We are happy to discuss home working, hybrid and flexible working hours/patterns and locations to suit both you and the company.

Our Culture and Benefits:

• Competitive rates of pay;
• Pension;
• Holiday entitlement;
• Vehicle/travel allowance;
• Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career;
• Flexible working options;
• Support with learning;
• Development and career progression;
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity;
• Reimbursement of annual professional membership subscription. 
• Regent Fire Consultants are an equal opportunities employer. We recognise, value and support talent, so you’ll be inspired to create ideas, share solutions and deliver meaningful outcomes that will make a real difference to our clients and our communities. Regent Fire Consultants are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture representative of the communities we serve. We look forward to receiving applications from all backgrounds.