Fire Safety Engineer

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Job Description

Overview

Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you. When you join our Building Engineering Team at GHD, you are joining an integrated team encompassing Hydraulics, Fire, Electrical, Mechanical and Structural in one collaborative team. Through this approach, GHD has become a respected leader in the built environment, creating sustainable and inspiring places that everyone can enjoy for generations to come. In this role you will work as part of an integrated, multi-disciplinary team across a variety of building projects, predominantly focused on the education, defence, health, and transport sectors.

As an experienced Fire Safety Engineer, this position will offer a variety of project experiences and will see you involved in, but not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Developing and documenting Performance Solutions, in both the Performance Based Design Brief format and Fire Engineering Report, while working closely with Senior Fire Safety Engineers
• Undertaking analysis for smoke detection, sprinkler activation, time equivalence, evacuation times and other common forms of fire safety analysis
• Undertaking site inspections alongside Senior Fire Safety Engineers
• Developing Computational Fluid Dynamic models and undertaking Egress modelling for specific project needs
• Interfacing with clients through responses to RFIs, assisting with proposal queries, and delivery of reports
• Working on a variety of projects across Australia, and working with different GHD teams in different regions

What you will bring to the team

• Experience (minimum 3 years+) within Fire Safety Engineering
• Hold a degree in an engineering field
• Progressing towards a master's degree, or have a desire to do so, for Fire Safety Engineering
• Ability to prioritise work to meet multiple deadlines
• A drive to try new and different things within the Fire Safety space
• Experience with special hazards, such as Battery Energy Storage, Data Centres, Electric Vehicles, and Process sites, seen as beneficial
• Experience with Fire Safety Studies, seen as beneficial

How to apply

Interested? Click apply now For queries, contact chris.wong@ghd.com

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact. We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD. Let's drive real change.

Our pledge and capabilities

Our pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different.

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries

• Civil Engineering, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Environmental Services

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