Senior Fire Engineer Group 11 – Fire Consultancy Head Office – Orpington, London Hybrid Remote Full Time

CalfordSeaden LLP

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy. We provide a definitive range of services to the UK building and construction industry covering civil & structural engineering, building & quantity surveying, clerk of works, project management, employers agent, architecture, mechanical & electrical engineering, sustainability, building information modelling, development monitoring, expert witness, rights of light, party wall and health & safety.

The role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Fire Engineer to develop the Fire Consultancy Services within an award winning multi-disciplinary consultancy, ranked 35 th in the top 150 consultancies.

We are currently looking for a full time Senior Fire Engineer to join our Fire Consultancy Team and to expand the services offered to our clients, who range from a variety of Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Developers, commercial portfolio holders and residential management companies.

The position offers you the ability to take a leading role in the practices development in this sector with excellent potential for career progression.

You will be relied upon to help promote the practice and continue to develop and maintain client relationships, as you further develop the fire engineering team to further support the multidisciplinary offering.

What you will be doing:

• Undertaking all tasks that would reasonably be expected of a Fire Engineer under all RIBA stages in line with the FIA Scope of Works for the Fire Engineer, ensuring compliance with UK regulations and industry standards.
• Staying current with national and local fire safety codes and standards and ensuring that all fire protection systems and procedures meet regulatory requirements.
• Undertaking regular inspections, preparing reports, and providing recommendations for improvements or upgrades as needed.
• Assisting in the development of the Fire Consultancy Services, including assisting with marketing, training of co-workers, reporting to partners etc.
• Assisting other members of the practice in all matters relating to Fire Engineering.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records on the companies document management system.
• Communicating with all stakeholders and leading design teams as required to successfully manage complex projects from inception to completion.

Qualifications

• To be a Chartered Fire Engineer (CEng).
• To be a full member of the IFE (MIFireE)
• Further memberships and accreditations with other relevant professional organisations.

Knowledge

• Proven experience as a Fire Engineer, with a strong track record of successful project implementation.
• In-depth knowledge of UK fire safety regulations and codes, for example, BS 9991 / BS 9999, RRFSO, PAS 79, PAS 9980, BS 7974 and Approved Document B.

Skills

• Strong background in fire safety with the ability to not only appraise a scheme to satisfy the requirements of ADB and/or BS 9991 / BS 9999 but also to provide a Fire Engineered alternative solution following the framework of BS 7974, including full justification, and supporting calculations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Experienced at liaison with Local Authorities, Building Safety Regulator, construction professionals, Architects and Local Fire and Rescue Services and be able to communicate effectively and collaboratively with the design team.
• Ability to work independently and complete all tasks that would reasonably be expected of a Fire Engineer under all RIBA stages in line with the FIA Scope of Works for the Fire Engineer.
• Proficient use of IT skills, including Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & MS Teams.
• Full UK Licence and access to a vehicle for travel

Our Vision:

To be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment

Our values, which are:

Collaboration – being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential

Being Yourself – being true to ourselves and other and celebrating differences

Social Value – recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact

Excellence – Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do

Support – providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our people

Integrity – being honest and doing the right thing

are integral to everything we do and are reflective of our interaction with each other, our clients, our wider stakeholders and how we approach our work and present ourselves.

Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best results and are ultimately why our clients choose to work with us time and time again.

Wellbeing and Inclusion are at the forefront of our people strategy, and we are now happy to offer hybrid working on 95% of our roles and have recently committed to enhanced Family Leave schemes (after a qualifying period). We also invest heavily in Leadership and Management Development and Female Leadership Programmes. We are passionate about encouraging more diversity within the construction industry and are looking at apprenticeship and schools outreach programmes as part of our strategy.

If you are aligned to our values and are a talented and commercially mindedSenior Fire Engineer, please apply, or if this job isn’t quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within construction consultancy, please send us your CV for one of our future roles.

Training and Development

The Practice is keen to assist individuals in developing work related professional interests. The Practice takes training seriously, providing practical and financial assistance to all personnel.

Calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to and support the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training and service delivery.

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: List of Documents

The Practice is required under this Act to ensure that all Employees have the right to work in the UK and the right to do the work offered.

At interview all potential Employees must provide one of the original documents set out in List A or two of the original documents in the combinations given in List B (Please see Supporting Document 1). It is not necessary to produce documents from both lists.

Photocopies of documents provided will be retained on the successful applicant’s file.

This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and may include other duties and responsibilities as may be determined. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works.

Under General Data Protection Act 2018 all employees are responsible for records held, created or used as part of their work for calfordseaden, whether paper-based or electronic, which also includes emails. Records should be managed and stored appropriately and should in all cases comply with the requirements of the ACT.

The appointment is subject to proof of the attainment of any qualifications deemed essential to the post and used as a basis for shortlisting and selection. Failure to provide evidence of the required qualifications will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.