Fire Suppression Engineer - Hounslow, Greater London, United Kingdom - Heathrow Airport

Description

Our Engineering team is expanding, and we are seeking a Senior Fire Engineer to join our team.

In this pivotal role, you will provide engineering expertise to ensure comprehensive risk management, safety compliance, and optimal performance of our assets across every facet of the built environment at Heathrow.

The role would suit an experienced and technically proficient fire engineering professional who seeks a unique set of experiences and challenges.

You will need to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for continuous learning and professional development throughout your time in this role.

The Regulations governing some of the fire safety aspects of buildings are evolving and you will need to ensure that you keep up to date with developments to maintain expected competence levels.

Immerse yourself in a diverse range of subjects and risks covering the full lifecycle of our £14 million assets.

From understanding and ownership to conducting strategic asset plans, your insights will drive maintenance improvements and capital investments aligned with Heathrow's aspirations and values.

Set and meet rigorous safety and technical objectives. Adhere to regulations and industry best practices to mitigate threats to life and enhance asset performance. For instance, ensuring compliance with the Fire Safety Order 2005.
Understand and fulfil legal obligations related to asset care. Your guidance will drive clear outcomes and elevate our collective performance.

Represent Fire teams and promote life safety and continuous improvement at stakeholder meetings, including interactions with Accountable or Responsible Persons, Building Control, CAA, LFB, and the Airport Fire Service amongst others.

Holds an undergraduate/postgraduate degree in Fire Engineering or possess significant relevant fire engineering expertise.

Experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Fire Strategies, Design Standards (BS9999, BS 7974, BS5839 and BS 12845 etc), ASET/RSET analysis, QDR.

Possess strong working knowledge and experience in asset management and maintenance practices, methodologies, and strategies.
Fire engineering design and analysis.
There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future.

As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions.

With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work.

And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. This is an airport-based position.

Every day, you will play a critical role in helping us to give our passengers the best airport service in the world.

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Every year, millions of people travel through Heathrow.

Joining our Engineering team means being at the heart of a complex operation whose size, scale and reputation for innovation are unique.

We make sure the airport is always running smoothly and keep passengers and planes moving.

Our team touches all aspects of airport life - from water to energy, rail to roads, baggage systems to runways.

The scope and variety of what we do is vast, spanning mechanical, electrical, water, civil, rail and environmental disciplines. Together we are responsible for the performance of 500,000 assets worth £14bn. It means there are always a wide range of interesting development, construction and maintenance projects to get involved with.