Want to work with the most sought-after minds and most talked-about projects? Your experience of working on complex Fire Engineering Projects in the Middle East might just make you our new Fire Engineer.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Your key duties
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Fire Engineer to join our team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates specialising in major building projects in the Middle East. The successful candidate will provide expert Fire Engineering solutions and design.
- Developing your skills toward becoming lead fire engineer on projects and assisting with the development of fire strategies. Inform and support the building design aspirations, functionality, and architectural form throughout the design process.
- Developing your skills in understanding the relevant fire safety codes applicable to our projects.
- Developing your understanding the role of fire engineering from the inception to completion of a project and through its operational life.
- Carry out a variety of tasks ranging from means of escape assessments to engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modelling, as relevant to your experience.
- Work with others to develop your skills in project delivery.
- Learning to become responsible for financial monitoring of projects.
- Represent, with others, Buro Happold Fire Engineering at design team meetings, both internal and externally.
- Build knowledge to be able to identify the need for fire engineering design solutions.
- Build knowledge of how buildings are constructed and operated to broaden your ability to understand and advise on a variety of fire safety requirements for new and existing buildings. Supporting colleagues in monitoring on site implementation of a fire strategy or carrying out other building inspections.
- Collaborating with other disciplines both within Buro Happold and other organisations.
- Working with a mentor on a career path and owning your personal professional development programme.
Your skills and experience
- A higher education qualification in fire safety engineering or in a fire safety related subject.
- Demonstrable, relevant ‘hands-on’ professional experience in fire safety.
- Good communication and knowledge of understanding the differing needs of our clients and within stakeholder groups.
- Capability of working as part of a larger team on multiple projects with other professional engineers.
- Developing expertise in delivering fire safety engineering solutions in a multi-disciplinary environment with experience in developing fire strategies, undertaking engineering analysis and applying performance-based designs. Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
- An aptitude for problem solving.
- Willingness to travel.
What we offer you
- Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Attractive salary and benefits package
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday. Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments, we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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