Principal Consultant - Fire and Life Safety
Location
UAE | United Kingdom
Job description
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The Principal Consultant is responsible for leading designs, in close coloration with other stakeholders to meet the requirements of the applicable codes, statutory requirements and client requirements. The role requires a competent fire and life safety engineer who can understand and balance the interaction of various codes, communicate design requirements and integrate a design which meet relevant requirements.
The Principal Consultant is part of a wider multidisciplinary design team, and sometimes single disciplinary, to deliver a design with the support of the wider fire and life safety team. A hand on approach, excellent communication skills, verbal and written are essential. The role requires the individual to be client facing, able to communicate the design requirements to the client and support meetings with AHJs. Excellent report writing skills are required.
Your new role, what's involved?
- Lead designs to meet with the requirements of the relevant building codes. Where this is not possible or unfeasible able to develop, with the support of seniors develop performance-based design solutions.
- Experience undertaking onsite inspections of projects under constructions to ensure the fire strategy is adopted within the construction project life cycle.
- Arrange and present projects to approving authorities to demonstrate compliance to standards.
- Undertaking material submittals and shop drawing reviews for both architectural and fire protection requirements, clearly communicating the requirements to the project team.
- Lead multidisciplinary projects, incorporating the requirements within the design via other disciplines.
- Able to understand and interpret CFD modelling results (1D and 3D).
- Undertake CFD modelling of proposed engineering solutions using 1D/ 3D software as necessary.
- Able to develop fire strategy report to an exceptional standard. Articulate performance-based design solutions to the project team and document within reports with knowledge of performance-based design codes such as International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) and Society of Fire Protection Engineering Guide (SFPE).
- Able to undertake reviews of proposed designs in BIM, utilising appropriate software such as Autodesk Construction Cloud and Revit.
- Mentor and support junior staff.
- Able to communicate efficiently design requirement in a timely manner with the multidisciplinary design team.
- Able to work on multiple projects at the same time.
- Ensure compliance to QMS policies and procedures.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organisation, internally and externally.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and Arabic is a plus.
TECHNICAL
- Focus on the delivery of high-quality technical design reports to the required regulations and client requirements.
- With the assistance of the junior staff develop comprehensive fire and life safety drawings
- Lead and contribute to technical work groups.
- Undertake reviews of architectural, fire protection, electrical or mechanical shop drawings in accordance with the relevant codes and the fire strategy
- Undertake reviews of materials submittals for compliance to the fire strategy and relevant statutory requirements
- Experienced with the International Building Code, International Fire Code, Saudi Building Codes, and NFPA Standards.
- Ability to work in BIM.
PROJECT LEADERSHIP
- Able to manage fire and life safety projects and multidisciplinary projects with minimal input from the team.
- Commercial agility, delivering projects on time and in budget.
- Able to forecast project costs and expenses.
- Ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met. Where necessary develop performance-based design solutions.
- Ensure project programs are met and advise on any foreseen delays.
- Participate and lead internal multi-discipline knowledge sharing initiatives.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Degree in Fire Safety Engineering from an accredited education establishment.
- Ideal candite would have or have in progress Chartered or Professional Engineering qualification.
- 8 years' experience in the field of fire and life safety engineering.
- Experience of MS Office Suite of Applications.
- Previous experience delivering projects in BIM.
- Able to use AutoCAD and Bluebeam.
MANDATORY SKILLS
- Communication skill, written and verbal is critical.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Ability to understand multiple code requirements, communicate these and integrate into a design.
- Ability to present complex designs to clients and AHJs.
- Excellent liaison skills with authorities.
- Good knowledge of the Saudi Building Code, NFPA standards and International. Code Council (ICC) codes.
- Excellent presentation skills.
What's in it for you?
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services consulting firms. Dedicated to our local communities, and propelled by international expertise, we are technical experts and strategic advisors, working together to solve some of the most complex challenges.
Here at WSP, we greatly value your work-life balance, and your requirements for flexibility. Work is only one part of our lives, and making time for other things is important, be that our families, our friends, or ourselves.
As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.
Be you, be happy – we strive to maintain a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximises the contribution every individual can bring to WSP. We recognize the value of working with diverse teams of varying backgrounds and experiences, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates of all backgrounds.
Apply now and be the future of WSP!
Our team is made up of technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, environmental specialists, designers, and program and construction management professionals.
Together we utilise our local understanding, international reach, and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities, and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems.
We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and
Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and
strategic consulting services.
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