Associate Director - FLS Fire and Life Safety
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Job Description
General
Serves as lead engineer on mid to large size projects.
Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staffs specific area of expertise.
Approves and signs off on work.
Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
Participates in development of technical proposals.
Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.
Specific
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Associate Director Fire Engineer include the following:
- Manage infrastructure building projects and rail transportation projects (with respect to fire life safety) from concept design through to completion and handover.
- Develop performancebased fire engineering strategies.
- Support HAZID and HAZOP workshops with respect to fire life safety.
- Carry our risk assessments with respect to fire safety fire egress points and travel distances and work collaboratively to mitigate such risks.
- The application of codes and standards to FLS and loss prevention
- Good working knowledge of CFD smoke modelling particularly in station buildings and tunnels
Qualifications :
Experience
- Ideally the candidate would have 1015 years experience in a senior fire engineering role covering buildings tunnels and infrastructure projects.
- Experience in a railway environment covering viaducts tunnels stations and depots would be a distinct advantage.
- Proven track record in Fire Protection Systems strategy and design.
- Knowledge and understanding of Tunnel Ventilation Systems smoke modelling and fire evacuation strategies for multiple trainfire scenarios would also be highly regarded.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Fire Engineering (or equivalent).
- Membership of recognised professional body such as MIET (UK) or equivalent
- Chartered Fire Engineer with the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) or equivalent.
- Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) from NFPA would be a distinct advantage.
- Must have a strong working knowledge of various fire standards and codes including:
- NFPA 130
- UAE Fire Life Safety Code of Practice
- Saudi Building Code for Fire Protection SBC 801.
- BS9992 Fire safety in the design management and use of rail infrastructure
Additional Information :
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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
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Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
