Fire Engineer
Due to an increasing workload, RPS is seeking to recruit a Fire Engineer to join our Structures and Fire Team in Belfast.The post will be based in our Belfast office, but duties may require travelling throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Our Belfast office employs over 300 staff and has been providing services to the UK and Republic of Ireland for the past 70 years.We offer a wide range of opportunities, in a dynamic work place, where achievements are rewarded and progress encouraged. As one of Ireland’s leading multidisciplinary consultancies, we are working on many high profile Planning, Engineering, Water, Waste, Transport, Project Management and Environment projects and require innovative and motivated staff.
The Fire Engineering Sector within RPS has been responsible for some of the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious buildings including most recently the iconic £97M Titanic Belfast building. We are engaged on many exciting schemes both within the Private and Public Sector and can offer a diverse range of interesting projects for the successful candidate.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Design and/or supervise projects
2. Preparation of technical and/or progress reports
3. Attendance at Client/Design Team Meetings
4. Preparation of presentations
5. Management of Financial Budgets of job tasks
6. Adherence to RPS’s QA procedures
7. Attendance at formal/informal training courses to maintain competency
8. Compliance with computer procedures and controls
9. Compliance with CPD requirements of relevant institutions
10. Working as part of a Team or individually (with supervision)
11. Supporting senior staff in business development activities
Experience and qualifications required:
12. MSc in Fire Safety Engineering or equivalent degree
13. A sound knowledge of UK and Republic of Ireland design codes
14. An interest in working with a diverse range of UK and International clients
15. A full driving licence
Advantageous:
16. Suitable relevant experience in a Fire Engineering consultancy
17. Experience in developing fire strategies for complex buildings
18. Experience in computational modelling of fire growth and smoke movement
What we offer you:
We will give you the opportunity to work with some of the best talent in this industry. We offer you a work environment that encourages collaboration and innovative thinking – to drive solutions-based outputs that deliver sustainable benefit for our clients, their projects and the environment. We also actively encourage global mobility opportunities for our talented people, enabling us to deliver interconnected sectors and services, and make RPS a great place to do great work.
What’s in it for you?
We’re an accredited ILM training provider – from entry level tomaster’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership &management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning anddevelopment for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathwayputs you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far asyou want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, andstyles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the mostinnovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential andcontribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a companythat puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile officesand hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexibleworking. This is a workplace that works for you.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not anumber, you’re part of the solution.
RPS,A Tetra Tech company:
Representingan exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a TetraTech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider ofconsulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud tooffer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helpingto solve some of the world’s most complex problems.
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Mindful that a truly inclusiveorganization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and withoutunnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusionprinciples in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communitiesand clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the bestavailable talent for the company’s future.
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Our people live our purpose,deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behavioursdefine who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that wedo. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a greatplace to do great work.
‘Stronger Together’ is one ofour five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful,acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution ofeveryone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent.People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’
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