Principal Fire Engineer
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Job Title: Principal Fire Engineer
Location: Remote OR Hybrid from our offices in Manchester/London
Bureau Veritas is looking for a Principal Fire Engineerto join our team of industry leading experts providing high quality technical guidance and innovative solutions for a diverse client base.
The role will involve providing comprehensive fire engineering services throughout all stages of building design construction and operation ensuring the current standards and codes of practice are used throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities include:
- Delivery of fire consultancy services along with fire strategy reports with minimal support from associate engineers:
- Delivery of specialised reports.
- Project team role: Lead Project Director
- Mentor and provide technical fire safety advice to junior members of the team.
- Undertake leadership responsibilities on larger projects/framework
- Respond to clients in a timely manner
- Engage with challenging clients in a professional manner under pressure
- Display an excellent record of commercial awareness and responsibility:
- Undertake business development responsibilities when applicable.
- Review and approve fee proposals.
- Contribute to the weekly technical CPD with relevant topic presentations.
- Attend management and leadership meetings as required and contribute feedback for team growth and development.
Candidate requirements include:
- Degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent engineering qualification. A Masters in Fire Engineering or Engineering will be an advantage
- Significant experince infire engineering
- Excellent understanding of UK legislation standards and guidance such as Building Regulations Approved Document B BS 9999 BS 9991 BS 7974 Scottish guidance
- Experience of site visits/inspection for existing buildings and during construction
- Effective communication skills
- Customer focused and strong interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and good report writing skills
- Strives to improve performance and uses innovative methods to get there
- Up to date CPD records and working towards achieving IFE chartership.
- Have extensive experience with HRBs
Bureau Veritas can offer:
- Competitive salary
- 25 daysholiday 8bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays plus an option to carry over 5 days
- Combined pension contributions ofup to 12%
- Share in Success company bonus scheme - We recognise that overall business success is due to the contribution made by every employee
- Annual Salary review
- Flexible benefits scheme to suit what is important to you including Life Cover Private health care Dental Care GymFlex Techscheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
- Excellent career development and progression opportunities
- The opportunity to lead on a variety of large challenging and exciting projects for high profile clients including some of the worlds most recognised brands; and
- A long list of awards recognition including Top Employer seven years in a row and continued success in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
