Snr Fire Engineer

SUMMARY:
Looking for a Senior Fire Engineer (to be based in Cape Town). Join a large Engineering Consulting Firm!

POSITION INFO:
The Fire Engineer will be responsible for the project management for all fire safety and fire system design aspects of all assigned projects. They will also form a critical part of the fire team as a whole and work together with the other fire engineers, technicians, and BIM Modeler.

Responsibilities:

• Consulting engineering and project management for all fire safety and fire system design aspects of all assigned projects.
• Develop fire safety plans for evacuation, way finding, firefighting equipment, fire rated construction, escape widths, etc. including the use of value-added methods such as computer-aided hydraulic design, CFD analysis, evacuation modelling.
• Write reports detailing rational designs that deviate from the DTS solutions.
• Assist junior engineers with technical designs and queries.
• Meetings with clients, architects and other professional team members.
• Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend deviations as necessary for projects.
• Design fire detection, sprinkler systems, gas suppression, smoke control systems, etc. including the use of value-added methods such as computer-aided hydraulic design, CFD analysis
• Prepare tender documents and specifications for various fire protection systems and adjudication reports etc.
• Site inspections and construction monitoring.
• Financial management of contracts, fee proposals, invoicing, etc.
• Fee proposals, time management, resource management, etc. of projects.

• Minimum BEng / BSc / BTech Degree from an accredited University.
• Professional Registration with ECSA (Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng).
• 5 -10 years’ experience in fire engineering.
• Experience within the Consulting Engineering industry advantageous.
• Must have a valid Code B driver’s licenses and own mode of transportation.
• Willing to travel nationally and internationally as and when required.
• Data centre experience will be highly advantageous.