Principal Fire Consultant

Cundall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Principal Fire Consultant

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The TeamCundall’s Fire Safety Engineering team''s mission is to play a key role in making sure that a building’s fire protection not only complies with the relevant legislation, but also provides a safe environment in the most cost-effective manner, without compromising the architectural integrity of the overall building design.

The RoleThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Principal level Fire Safety Engineer to join our Bristol office, to play a key role in the leadership and delivery of fire safety engineering design services across a variety of sectors including entertainment, healthcare, education, retail, commercial and tall buildings.

In this role, you will take responsibility for the design of fire safety engineering solutions including:

Feasibility Studies for master-planning and concept design stages

Fire Safety Strategies to ensure early approval from authorities

Advanced Fire Safety Design to demonstrate fire safety engineering compliance

Fire Strategy Drawings for more detailed designs

Expert advice and support during the Statutory Approval and construction process

Evacuation Strategies and modelling software

Smoke Management and modelling software

Structural Fire Engineering

Optimisation of Fire Safety Systems

Fire Risk Management and Assessment

Fire Investigation

The successful candidate will also assist with the preparation of fee proposal documents and fee calculations, monitor and manage resourcing requirements for projects, as well as review and verify designs produced by other team members, providing feedback as required and signing off designs.

Your role will be crucial to the successful delivery of innovative design solutions for significant building projects in the MENA region, and you will take ownership and responsibility for training and mentoring more junior members of the team.

This role is open to any of our UK offices.

The SkillsEducated to degree level in a related discipline and either a Chartered engineer or already working towards chartership, you will have gained substantial relevant experience in Fire Safety Engineering design within a building services context and have proven your technical understanding in relevant design software.

Having gained practical experience in working to British Standards, NFPA, IBC, IFC and a performance-based design approach, you understand the role of fire safety engineering for the built environment and have a passion for providing excellence in fire safety engineering design.

Given the collaborative and client-focused nature of this role, excellent communication skills are essential.

Job DescriptionYour career at Cundall

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That’s why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.

Attributes

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Design, Consulting, and Engineering

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