MB843: Head of Fire Engineering
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000
Working Hours: Mon to Fri 37 hours per week
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Contributory pension scheme with life assurance, Employee share scheme , Employee shopping savings portal, Payment of Professional Fees
Overview:
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic Engineering Consultancy business who are looking to recruit a Head of Engineering position on a permanent basis due to growth.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead a team in delivering high quality, cost-effective, client focused solutions in relation to fire safety.
- Ensure that company processes and procedures remain fit for purpose by checking and amending as necessary.
- Assist with securing and maintaining new business through the process of bidding and tendering and client-relationship management.
- You will be responsible to the Director of Infrastructure and Fire Engineering for the management of the Fire Engineering Team and leading a team of professionals.
- Leading and managing the Fire Engineering Team.
- Writing technical reports.
- Identifying possible fire-related risks and reducing or eliminating them.
- Making designs, calculations, sketches and/or diagrams to help prevent fire or fire spread (fire strategy, RIBA stage 4 and stage 5 advice, external wall assessments
- etc).
- Incorporating fire safety procedures into designs – such as sprinkler systems, emergency exits and fire alarms – to minimise the risk of injury and loss of life in the event of a fire, taking into account both the structural integrity of the building and human behaviour.
- Making recommendations for the materials used in the construction or refurbishment of a building.
- Keeping up to date with regulations and legislation.
- Using modelling software.
- Visiting project/construction sites to advise on the installation or implementation of the designs.
- Providing advice that feeds into decisions on safe building occupancy levels, fire evacuation plans and so on.
- Liaising with building professionals (such as M&E, architects, surveyors), local authorities and/or building control professionals if and as required.
- Acting as an expert witness in court and judicial proceedings, if required.
- Assisting in securing new business by supporting staff submitting fee proposals.
- Ensure that all necessary engineering services advice is available to Clients
- Ensure team members’ compliance with the associated administrative functions in accordance with Company policy and procedure.
- Manage the workload within the Fire Engineering Team.
- Ensure client needs are identified through regular consultation, including mobilisation period after securing new contracts.
- Implement quality initiatives applicable to the areas of responsibility covered by the post.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Education to degree level or equivalent.
- A relevant higher professional qualification in leisure or business studies.
- Strong people management skills.
- Experience of problem solving, organisational development, customer service and staff management.
- Experience of working for or with commercial enterprises.
- Experience of contributing to business and organisational plans and strategy development.
- Experience of major contract bidding activity.
- Experience of operating at a senior level within an organisation.
- An ability to feed into and translate into action the organisation’s business plan.
- Attention to detail.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- The ability to prioritise tasks and manage a heavy workload.
- Commercial awareness.
MB843: Head of Fire Engineering
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000
Working Hours: Mon to Fri 37 hours per week
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Contributory pension scheme with life assurance, Employee share scheme , Employee shopping savings portal, Payment of Professional Fees
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