Senior Fire Engineer

at  Wintech Group

ABOUT US

We are looking for highly skilled Fire Engineers to join our established UK based consultancy team and grow their career with Wintech.
At Wintech, you’ll be part of a company known for uncompromising integrity. We strive for an inclusive environment where employees feel safe, engaged, valued and free to create and contribute their ideas.
We are looking for dedicated people to join us on our mission to make a difference.
“Our goal is clear, to make buildings safe & efficient, not just for today, but for a greener, more sustainable tomorrow. Together, we can shape a better world through responsible construction”

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Higher education qualification in engineering or in a fire safety related subject.
• Already Chartered or working towards achieving Chartered Status.
• Demonstrable professional experience in delivering fire and life safety designs and fire engineered solutions for UK-based projects.
• Track record of gaining agreement for prescriptive and performance-based design solutions from approving authorities.
• Experience of delivering a range of fire safety consultancy services within the facade industry.

SKILLS FOR THE JOB

Collaboration skills
Communication skills
Integrity

JOB PURPOSE

The role of a Senior Fire Engineer is to provide Fire Engineering consultancy services, self-manage projects and directly liaise with clients and other interested parties, to effectively meet client’s expectations and actively contribute to the Company’s continued success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Deliver the organisation’s Fire Engineering Consultancy services.
• Represent Wintech for the delivery of Fire Engineering consultancy services.
• Be a Fire Engineering advocate that drives positive innovation and change across the group and wider industry.
• Communicate Fire Engineering knowledge to employees within the group via CPDs or other forms of communication.
• Project management of Fire Engineering client instructions.
• Ensure compliance and stay current with all applicable fire regulations, guidance, and requirements. Keep abreast of pending and future changes.
• Working with clients and engineers to project manage fire engineering projects.
• Informing and supporting design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process.
• Maintaining responsibility for the financial performance and delivery of your projects.
• Representing Wintech at design team meetings, work with approval authorities on designs and proposals.
• Providing appropriate and sustainable fire engineering design solutions to clients.
• Reviewing calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis.
• Managing relationships with internal and external clients, Engineers and other stakeholders.
• Act as the Lead Fire Engineer on Wintech projects.
• Undertake site inspections to existing buildings and new builds to appraise fire safety provisions.
• Writing reports and assist in making remedial measure recommendations where required.
• Provide technical input into EWS1 façade assessments and FRAEW’s.

KEY DUTIES

• Working with clients and engineers to project manage fire engineering projects.
• Informing and supporting design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process.