Job Description
The Fire Engineer will be part of the Fire Protection Engineering Team to serve as an expert technical consultant on fire safety, fire prevention, fire protection and life safety engineering issues for internal and external clients. The Fire Engineer will provide expert advice and perform highly advanced complex reviews of plans and specifications for fire protection planning, fire suppression, automatic sprinkler systems, life safety analysis and hazard analysis.
Responsibilities
- Consulting engineering and project management for all fire safety and fire system design aspects of all assigned projects; the reviews of drawings and compliance in accordance with the applicable local and international codes and Preparation of Drawings for schematic design, detailed Design, Construction Drawings and Authority Approvals.
- Develop fire safety plans for evacuation, way finding, firefighting equipment, fire wall ratings, escape widths, etc.
- Write reports detailing rational designs which deviate from the deemed to satisfy rules solutions.
- Prepare and write reports and develop drawings to detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues for new building projects and existing building upgrades.
- Advice architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
- Consult with authorities to discuss fire safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary for projects.
- Meetings with clients, architects and other professional team members.
- Design Standpipe system, automatic sprinkler systems, Hydrant system, fire water reticulation systems etc. and other systems applicable to fire protection.
- Prepare rational fire designs, tender documents and specifications, adjudication reports, concept reports, budgets, fee proposals etc.
- Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as fire water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials in relation to statutory compliance.
- Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection.
- Site inspections and construction monitoring of all fire systems and compile reports on findings.
- Do financial control, payment and valuation certificates, cost reports.
- Financial management of contracts, fee proposals, invoicing, etc.
- Time management and resource management if identified as internal project manager of projects.
Qualifications
- Mechanical / Civils Degree from an accredited university or Fire Technology Degree from an accredited university of technology in fire safety.
- 5-8 years experience in Fire Engineering as well as Consulting Engineering experience would be advantageous.
- Knowledge and experience in all local fire safety codes is key to carrying out code compliant fire safety designs.( (British Standards/Euro Code/NCC of Australia/NFPA)
- Knowledge and experience in other international codes and standards to carry out rational fire designs is also required. E.g. BS 9999, NFPA 101, BS 7974, IFEG, etc.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately
4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than
73,000 globally, in 550
offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones:
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- Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
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