Fire Engineer

Due to high demand, a vacancy has arisen for a full-time Fire Engineer with Fire to provide fire strategy compliance input to country-wide projects for which OCFPM provide fire engineering services, to join our team based in Charleville County Cork.The successful candidate will be a conscientious, self-motivated professional with strong communication skills. They will exhibit a passion and desire to apply their technical experience and knowledge in a team environment on technically challenging and professionally rewarding projects. Our team is seeking a person who understands the importance of meeting their targeted commitments while being flexible to the ever-changing and fast-paced environment of our clients’ sites and willing to develop within a dynamic.Key responsibilities : Developing fire strategies for a wide range of projects, using the relevant code recommendations such as TGD Part B & M, BS9999, BS 5588 as well as pertinent FM and NFPA standards.Preparation and lodgement of Fire Safety Certificates and Disabled Access Certificate applications via the Building Control Management System (BCMS).Provide internal FSC and DAC consultancy services for design and contract administration teams on building regulation matters.Lead fire strategy discussions with the design team, client representatives, building control and fire service.Understand and implement Insurer requirements with regard to reduction in property damage and business interruption risk.Support BCAR Compliance and preparation of fire inspection reports during construction.Supervise and train graduates on fire engineering principles and practices.Perform quality review checks for deliverables.Participate in design reviews, risk assessments and vendor bid evaluations.Assist in the generation of proposals, scopes, schedules and budgets for projects.Display strong communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.Proactive Fire Engineer with experience in all stages of project delivery.Here’s what you’ll need : Qualified Fire Engineer, 5+ years’ experience, with fire safety & disabled access certification background.A postgraduate / bachelor’s degree in fire engineering is preferable.Strong understanding of fire safety engineering and a desire to develop their career further in this field.Familiar with relevant codes and standards : Part B & M, BS 9999, BS 5588, etc.Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel).Excellent English level – written and spoken.Knowledge of Architectural-specific design standards and building regulations.Ability to interact with engineering disciplines, clients, and vendors at all levels.Experience using REVIT and BIM is desirable, but not essential.Familiar with BCAR and BCMS.Why Work At OCFPM : Graduate training programme.Training and Continued Professional Development (CPD) which is accredited by Engineers Ireland.An ISO : 9001 certified company with BM Trada for our Quality Management System.In simple terms, at OCFPM it is our aim to : Develop employees to achieve maximum effectiveness in their current role.Develop a flexible and multi-skilled workforce capable of rapid response to changing business needs.Develop, motivate and retain our employees.Provide skills for future innovations within OCFPM.Maximise the knowledge and experience within our organisation and ensure that this knowledge is captured, updated and disseminated effectively.Salary dependent on experience.21 days holidays.Professional membership fees paid by the company yearly.Monthly CPD carried out in house.Free parking at head office.Pension contributions after time served.Out of office lunch allowance when visiting sites.4PM finish on Fridays.#J-18808-Ljbffr