Overview
Thrive on openness, respect and collaboration? This hybrid role can be based in London, Manchester, Bath, or Edinburgh. You will join a fire engineering team with a global reach and diverse sectors, delivering in-house computational expertise and close collaboration with architects. You will work on complex projects across a range of sectors including sports stadiums, entertainment venues, mega-projects in the Middle East, advanced manufacturing and scientific research facilities, and more. You will be part of a diverse, inclusive and technically skilled team of engineers (around 40), with opportunities to take on broader client-facing and advisory responsibilities working directly with end-user clients.
Responsibilities
* Work with the team to project manage fire engineering projects.
* Inform and support the building design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process.
* Get involved with client care and general consultancy on projects.
* Be responsible for the financial performance of projects, including invoicing and financial monitoring.
* Represent Buro Happold Fire Engineering at design team meetings, both internally and externally.
* Develop knowledge to identify and specify appropriate fixed fire protection systems (automatic fire detection and/or suppression) to support fire engineering design solutions.
* Carry out and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis, from simple hand calculations to complex 3D modelling (previous CFD experience welcome but not essential).
Skills and qualifications
* Higher education qualification in engineering or in a fire safety related subject.
* 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.
What we offer
* Hybrid working arrangements.
* Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance and income protection.
* Holiday entitlement of 25 days, flexible holiday arrangements, and your birthday off.
* Generous company pension scheme.
* Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
* Enhanced parental leave policies.
* 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
* A strong commitment to continuous development and a learning and development programme.
* Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
* Wellbeing support through an employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
* A supportive and inclusive environment with social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
* An international culture and opportunities to work globally within the practice.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We value flexible working patterns and welcome applications from those seeking flexibility. We are committed to increasing representation in the built environment and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups. If you need adjustments during the application process, please contact recruitment@burohappold.com for support.
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