Associate - Fire

We welcome applications from candidates with excellent technical knowledge and experience in Buildings, Rail and/or Road Fire Engineering with the following qualities and experience to join our Building Specialists team in India

• A responsible and accountable spirit.  Conscientious of responsibilities and team dynamics
• Knowledge sharing and willingness to learn from others
• A good understanding of interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process
• Able to take a brief from the project lead and deliver & control the tasks required, within time and budget

• Managing Fire Engineering services on projects of all scales
  • Preparing fee proposals and project management for iCRC scope of works and support on the UK bids.
  • Developing fire strategies for stations and associated ancillary buildings from concept stage to construction - code-compliant solutions and Fire Engineering designs. 
  • Fire Risk Assessments for Compliance with relevant Fire Safety Codes
  • To undertake Fire Risk Assessments or Site Audits when necessary
  • Liaising with UK/ internal design teams to develop fire engineering designs
  • Ensure coordination across multidisciplinary teams to deliver coherent and compliant design information
  • Collaborate with project leadership to define project scope, programme, deliverables, and resource requirements. 
  • Taking a proactive approach in developing the projects and working with the design team
  • Peer reviewing technical work prepared by others
  • Design specification of fire safety systems such as fire alarm and detection, fire suppression systems and facilities for firefighter intervention (fire hydrant designs)
  • Organising Qualitative Design Reviews (QDRs) for major projects
  • Provide coaching, and technical guidance to junior and senior team members 
  • Support staff development and training initiatives
  • Enhance team capability and maintain high technical competence standards

Mandatory Skills

Fire Safety, Fire Fighting, Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, Risk Assessment, Fire Alarm System, fire engineering, Fire Protection

• BEng/BSc/MEng in Electrical/Mechanical/ Fire Engineering

• Working towards professional qualifications such as IEng or CEng status with CIBSE/IET/ IFE

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.