Lead Fire Engineer – Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Protection Lead to deliver the Protection Strategy for the Service, having responsibility for the Central Protection Team in delivering building regulation and licencing applications, as well as leading on the prosecution function for the Service.

The postholder will also be the authoritative resource in relation to fire safety engineered solutions and associated matters, working with stakeholders and partners to ensure all new buildings and major refurbishments within Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire are designed and built to:

Prevent fire deaths, injuries and loss
Be more sustainable
Reduce the economic and environmental impact from fire

Duties Include:

Ensure compliance with all appropriate/ approved documents of any major planning project design
Lead on the Community Sprinkler Project, ensuring relevant directorates and boards are updated at timely intervals
Ensure that all major refurbishments and new build projects consider design freedoms offered through early inclusion of fire suppression systems and any future fire safety innovations
Support the development of a countywide media campaign regarding fire suppression systems and future fire safety innovations
Support Fire Safety Enforcement Officers in monitoring all local activities in order to prevent duplication, share information, and maintain consistency in this subject area
Support the Continual Professional Development of Fire Safety Enforcement Officers regarding fire suppression systems and future fire safety innovations
To maintain operational competence in line with the Service’s Operational Competency Framework and to provide resilience to the response arrangements within the organisation during periods of high demand i.e. spate conditions. (If Grey Book)

Person Specification:

Essential Criteria:

Education and Training

BEng (Hons) Fire Engineering or a related subject (related subjects could include other engineering disciplines or straight physics or chemistry) of equivalent ability, supported by mathematical qualification to ‘A’ level standard.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), in order to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders and partners
Good IT skills and use of Microsoft Office and CAD programs
Able to work effectively alone, and as a part of a team. Able to process new information quickly. Good time management
Effective presentation skills in order to deliver to large and small audiences of all levels of ability and seniority
Experience of line managing others
Experience in financial and budget management
3 years fire safety experience (minimum), and a good understanding of fire safety principles and fire safety laws. External applicants should be able to demonstrate experience of designing and managing successful fire engineered projects
Knowledge of approved documents