Foster + Partners

Fire Protection Engineer

Battersea, South West London

Foster + Partners the international, multidisciplinary consultancy have excellent opportunities for experienced Fire Protection Engineers to be part of our dynamic multidisciplinary engineering team in London. You will be required to work autonomously or with a team to develop the successful projects through clear strategy and proactive commitment nationally and internationally. Previous experience in a similar role within building services is essential

Skills and experience required:

* Strong technical engineering skills

* Strong understanding of general engineering principles

* Ability to understand and formulate design decisions and present for discussion

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills – articulate and diplomatic manner

* Good knowledge of UK fire protection standards including LPC Sprinkler Rules incorporating BS EN 12845, BS 9990, BS EN 15004, BS 5306, DD 8458, DD 8489

* Appreciation and basic understanding of international technical guidance relevant to fire protection systems including NFPA Desirable

* Understanding of the engineer’s role in the co-ordination and integration of project information and management

* Understanding of financial aspects of running a design project on time and on budget

* Ability to use some of the following: Autodesk Revit, Bentley MicroStation, Microsoft ‘Office’ suite, Adobe Creative Suite

* Ability to undertake full hydraulic calculations using applicable software such as Canute FHC

This role will be based full time in our office in Battersea, the standard hours are Monday - Friday, 09:00am - 18:00pm. If you wish to be considered, please apply with an up to date CV and work examples (PDF)