Senior Fire Services Engineer

Position Summary

This position is responsible for management of coordination and delivery of fire and multi-disciplinary projects (as per level of experience) for key clients and major projects in key sectors. They will be responsible for Fire Services engineering designs and assisting with management of the building services modelling and drafting team to document those designs. The person will be working closely with our other discipline leads and the CAD/BIM team to design and coordinate multi-disciplined projects on which they are working.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Fire protection services design and analysis using industry standards
• Taking responsibility for the internal management of the delivery and planning for allocated projects
• Understanding, identifying and proactively managing project risks
• Coordinating requirements between other disciplines both internally and externally
• Developing Fire Services design projects (or components of projects), design basis, scopes of work, etc.
• Attending and, where directed, leading ACOR Fire Services representation in project design meetings with client teams
• Participating in design and safety reviews, and risk assessments
• Participating in construction support activities including responses to requests for information (RFIs), submittal reviews, construction site visits, and design revisions/management of change
• Coordinating requirements between other disciplines and perform checks of documents and drawings of other disciplines
• Completing discipline checks for design documents and drawings
• Managing, and if necessary, assisting in the production of CAD documentation
• Coordinating staff and project specific CAD and Revit drafting deliverables
• Assisting general office operational/admin duties 

Primary

• Coordinating and managing members of the engineering team and drafting/modelling staff
• Coordinating multi-disciplinary building services designs with all other design disciplines
• Preparing project building services specifications
• Respectfully liaising and coordinating with clients and ACOR staff
• Participating in design documentation reviews internal and external to the office
• Assisting with project specific workload as required
• Developing system/standards for Fire Services within ACOR Group
• Attending project Revit/BIM coordination meetings
• Supporting and mentoring drafting staff

Secondary

• Developing markets, contacts and clients to expand the ACOR offer and client base
• Developing and improving existing client relationships and delivery strategies
• Seeking and developing new clients and opportunities
• Assisting in the development of delivery strategies to develop and expand markets

Jointly responsible for the leadership, guidance and mentoring of employees within the Group to meet the ACOR Group Objectives

Qualifications

• University engineering degree or equivalent, recognised by Engineers Australia
• Eligible for membership of Engineers Australia
• Site induction training card (white card)
• Australian Citizen

Experience & Technical Skills

Minimum 5+ years professional experience in consulting engineering or related fields

Aptitude & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• High level organisational, coordination and prioritisation skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Initiative when undertaking tasks
• Strong and proactive work ethic
• Able to work well both within a team environment and autonomously
• Good staff management skills
• Committed towards undertaking duties efficiently with a strong attention to detail
• A positive, can-do/will-do attitude
• Punctual and reliable
• Professional personal presentation
• Awareness of and ability to work in accordance with company Policies and Procedures

Key Measurables

• Ongoing Business Development with key clients
• Profitable project delivery
• Ongoing development and training of staff