Fire & Wet Services Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop fire protection and wet services systems for commercial industrial healthcare residential and institutional projects.
• Prepare detailed engineering designs calculations specifications and technical reports.
• Design fire protection systems including:
  • Automatic sprinkler systems
  • Hydrant and hose reel systems
  • Fire pumps and pump rooms
  • Water storage tanks
  • Fire detection system coordination
  • Smoke control interface coordination
• Design wet services systems including:
  • Domestic cold and hot water reticulation
  • Sanitary drainage and sewer systems
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Rainwater harvesting systems
  • Water storage and booster systems
• Coordinate multidisciplinary designs with Mechanical Electrical Structural and Architectural teams.
• Ensure compliance with relevant South African National Standards (SANS) municipal regulations and building codes.
• Attend design coordination meetings client meetings and site inspections.
• Review shop drawings and contractor submissions.
• Provide construction support during installation testing commissioning and project close-out.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians where required.

Minimum Requirements:

• BEng/BSc/BTech in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Fire Protection and Wet Services design within a consulting engineering environment.
• Experience delivering building services projects from concept through construction.
• Valid drivers licence.
• Willingness to travel to project sites when required.

Advantageous:

• Professional registration with ECSA (Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng) or eligibility to register.
• Experience with Green Building initiatives and sustainable water management.
• Experience working on large commercial healthcare data centre industrial or mixed-use developments.