Associate Fire Safety Engineer - Transport Systems (City of …, City of Sydney

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of chance and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. As our Associate Fire Safety Engineer
- Transport Systems , you will have the opportunity to not only further enhance your own fire engineering capabilities but also to build on the success of WSP’s National Tunnel and Transport Systems team. Based in our Sydney , Melbourne or Brisbane CBD offices, you are fast becoming an industry leader who strives to use their knowledge and passion in the successful delivery and outcomes that benefit both clients and communities. You will be part of a renowned Geotechnical and National Tunnels team , delivering fire engineering services for landmark projects including High Speed Rail, Suburban Rail Loop IV, Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project, Pumped Hydro projects, T4 Eastern Suburbs Fire Safety Upgrade. At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life collaborating with talented professionals daily, whilst working on iconic projects to drive Future Ready outcomes. Geotechnical & Tunnels Our Geotechnical and Tunnels team is driven by a passion for technical excellence and innovation. Our specialised, forward-looking expertise addresses the evolving challenges that earth, environment, and energy present to our clients and communities. What you’ll do As an Associate Fire Safety Engineer , you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and successful project delivery across a variety of impactful and innovative projects. You will also be involved with designing and supporting mechanical and life safety system installation, testing and commissioning on large scale construction projects. A typical day would look like (but not be limited to):
- Helping our clients deliver some of the most technically interesting and challenging fire engineering projects in Australia.
- Working collaboratively with our technically excellent and collaborative national fire engineering and tunnel systems team.
- Project work on underground infrastructure, including in road, rail and pumped hydro tunnel projects.
- Supporting other transportation-related fire-life safety matters on emerging technologies, such as battery electric bus technology adoption.
- Be part of infrastructure builds and rehabilitations across the life cycle including tender design, detail design, and construction phases.
- Supporting and developing WSP’s national tunnel systems business, staff supervision, proposal writing, and occasional travel for client presentations, meetings, site works, and commissioning as project needs arise. About You You bring extensive experience in fire engineering at a Senior Engineer level or above, and you are now ready to step confidently into a more prominent leadership role. In this role you will lead by example, championing a strong culture of safety, technical excellence, and quality, while fostering effective collaboration with both clients and internal teams. With your influence, exceptional interpersonal skills, and established industry presence, you will play a key role in shaping relationships, guiding peers, and strengthening our reputation in the market. To be successful in this role, you must also have/be:
- A Graduate and/or have a Masters in Fire Safety Engineering
- Proven ability in providing key technical expertise across a broad range of high-profile projects.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing and reviewing high quality complex technical information in a variety of formats.
- Competent in monitoring and managing the scope (including variations) of multiple projects of varying complexity and size and guiding the work of others.
- Demonstrated multiple instances of delivering best client outcomes/options which have saved the client costs/time and addressed their requirements.
- Extensive experience in client relationships. Ability to communicate complex technical issues to clients and guide the client through regulatory processes.
- Experience in supervising graduates and managing professionals, seniors, and associates in hybrid environments. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rs0cn