Fire Engineer
Bennett & Game are delighted to represent an industry leading and well-established, multi-disciplinary Top 150 consultancy based in Birmingham, with national coverage through 10 offices, who are currently seeking an ambitious Fire Engineer to join their expanding team. With a legacy spanning over 50 years, our client has grown to a team of over 180 professionals. They work across a diverse range of projects, spanning Residential, Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Commercial, and Public Sector developments. Our client are receptive in their search and looking for more than 1 Fire Engineer to join the team, so candidates from Junior to Principal level are encouraged to apply.
The Practice has been providing Fire Engineering services for a number of years and have a strong desire to further develop their fire engineering team to further support their multidisciplinary offering. The candidate will be relied upon to help promote the practice and continue to develop and maintain client relationships.
Fire Engineer Position Overview
Able to work as part of a team, checking and authorising fire engineering work
prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
Ability to successfully lead on and manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
Management of projects from inception to completion
Client facing position – ensuring high standards of technical delivery
Producing Fire engineering reports on design projects for architectural and building services engineering teams
Working with 30+ strong building surveying team undertaking EWS1/FRAEW surveysFire Engineer Position Requirements
Degree in Fire Engineering or a suitable equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate qualification or Chartered Building Surveyor
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;
Full UK Licence and access to a vehicle for travelFire Engineer Position Remuneration
Competitive salary (£60,000 – £85,000 DOE, potentially more for a more senior / Chartered candidate)
Close mentoring and progression opportunities
25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday, holiday increases with service
Ability to purchase and sell holiday
Professional fees paid for
Enhanced pension scheme
Private healthcare
Social office- team building exercises
Cycle to work scheme
Sick pay insurance
Life insurance
Critical illness cover
Opportunity to work on high-profile, critical national infrastructure projects.
Support for continued professional development (CPD).
Obtain a key role in a growing and competent team at the forefront of the new building safety regime.
Other company benefits to be discussed at interview stagesBennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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