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Job Description
AECOM is currently seeking a Senior or Principal Fire Engineer to be based in our Edinburgh office. This is a consultancy-based position so demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications within a client focused environment is required..
This position will be well suited to an established consultant looking to take the next step or someone with a desire to improve their knowledge and design experience and wants to join a well-respected and established fire safety consultancy.
Job responsibilities will include:
- Being able to deliver from inception through to completion, with minimal senior oversight, CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other forms of analytical fire engineering.
- Managing design projects, preparing, and reviewing the work of others.
- Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
- Developing approaches to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
- Participating in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
- Leading the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts for projects.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Relevant degree or professional qualification.
- Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
- Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
- Demonstrable experience managing the fire engineering aspect of small to medium sized design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
- Experience providing guidance to entry level fire engineers.
- Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BSc or MSc in Fire Engineering or similar.
- Professional membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers or Engineering Council and progressing along the route to chartership.
- Demonstrable experience of leading and actively supervising a team of more junior engineers with regards to people and projects.
- A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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