Key Takeaways
- Join a market-leading Buildings discipline as a Graduate Fire Engineer in Birmingham.
- Support the delivery of fire engineering projects, applying fundamental engineering principles.
- Gain valuable exposure to multidisciplinary projects and clients.
- Opportunity to achieve CEng status with the Institution of Fire Engineers.
- Competitive salary and benefits package offered.
About the Role
As a Graduate Fire Engineer, you'll support the delivery of fire engineering projects by applying fundamental engineering principles and contributing to technical assessments, reports, and design documentation. Working under the guidance of experienced engineers, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders, attend project, design team, and client meetings, and complete project tasks within agreed timescales. You'll also take an active role in developing your technical knowledge and professional skills through mentoring, project experience, and continuous self-learning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for completion of specifically assigned tasks within the time frame specified.
- Drafting of technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality.
- Participation in client meetings, with supervision, and discussion of the application of guidance for simple design scenarios and/or the solution to design challenges. Develop a general understanding of the importance of client relationship management.
- Identify the relative influence of each of the fire safety provisions they include in a design on the overall risk to the occupants of the building.
- Expand on the scientific fundamentals of general Fire Safety Engineering topics as well as continue exploring the limitations and vulnerabilities of prescriptive solutions.
- Develop a general understanding of the project cycles, including the mechanisms by which new work is awarded.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. The applicable professional qualification for this role is CEng status with the Institution of Fire Engineers.
Your Impact
This role will help create high-quality, sustainable and resilient buildings that deliver positive outcomes for communities and the environment. Working across a range of projects, you will support the design and delivery of safe, efficient and future-ready buildings, helping clients reduce environmental impact, enhance building performance and create spaces that improve the wellbeing of those who use them. Your work will contribute to sustainable development goals, support the efficient use of resources, and help deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of both clients and local communities.
About You
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering degree with modules relating to Fire Safety and Fire Engineering, knowledge of Pyrosim and FDS would be beneficial, and a keen interest in working in the Buildings sector, you'll be:
- An Adapter - You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- An Eager Learner - You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.
- A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- A Problem-Solver - You love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.
Why Join Us?
What we can offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
- Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
- Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
- A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable design and community development. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.