Senior Engineer - Fire and Life Safety

Role Description:
This position of Senior Engineer – Fire and Life Safety (FLS) will be leading the in-house specialty of Studio 360 providing design and engineering designs, guidance on this subject expertise. You will be initially leading a team of two with possibility of future expanding the same. The team's objective is to facilitate the provision of sufficient and inclusive fire safety across all our projects worldwide by perpetually acquiring knowledge, advocating for, and advancing evidence-based fire safety design and science. You will report directly to the Project Director – Residential and will be required to offer technical guidance and management to other team members. This is a compelling chance to join a progressive and expanding multi-disciplinary internal team, with prospects to influence and propel team development.

Responsibilities:
• Proactively engaging with internal project teams to understand the need for support and provide adequate technical support.
• Independently attending collaborative meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders – providing fire safety guidance, information, and recommendations.
• Review of architectural layouts in accordance with applicable fire & life safety codes (i.e; NFPA, UAE Fire Code etc).
• Reviewing design information, for example, drawings, presentations, and specifications, and providing fire safety comment and advice.
• Reviewing, monitoring, and challenging, if necessary, the fire strategy/solutions/advice provided by external fire consultants.
• Reviewing technical design information and contractor's proposals, for example design solutions, product datasheet, test and classification reports and providing fire safety comments and advice.
• Generating, issuing, and distributing memorandums, technical notes, and presentations on critical fire safety issues which may impact projects or the wider organization.
• Carrying out research into and having proactive oversight over the fire safety implications of new technologies, materials, approaches, and regulation –feeding back insights to applicable stakeholders in a clear manner and making any relevant recommendations.
• Carrying out qualitative and/or quantitative risk assessments and presenting to stakeholders, to enable informed decision-making.
• Sharing fire safety knowledge and providing basic fire safety training/education to the architects within Studio 360.
• Generating fire safety strategy reports on all building projects.
• Assisting in the updating and maintaining of internal best practice guidance and documentation.
• Generating proposals, as required, for design or research services.
• Carrying out fire safety and science research, as required, for multi-organizational projects.
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date FLS notes in the project tracker.
• Managing your own workload, tasks, and time to hit relevant deadlines and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Identifying personal and team training needs, staying up to date with relevant knowledge and feeding this back to the Studio leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture or engineering.
• NFPA Certified is preferred.
• Minimum 10 to 12 years of similar experience.
• Thorough understanding of NFPA 101, NFPA 5000, UAE Fire Code and each of the relevant design standards such as NFPA 13,14,72, 92 etc.
• Software proficiency in CAD, Bluebeam and other relevant FLS related software.
• Chartered Engineer affiliated with a pertinent professional engineering institute.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Given the competitive nature of the industry, early application is recommended.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of landmark projects.