Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Buildings Services

About the role

Aurecon is looking for a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join its Buildings Services team in Sydney. You will help change the way the company designs and delivers major works by developing and delivering active fire protection systems, from concept design through to construction support and commissioning.

Key responsibilities

• Design active fire protection systems, including automatic sprinkler systems, hydrant and hose reel systems, fire detection and alarm systems and associated infrastructure.
• Carry out hydraulic calculations, sprinkler layouts and technical documentation in line with Australian Standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate with the Digital team and other disciplines to model fire protection systems, identify clashes and resolve design and constructability issues.
• Prepare and review drawings, specifications, calculations, reports and other technical deliverables.
• Support fire protection design through design development, tender documentation, construction support, commissioning and close-out.
• Attend site inspections and construction meetings, review installations against design intent and support contractors on site issues.
• Apply design procedures, standards and quality processes consistently across projects, and work with project managers, design managers, engineers, contractors, clients and other stakeholders.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in a fire protection engineering role.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering or a related discipline, or a Diploma in Fire Protection Services.
• Proven experience designing and implementing fire protection systems such as sprinklers, alarms, smoke control and passive fire safety.
• Ability to manage fire engineering aspects of complex building projects from concept design to commissioning.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, architects, engineers and clients.
• Ability to apply performance-based fire engineering approaches.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of the National Construction Code (NCC) and Australian fire protection standards and regulations.
• Experience designing and reviewing fire protection systems.
• Technical report writing and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Client-facing and stakeholder management skills.