Senior Fire Engineer

Full timeAdd expected salary to your profile for insightsCreativity, collaboration, and excellence are at the heart of KBR’s vision. Does this resonate with you?We value an inclusive and diverse work environment and are working together to build a culture that embraces each other’s unique strengths and experiences.Our people are important to us, and we are looking for a Fire Safety Engineer who will play a key role in contributing to the success of our business. We believe in empowering our employees, nurturing development within a culture of trust. We are looking for someone that is willing to step up and build upon opportunities. We will encourage and empower you to work in a way that suits your style and look forward to discussing the ways in which we can build success.The OpportunityTo support our existing portfolio of projects, we are looking for an experienced Senior Fire Safety Engineer to join our Infrastructure Buildings and Defence national team. You will contribute to an assist on projects Australia-wide.In this position you will be professionally responsible for managing projects and ensuring the technical accuracy and adequacy of fire safety engineering deliverables. Your role will also, with the support of senior management, include responsibility for growing and developing the fire safety engineering business of KBR Australia.Day-to-day activities include developing and delivering the technical data packages that embody the design, specification and engineering services related to fire engineering across buildings, Defence and transport infrastructure projects, inclusive of the guidance and mentoring more junior staff. The role will also interface closely with fire services protection designers and other engineering disciplines within KBR and externally as required. This includes liaising with and pre-emptively managing the expectations of clients, team members, other building professionals.You will work under broad direction from the Fire Engineering National Lead in conjunction with the regional Building Services team within which you will function. The role includes planning and budgeting of allocated design packages, organising and controlling stakeholders and contributing third parties (sub consultants as required), client technical stakeholders, regulatory technical stakeholders, suppliers, and similar.Who are you?The Key Technical and Management Skill for this role:10+ years of experience in Fire Safety EngineeringDemonstrated ability to analyse, delegate and manage design work scope.Plans, schedules, and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.Project management and proposal preparation experience along with the ability to write clearly and fluently about technical subjects or project delivery methodologies.Ability to prepare and verify design calculations in fire engineering and modelling using either manual methods or with the aid of computer applications.As a function of the work that we do, it is a key requirement that you are an Australian citizen and either hold or are eligible for, security clearance with the Australian Defence.Desired Technical and Management Skill for this role:Possess or eligible and willing to obtain CPEng, NER, and RPEV, RPEQ, BDC, or equivalent within 6 months.Business acumen, awareness of financial, time, and budgetary constraints and realities are expected from the candidate, on par with the role’s standing.The role will work closely with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, structural and other engineers in delivery of projects and proposals for a range of clients and infrastructure types.Maintains curiosity and interest to continuously improve technical knowledge and skills.What we doKBR’s Infrastructure Solutions Australia business offers a wide range of professional consulting services to private and public sector clients to deliver projects of any size in both urban and remote environments in transport, water, resources, energy, environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management consultancy. Our workforce of over 1000 is technically and geographically diversified to match the characteristics of our principal markets and has the capability to service our clients’ requirements through all phases of project development and implementation.IS Australia overview brochure: KBR, we value you – here’s how’While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.We can offer you flexible and family friendly working arrangements including flexibility with hours as well as your work location. You will receive ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals. Employees of KBR may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks.KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel. You’ll get to know everyone in the Australian business and won’t just be a number.See what life at KBR looks like from our employees here:Learn more about life at KBR:  shape tomorrow by applying todayDon’t miss out on this opportunity to leave your impact on our society with one of Australia’s leading infrastructure businesses. Apply now and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all the latest news and job opportunities.KBR values an inclusive and diverse work environment, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.We are a company of innovators, thinkers, explorers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 33,000 people performing diverse, complex, and critical roles in 33 countries.KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered over 60 years of support to some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.With over 2,000 employees in 6 offices throughout Australia , we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.We are a company of innovators, thinkers, explorers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 33,000 people performing diverse, complex, and critical roles in 33 countries.KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered over 60 years of support to some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.With over 2,000 employees in 6 offices throughout Australia , we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.Show morePerks and benefitsCompetitive salary (including annual reviews)Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs.

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