Fire Safety Engineering Lead

🕒 March 3

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

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Arcadis

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1888

💰 $25k Grant on 2017-05

Engineering • Sustainability

Arcadis is the world's leading company in delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With more than 36,000 employees in over 30 countries, Arcadis is dedicated to improving quality of life by offering expert services in areas such as climate adaptation, energy transition, mobility, and smart buildings. They work on projects aimed at creating healthy environments, such as manufacturing infrastructure for electric vehicle charging and conducting whole life carbon assessments. Arcadis also provides insights through reports like the Sustainable Cities Index, which ranks cities globally based on sustainability metrics.

📋 Description

• Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. • As the Fire Safety Engineering Lead, you will be at the forefront of delivering strategic fire safety and engineering solutions for high-profile projects. Your expertise will guide the development and implementation of fire safety strategies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and enhancing safety measures across complex infrastructure and building projects. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and drive innovation in fire systems design and safety engineering. You have substantial experience in designing complex projects, including mobility, building, and infrastructure projects across various regions. Your role involves conducting risk assessments, managing projects and teams, interfacing with other disciplines and clients, and providing solutions for complex issues. Additionally, you will be involved in bid support and reviewing estimates produced by pursuit teams, as well as training, guiding, and • Reporting to the Team Technical Director, you will provide technical leadership for assigned projects to ensure successful delivery. As we operate in a diverse marketplace, this role offers a unique opportunity to work on a wide and varied portfolio of projects, further enhancing your skills and technical expertise. • Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Lead by example to promote continual improvement in safety, health, and environmental (SHE) performance across the business. • Provide technical leadership in Fire Systems and Safety Engineering, including designs, feasibility studies, onsite surveys, snagging assessments, and validation of project assurance documentation. • Evaluate the technical competence of staff proposed for projects and identify specific training and mentoring needs. • Manage the development and performance of team members, supporting the delivery of Arcadis’ strategic business goals. • Lead the technical delivery of complex projects, ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management, and seamless collaboration between Arcadis teams. • Drive efficiency through standardization and automation of key service offerings, ensuring consistency and quality across projects. • Develop and maintain strong technical client relationships, while playing a key role in business development and securing new work. • Conduct design checks and reviews to ensure the highest quality deliverables before project submission. • Provide management leadership, planning resource requirements and delivery strategies for assigned projects. • Identify new business opportunities and contribute to bids and tenders. • Maintain excellent relationships with clients’ key representatives and lead the marketing and networking of Arcadis services. • Champion team development by contributing to skill-building, mentoring, and talent acquisition strategies. • Raise the level of technical excellence within the fire engineering discipline and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality designs. • Actively contribute to sustainable development initiatives, ensuring projects align with NetZero and environmental goals. • Help generate repeat business from internal and external clients and promote the full suite of Arcadis’ capabilities.

🎯 Requirements

• BEng/BSc Degree in Safety and Fire Engineering; MEng/MSc preferred. • 20+ years of design experience across a variety of mobility, building, and infrastructure projects • Proven experience in independently leading and managing complex design projects • Membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) and Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. • Recognized technical authority in Fire Systems and Safety Engineering, with the ability to lead as the technical expert on large-scale and complex projects. • Demonstrable experience delivering technically excellent solutions for clients such as London Underground, Network Rail, D&B Contractors, and other high-profile stakeholders. • In-depth knowledge of fire systems engineering, including installations, commissioning, and validation of safety-critical designs. • Strong understanding of relevant fire safety codes, standards, and regulations. • Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at the highest level. • A proactive problem-solver who demonstrates initiative and can make decisions independently. • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, often under pressure and within multidisciplinary teams. • Ability to consider the broader project and business context beyond your own discipline. • Significant commercial experience, including preparing proposals, tenders, and business strategies. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and concisely. • Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to inspire and manage geographically dispersed teams. • Experience in delivering projects in 3D BIM environments, including familiarity with common data environments such as ProjectWise. • Flexibility to travel within the UK and abroad for project-related work when required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Pension scheme • Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities