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Job Description
The Building Engineering Services team is a highly qualified group of experts offering the best solutions to international clients' needs all around the world. Based in Spain, this team is at the forefront of the discipline to design the mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) systems required for a safe, comfortable, and environmentally friendly operation of buildings. We embrace world-class methodologies and technologies, including information-rich Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), to facilitate more efficient ways of working and design at all stages of the project life-cycle.
As part of the continued growth of our team, we are looking to hire a Fire Protection & Risk Assessment Discipline Lead to be responsible for overseeing, guiding, and developing a team of ten engineers.
The role will be well suited to an established Senior Consultant with demonstrable leadership skills who is looking to take the next step or someone with a desire to work in multi-disciplinary design consultancy and wants to join a well-respected and established fire safety consultancy. This position is based in our office in Madrid (Hybrid Remote Model), well located in the city center.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
Act as the primary point of contact for clients, responding to their inquiries and concerns in a timely and professional manner.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, regularly communicating with them to understand their needs and expectations.
Coordinate with multiple disciplines and cross-functional teams, acting as lead fire engineer to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule while managing the Fire discipline (Tunnel ventilation systems, PCI, risk analysis).
Lead discipline department efforts to grow technical expertise.
Attend job site visits, project meetings, and commissioning activities as needed.
Prepare fire protection expert opinions, reports, statements, and concepts.
Review and, if necessary, prepare associated fire protection, escape, and rescue plans.
Develop detailed specifications and write reports/documentation for internal and external purposes.
Ensure discipline plans are created to meet overall project team requirements for project scope and schedule.
Fire protection construction supervision.
Lead technical business development work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering plus ten (10) years of relevant experience in mechanical design and/or engineering, with a focus on fire protection and/or fire & life safety engineering experience.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (oral and written).
- Track record in Fire Protection and/or Fire & Life Safety engineering design and consulting on medium to large scale projects acting as Project Lead.
- Exposure to international regulations and standards (NFPA, BS, Country and regional fire codes, etc.).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Familiar with HVAC, piping, mechanical, and other related disciplines within MEP.
- Experience working with computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) software. Good knowledge of design software related to Fire discipline.
Additional Information
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design, and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social, and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.
Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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