Senior Fire Safety Engineer

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With continued growth across QLD, we have opened an opportunity for a Senior Fire Safety Engineer within our Buildings & Places team based in Brisbane. This would suit either a Senior Engineer or someone close to achieving that milestone in their career.

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The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

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Responsibilities

Providing substantial technical expertise of fire engineering, from first principles to the ability of leading a large-scale fire engineering projects from concept stage through to building occupation; Project and client relationship management across a variety of markets; Use your significant expertise in developing performance-based fire engineering strategies across a wide range of buildings and infrastructure projects; Mentor team members in their development, facilitate opportunities that build competency, and assisting with professional accreditation where appropriate.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience as a Fire Safety Engineer; A relevant Engineering qualification (preferably in Fire Engineering) alongside a thorough understanding of the Building Code of Australia and the Australian Fire Engineering Guidelines; A record of leading fire engineering projects and leading negotiations with approval authorities to gain acceptance of the performance-based design; Prior experience in the preparation of Performance Based Design Briefs, Fire Engineering Reports and Fire Engineering Strategies