Fire Design Engineer

Overview

In this role you will design and deliver compliant fire alarm systems across commercial, healthcare, data centre, transportation, and infrastructure projects. You will produce designs, drawings and calculations in line with BS 5839 and client requirements, working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and compliance. You’ll coordinate design work, support reviews and approvals, and provide technical input during installation and commissioning. This is an opportunity to shape critical safety systems within a global automation company that values innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed fire alarm system designs in accordance with BS 5839 and relevant standards.
• Produce layouts, cause and effect matrices, zoning plans and equipment schedules.
• Prepare design calculations, specifications and technical documentation.
• Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary project teams including MEP, architecture and specialist systems designers.
• Review client requirements and ensure compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
• Support design reviews, technical submissions and approvals processes.
• Liaise with suppliers, contractors and project stakeholders throughout the design phase.
• Provide technical support during installation, commissioning and project delivery stages where required.
• Participate in design coordination meetings and attend site visits as necessary.

Key requirements

• Experience with Gent fire alarm systems is highly desirable.
• FIA Advanced Design Qualification preferred.
• BAFE accreditation or demonstrable experience working within BAFE-certified environments preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD for layouts and schematics preparation.
• Some exposure to Navisworks for BIM coordination and design development is desirable.
• Experience working on large-scale commercial, healthcare, data centre, transportation or infrastructure projects.

• collaboration
• effective communication
• cross-functional coordination
• Gent fire alarm systems
• AutoCAD
• Navisworks

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