Senior Fire Engineer at MECS (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities:

• Be part of the Fire Engineering Team to serve as an expert technical consultant on fire safety, fire prevention, fire protection and life safety engineering issues for internal and external clients.
• Responsible for the project management for all fire safety and fire system design aspects of all assigned projects.
• Form a critical part of the fire team as a whole and work together with the other fire engineers, technicians, BIM Modeler, etc.
• Liaising with the Authority Having Jurisdiction on plan approval and signing off buildings that comply with the building regulations and fire designs, and to obtain an occupancy certificate. (Pr. Eng. or Pr. Tech. Eng.)
• Knowledge and experience in all local fire safety codes is key to carry out code compliant fire safety designs. E.g. NBR, SANS 10400, ASIB, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in other international codes and standards to carry out rational fire designs is also required. E.g. BS 9999, NFPA 101, BS 7974, IFEG, etc.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum BEng / BSc / BTech Degree from an accredited university.
• Professional Registration with ECSA. (Pr. Eng. Or Pr. Tech. Eng)
• 5 -10 years’ experience in Fire Engineering
• Experience within Consulting Engineering Industry advantageous.
• Must have a valid Code B driver’s license and own mode of transportation