Senior Engineer: Fire & Life Safety

Overview

Responsibilities

• Conduct and document suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments across various premises
• Identify fire hazards, ignition sources, fuel loads, occupancy characteristics, and vulnerable occupants
• Assign risk ratings and proportionate control measures
• Produce clear, prioritized significant findings and action plans with defined owners, target dates, and escalation triggers
• Maintain the fire risk assessment programme and review cycle
• Deliver a planned, risk-based programme of fire and life safety inspections and technical audits
• Inspect means of escape, compartmentation, fire stopping, structural fire protection, signage, and emergency lighting
• Verify statutory and contractual inspection, testing, and maintenance regimes
• Record deficiencies with clear code and standard references, photographic evidence, risk ranking, and required corrective actions
• Audit tenant, operator, contractor, and event fit-outs against client fire and life safety requirements
• Monitor hot work, temporary works, fire watch, impairment, and construction fire safety permit regimes
• Act as a tactical commander for fire, evacuation, and life safety incidents

Requirements

• Experience in fire engineering and life safety systems
• Ability to conduct fire risk assessments and develop risk management plans
• Knowledge of international fire engineering practices and relevant standards
• Experience in conducting fire and life safety inspections and audits
• Ability to manage compliance with relevant standards and regulations
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills
• Experience in incident command and tactical response
• Ability to develop and implement fire strategies
• Leadership and management experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Proven experience in fire engineering and life safety systems
• Knowledge of international fire engineering practices and relevant standards
• Experience in conducting fire and life safety inspections and audits
• Ability to manage compliance with relevant standards and regulations
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills
• Experience in incident command and tactical response
• Ability to develop and implement fire strategies
• Leadership and management experience