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• Due to the continuing success and growth of our team in South Africa, this fantastic opportunity has opened up at our award-winning specialist consultancy, engineering and advisory firm.
• At AESG we are looking for a Fire Engineer to support the Fire & Life Safety division and work alongside our other specialist disciplines. The role will be based in Cape Town, supporting the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with project team Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases, whilst also including project management of complex design and construction projects, covering all aspects of Fire Engineering.
• This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Fire Engineer seeking a position within a growing and ambitious company with a unique service offering that provides a significant opportunity for progression and career development.

The ideal candidate fits the below profile:

• Solid understanding of fire engineering principals
• Committed to technical excellence
• Experience in numerous complex and prestigious projects
• Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
• Good relationship builders (internal and external)
• Driving quality and innovation on projects
• Collaborative personality

Job Purpose:

• Support the Fire & Life Safety division across the UK and the wider International market.
• Assisting fire design service line, working alongside a team of designers and engineers.
• Continuing the growth and development of our Fire & Life Safety offering to the UK and international markets
• Carry out and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modelling (previous CFD experience is welcome but not essential).
• Inform and support the building design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process
• Provide technical guidance and expertise into key areas within proposals and tenders.
• Attend meetings where required, updating project status and adjusting delivery models and schedules where appropriate.
• Review project technical information to prepare fire strategies and provide on-going support from initial concept through to final completion

Essential Skills:

• Bachelors Degree in Fire Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Masters Degree in Fire Engineering beneficial.
• Experience working for or in a Fire Consultancy.
• Minimum of 3 (three) years experience across fire engineering
• Demonstratable design and engineering experience across major built environment projects.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Fire Safety / Engineering within Residential, Commercial and Hotels sectors.
• Understanding of Fire Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.
• Able to take a brief from the project lead and deliver & control the tasks required.
• Ability to collaborate with various parties to organise a completion of a full package of fire engineering tender intent documentation

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Job Description

• Due to the continuing success and growth of our team, AESG are seeking an Associate Consultant - Fire Engineering to support the growing Fire & Life Safety division and work alongside our other specialist disciplines. The role will be to support the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with project team Design Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases, whilst also including independent project management of complex design and construction projects, covering all aspects of Fire Engineering.
• This role requires you to be an experienced leader with high levels of design experience in fire engineering whilst also including ability across strategy writing and project delivery to our clients.
• This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Associate Consultant seeking a team leadership role within a growing and ambitious company with a unique service offering.

The Ideal Candidate Fits the Below Profile:

• Proven leader with experience in growing a fire engineering design team
• Experience in numerous complex and prestigious projects across the UK
• Strong communication skills, a thought leader in the industry
• Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
• Committed to technical excellence
• Good relationship builder (internal and external)
• Collaborative personality

Job Purpose:

• Facilitate growth of the AESG Fire division across the UK and the wider International markets
• Leading fire design service line, managing team of designers and engineers.
• Hold responsibility for leadership with client development and team growth.
• Continuing the growth and development of our Fire & Life Safety offering to the international markets

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage complex projects with multifaceted technical scope and stakeholder management both internally and externally.
• Experience in supporting the production of proposals, bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP) responses.
• Ability to assess and understand design proposals and advise on associated risk.
• Develop business plans and strategies for capitalising on existing relationships and entering new markets.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal / people management, and mentoring skills to support senior leadership in building the regional team, reviewing staff performance, coaching, mentoring employees, driving training initiatives and continuous technical improvement in the division.
• Development of fire management strategies and business growth.

Essential Skills:

• BEng/BSc in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• BSc or MSc in Fire Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 10 (ten) years experience across fire engineering
• Demonstratable network and experience in winning work across major built environment projects.
• Demonstratable experience in leading and facilitating the growth of design teams.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Fire Safety / Engineering within Residential, Commercial and Hotels sectors.
• A thorough understanding of Fire Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.
• Ability to deliver & control project delivery, within time and budget.