Fire Safety Engineer

We are currently looking for a Fire Safety Engineer to support one of our clients on its Nuclear projects and more specifically in the HVAC & FIRE group which is part of the Nuclear Safety & Engineering department in charge of the following activities:

• Feasibility studies design studies modification studies of Fire Safety installations.
  
• Diagnoses and audits of Fire Safety installations.
  
• Modeling of Fire water supply system Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA) based on calculation & simulation tools modeling of Fires in confined spaces.
  
• Tools development and integration.
  
• Expertise in Fire protection and detection components
  
• Operations & Maintenance support for Fire Safety equipment.
  
• Design specifications and procurement.
  
• Implementation & startup of Fire Safety equipment followup.
  
• Contract management.
  

• Lead Fire risk analysis following applicable regulations and standards or in house methodologies.
  
• Realize Fire simulation studies:
  
• Lead analysis following applicable methods and determine suitable and pragmatic recommendations that cope with the Project and Client s objectives/constraints.
  
• Realize Fire risk analysis by the definition of the scenario and assumptions choice of the correct model collection and implementation of the data into the model calculations analysis of the results drafting the synthesis.
  
• Validate the coherence between the required and existing fire protection/detection means.
  
• Include requirements from other competence centres project safety referential unit safety report insurer codes norms standards and regulations.
  
• Check study compliance with onsite situation (walkdowns) include the Return of Experience and draft the reports (high quality level).
  
• Determine and recommend suitable on site adaptations (protection/detection means).
  
• Present and share analysis with the Client.
  
• Manage interfaces and ensure an efficient communication between the different stakeholders.
  
• Coaching of junior engineers and followup of subcontracted studies/simulations.
  
• Ensure budget planning and scope of the studies are compliant with the project requirements.
  
• Assist the Project Manager and the Client in meetings and technical discussions with the Safety Authorities.
  

Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of proven experience in Fire engineering: Fire simulations & calculations (major requirement) and Fire risk analysis design of Fire protection systems would be an asset.
  
• Good language skills : French or Dutch and English.
  
• Good computer and data process skills.
  
• Ability to draft reports technical papers and synthesis documents;
  
• Inquiring and critical mind dynamic rigorous pragmatic teamplayer.
  
• Capacity to assume responsibilities to take initiative coach/followup people and able to work autonomously.
  
• Team player and capacity to develop personal contacts good listener and communicator.
  
• Experience in industry.