Job Description
Bennett & Game are delighted to represent an industry leading and well-established, multi-disciplinary Top 150 consultancy based in Manchester, with national coverage through 10 offices, who are currently seeking an ambitious Fire Engineer to join their expanding team. With a legacy spanning over 50 years, our client has grown to a team of over 180 professionals. They work across a diverse range of projects, spanning Residential, Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Commercial, and Public Sector developments.
Our client are receptive in their search and looking for more than 1 Fire Engineer to join the team, so candidates from Junior to Principal level are encouraged to apply.\n\nThe Practice has been providing Fire Engineering services for a number of years and have a strong desire to further develop their fire engineering team to further support their multidisciplinary offering. The candidate will be relied upon to help promote the practice and continue to develop and maintain client relationships.\n\nFire Engineer Position Overview\n\nAble to work as part of a team, checking and authorising fire engineering work\nprioritising workloads and delivering deadlines\nAbility to successfully lead on and manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner\nManagement of projects from inception to completion\nClient facing position - ensuring high standards of technical delivery\nProducing Fire engineering reports on design projects for architectural and building services engineering teams\nWorking with 30+ strong building surveying team undertaking EWS1/FRAEW surveysFire Engineer Position Requirements\n\nDegree in Fire Engineering or a suitable equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate qualification or Chartered Building Surveyor\nStrong knowledge of UK legislation, standards and regulations, for example, BS9999, RRFSO, PAS79, PAS7, BS7974 and Building Regulations as well as knowledge of other regulatory regimes\nHave experience of undertaking EWS1 survey reports / FRAEW's;\nUnderstanding of the DLUHC guidelines regarding external wall systems along with the Building Regulations, or the ability to learn this very quickly\nExperience of undertaking fire risk assessments across a variety of property types ranging from education, residential, healthcare, industrial and commercial;\nExperience of fire integrity / compartmentation surveys to identify breaches, proposed remedial repairs through to preparation of specification and design;\nFull UK Licence and access to a vehicle for travelFire Engineer Position Remuneration\n\nCompetitive salary (£60,000 - £85,000 DOE, potentially more for a more senior / Chartered candidate)\nClose mentoring and progression opportunities\n25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday, holiday increases with service\nAbility to purchase and sell holiday\nProfessional fees paid for\nEnhanced pension scheme\nPrivate healthcare\nSocial office- team building exercises\nCycle to work scheme\nSick pay insurance\nLife insurance\nCritical illness cover\nOpportunity to work on high-profile, critical national infrastructure projects.\nSupport for continued professional development (CPD).\nObtain a key role in a growing and competent team at the forefront of the new building safety regime.\nOther company benefits to be discussed at interview stagesBennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.\n\nBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.\n\nWe are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for