Rail: Fire Engineer: Stratford

There is a requirement for a Fire Engineer to join the Crossrail project on a contract-basis in Stratford.

Role Brief:

• Provide technical support to the Head of MEP for Fire engineering under the authority of the Chief Engineer
• To review Contractor deliverables against procedures and Employers requirements
• Provide support to Engineering Managers in the specialist area of Fire Services
• Provide support to other Crossrail directorates in Fire engineering disciplines
• To identify and manage technical risk in Fire engineering across the programme
• Technical review of designs developed by Contractors in respect of safety by design, technical acceptability and compliance with standards
• Review that the designs prepared by the Contractors have been fully co-ordinated and integrated. Provision of support to Contractors, delivered through the Engineering Managers, to resolve MEP interface issues where requested
• Review of Constructability and Maintainability of Contractors' designs developed by the Contractors
• Initiate and support value management/engineering initiatives and to promote and support common design and standardisation where appropriate

Experience & Skills Required:

• Degree qualified Engineer or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience on large multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects including experience in fire stopping, assessment of materials used and methods of application
• Knowledge and experience of installation, testing and commissioning of passive and active systems and the methods used to provide assurance to end users
• Experience in the rail environment, and the challenges encountered in dealing with regulations pertaining to this field. Previous experience of working with London Underground and/or Rail for London would be beneficial.