Fire Protection Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM’s Building’s & Places business line has an exciting opportunity for a Principal (or Senior) level Fire Protection Engineer to join our well-respected Building Services Practice in Sydney.

This role will require you to use your technical capabilities to work alongside multi-disciplinary engineers to assist in the delivery of projects across our National portfolios in Defence, Education, Transportation, High Tech Data and Health sectors.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Collaborate with a team of multi-disciplinary engineers providing high-quality technical design services whilst leading projects autonomously.  
• Lead the delivery of major projects including the preparation of fire protection designs, specifications, reports, calculations, drawings and project schedules.
• Conduct site visits, liaise with contractors and consultants whilst reporting back and holding meetings with clients and stakeholders to provide project updates.
• Mentor our junior staff to develop our future engineers and collaborate further with our experienced fire protection engineers both locally and nationally.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.  

What are we looking for from you?

• Relevant Bachelor Degree (or Diploma of Fire Systems Design or equivalent) with CPEng highly advantageous.
• FPAS – Registered  / Accreditation
• Ideally, 8 + years in the Fire Protection Engineering space working for a Building Services Consultancy with exposure to fire services design covering; fire sprinklers, foam and gas suppression, fire detection and alarm systems, fire hydrants and hose reels across a range of market sectors.
• Proven project experience working to Australian standards and legislation, ideally with exposure to State / Federal Government Projects.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills to liaise and advise clients, grow AECOM’s service offering, manage projects and mentor junior engineers within the team.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and running fire protection engineering components of major projects, ideally with exposure to HYENA, with a track record of managing project resources to meet time, budget, project and client requirements.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.