The Keegans Group are looking for an Associate Director Fire Engineer within the Compliance and Safety Team. They provide fire safety support and advice and assist in the delivery of appropriate fire safety advice.

This role reports to the Director of Compliance and Safety and you will be expected to collaborate with other members of the C&S Division.

This is a full time/permanent position with a preference for someone in London but will consider applications nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Attending and supporting project meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders – assisting in providing fire safety guidance and providing recommendations.
• Reviewing design information, including drawings, stage reports and specifications, and providing fire safety related comments and advice. Preparing and issuing technical reports and guidance notes related to fire safety issues which may impact on our projects or the services we provide our clients.
• Carrying out and assisting research into the fire safety implications of new technologies, materials, approaches, and changing regulation. Providing support and guidance in relation to the completed research. 
• Carrying out and assisting qualitative and/or quantitative risk assessments and presenting to stakeholders, to enable informed decision-making.
• Cultivating, understanding, and maintaining a trusted internal network across the organisation.
• Generating fire safety strategy reports for projects for new and existing buildings.
• Undertaking Reviews, and peer review of External Walls to PAS 9980 guidance.
• Assisting in the updating and maintaining of internal best practice guidance and documentation. Assisting in the generating of proposals, as required, for design or research services.
• Preparing general technical guidance notes in relation Fire Safety to support other members of the group in providing code compliant designs. Presenting at Group Knowledge Café’s or CPD sessions.
• Managing project records using the Deltek project management system, including management of agreed fees and forecasting of fee income for own projects. Prepare and issue fee invoicing.
• Ensuring contracts are in place for instructed work with clients and subconsultants.
• Managing and developing a team of Senior and Fire Engineers including line management responsibility undertaking personal development reviews and appraisals, and one to ones.
• Lead weekly team meetings identifying and managing resource needs including identifying recruitment needs

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant Degree/Master’s Degree in construction or engineering such as Surveying, Fire Safety Engineering etc.
• Professional Membership with the RICS, CABE or IFE/IFSM
• Significant years’ experience in fire engineering, or related discipline role. With desirable experience in fire engineering or façade fire engineering.
• Experience with BIM, AutoCAD or similar to carry out design and design reviews.
• CFD-based modelling, quantitative probalitics/reliability analysis. Experience with the use of FDS, or similar, to carry out data analysis, automation, and/or model development
• Worked with and experience of regulatory and guidance frameworks including Building Regulations, The Fire Safety Act, Building Safety Act, BS 9991 and 9999 etc.
• Managing your own workload, tasks, and time to meet agreed deadlines.
• Where applicable, assisting the Director of Safety and Compliance.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer registration of the Engineering Council with the IFE

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