Fire Safety Engineer

Ireland
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

About the CompanyAt Nicholas O'Dwyer, sustainability is at the core of our work. If you are looking to advance your career in a socially responsible company, which has a proven track record over 90 years, and is committed to creating a sustainable planet, we invite you to be part of our team.Our mission is to provide innovative and reliable solutions using cutting edge technology and expertise, to ensure project success and employee satisfaction. We deliver infrastructure projects in water, wastewater, transportation, civil and structural engineering, flood protection, and energy including renewables. With headquarters in Ireland, we also operate in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.As part of the RSK Group, an amalgamation of over 200 companies with more than 15,000 employees, we benefit from a global network of opportunities while retaining our brand and autonomy.About the Role:Nicholas O’Dwyer is seeking to hire a Fire Safety Engineer for a secondment position. The candidate will be partially based in the office (location to be agreed following appointment) and partially on site and will report directly to the Senior Asset Planning Engineer. They will be responsible for the following services (the list is not exhaustive):Core role requirements:

Work closely with Senior Asset Planning Engineer for the prioritisation and identification of Sites for fire safety systems.
Be able to conduct fire risk assessment surveys on existing process site buildings with regard to their existing fire safety systems and identify deficiencies with Building Regulations compliance for fire safety systems.
Be able to review a fire risk assessment survey carried out by others and devise a fire safety strategy for that building to bring it up to Building Regulations compliance standard and other statutory legislation standard with respect to fire safety.
Scoping out the requirements for the remediation works to a building to bring it up to Building Regulations compliance standard and other statutory legislation standard with respect to fire safety.
Be competent in the BCAR process.
Be competent in fire prevention, fire detection, fire suppression and fire safety training.
Be competent in auditing completed fire safety systems remedial works on site.
Play a key role in stakeholder management with internal and external stakeholders.
Performing other such duties in relation to work and asset management as the client may require.

Qualifications and Experience: -

Relevant engineering or scientific qualifications to degree level or relevant Fire Safety Qualification.
Minimum 7 years’ experience in Fire Safety systems, planning, design, and statutory compliance of fire safety systems.
Experience in sign off of Fire Safety Systems to show statutory compliance with building Regulations and Fire Certificates, BCAR etc.
Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and statutory compliance with respect to fire safety systems and legalisation.
Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Proven track record in dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Our mission is to provide advice and assistance to today’s global community in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow. As a professional engineering and environmental consultancy, we provide water engineering, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering services to both public and private sector clients, mainly in the transportation and infrastructure sectors.Over the years we have provided services in water and wastewater engineering to authorities serving over five million consumers, and we’ve used our engineering services to help develop over five thousand kilometres of highways, making us one of the most respected consulting engineering practices in Ireland today. We’ve worked in over 20 countries and counting throughout the developing world and our employees have access to a range of major projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Africa.Nicholas O’Dwyer is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.” Today, RSK Group consists of over 120 businesses and employs over 7,000 specialists. The group is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.

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