Fire Safety Engineer

Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester or Atlantic Quay, Glasgow. Hybrid with a minimum of 2-3 days in the office per week.

Are you an experienced Engineer with a background in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Hazard Analysis? Are you keen to apply your experience to a nuclear energy context? Above all, are you passionate about helping Britain achieve Net-Zero?

If so – we have a role for you!

The Opportunity…

We are looking for a Fire Safety Engineer to join our Nuclear Services Business.

Nuclear Services is a specialist technical area, and we bring together technical capabilities to support the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and Sizewell C (SZC) nuclear new build projects and the existing Nuclear Operations operating stations and decommissioning sites.

As a Fire Safety Engineer, you will ensure the HPC design is developed in line with Nuclear New Build requirements and within the project schedule, to allow detailed design and construction to proceed as planned.

In addition, you will be reviewing and conducting fire hazard analysis from the HPC responsible designer and confirming acceptability to meet UK nuclear safety requirements. The work also extends to maintaining fire safety on the operating and defueling AGRs plus support to Britain’s only PWR, Sizewell B.

Pay, benefits and culture…

Alongside a salary from £60,000 (negotiable depending on experience) we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the opportunity to earn bonus. 

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.  We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. 

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing…

• Responsible for oversight and acceptance of fire strategy and system documents, fire zoning reports and drawings, and other supporting documents. Conducting surveillance activities to support this.
• Technically reviewing fire safety analysis work from the HPC responsible designer and confirming acceptability to meet UK nuclear safety requirements.
• Modelling and analysing the impact of hazards on overall plant safety - primarily focussing fire and explosion.
• Monitoring design changes arising from suppliers and construction activities.
• Developing solutions to issues identified, making recommendations and pursuing through to closure.

Who you are…

Your background may include some of the following:

• Degree-level or equivalent qualification in engineering or scientific field.
• Experience in design and safety principles in modern high hazard industries.
• Experience in the application of UK and international Fire codes and standards.
• An appetite for developing practical solutions to problems and following through to completion.
• Ability to work independently, to plan and manage design reviews, and work directly with designers.
• Strong evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable, noting that this intended to be a spread of desired skills & experience, it is not anticipated that a single candidate will be expert in all areas:

• A Chartered Engineer with a relevant body such as the Institute of Fire Engineers.
• Application of fire and explosion modelling tools (e.g. CFAST).
• Experience UK nuclear safety cases, including application of ALARP principles.
• Experience of systematic hazard analysis on plant important to safety.
• Knowledge of Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR), Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) and European Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR) designs.
• Experience in working on the development of fire systems for life and asset protection, passive fire protection and commissioning.
• Experience of Fire and Rescue Service operations or emergency management and response.

Closing date: 1st May 2024

Join us, and together we’ll help Britain achieve Net-Zero.

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