Vacancy

Background

At Artec Fire Company, we are competent engineers specialising in fire safety design, dedicated to providing solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. Our engineers bring a wealth of experience in delivering comprehensive and innovative fire strategies, guiding projects through the design process while adhering to architectural aspirations and ensuring business and service continuity. This technical expertise allows architects to maximize design objectives while minimizsng costs and ongoing design risks.

Overview of role

Your role will encompass all aspects of fire safety engineering. This will range from undertaking research working with the fire enginners teams, preparing fire strategies, undertaking site inspections and computational modelling through to supporting the implementation of effective fire safety management and protection measures in existing buildings. Once you have developed a sound knowledge of the industry, we offer opportunities to specialise in different areas of fire engineering to suit your interests.

As a part of our company, you will have the opportunity to liaise with a wider team of highly skilled fire consultants with specialisms that incorporate a diverse range of fields. You will be supported in learning fire safety engineering techniques and practices by our highly competent fire engineering team which includes Chartered Fire Engineers.

We will provide a supportive environment for you to develop both personally and professionally, and we want you to be proactive in this by being accountable for achieving your personal and our collective project goals.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with colleagues across all offices and support fire engineers at all levels on projects.
• Manage own projects and assume responsibility for setting and meeting project deadlines and keeping track of own financial performance and budgets.
• Develop fire strategy designs utilising a mixture of code compliance and performance-based approaches within a wide range of sectors such as residential, commercial, heritage, sports grounds, healthcare etc.
• Produce technical reports outlining assumptions and bases of design, methodologies and recommendations.
• Attend site visits and conduct inspections (if required).
• Keep up to date with new technologies and innovations in fire engineering and brief the team where relevant.
• Continually advance your knowledge and skills in the application of fire engineering principles and relevant legislation through continual professional development, with an aim to achieve chartered engineer status (CEng) with a recognised professional body.
• Attend and make a positive contribution to meetings, both internally and externally, and help us to continually improve Artec Fire and the wider fire safety industry.
• Contribute to the graduate training scheme and support graduate and junior engineers with their career progression.
• In time, support Artec Fire in undertaking research projects and publishing technical articles, including conference and journal papers.

Skills required

• BSc, BEng or higher in fire engineering (or a relevant engineering discipline).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent communicator (verbal, written and electronical).
• Good problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

Desirable experience/qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the fire engineering field.
• Experience working as part of a wider team.
• Associate member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (AIFireE).
• Excel Bluebeam (or similar) programming experience.

What we offer

We provide a great salary based on experience, along with generous holiday entitlements. In addition we are offering the following benefits:

• Flexible & Hybrid Working
• 9-day fortnight
• Christmas closure
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Life Assurance
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Cost of professional subscriptions
• Company Events & Social
• Enhanced Pension

We are committed to treating all candidates equally and fostering diversity in all its forms within our company. We believe that uniting people with varied backgrounds and perspectives is crucial for developing innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and the courage of our people are what truly matter. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.