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 Ireland.
Our Belfast office employs over 200 staff and has been providing services to the UK and ROI 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:
Design and/or supervise projects
Preparation of technical and/or progress reports
Attendance at Client/Design Team Meetings
Preparation of presentations
Management of Financial Budgets of job tasks
Adherence to RPS’s QA procedures
Attendance at formal/informal training courses to maintain competency
Compliance with computer procedures and controls
Compliance with CPD requirements of relevant institutions
Working as part of a Team or individually (with supervision)
Supporting senior staff in business development activities
Experience and qualifications required:
MSc in Fire Safety Engineering or equivalent degree
A sound knowledge of UK and ROI design codes
An interest in working with a diverse range of UK and International clients
A full driving licence
Advantageous:
Suitable relevant experience in a Fire Engineering consultancy
Experience in developing fire strategies for complex buildings
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 training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.
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