Job Description

Functional overview NV5 is a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions for public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Owner Representative; and Geospatial Technology. Duties and responsibilities Developing training materials, and conduct training sessions on fire protection.

• Evaluating fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety.

• Preparing and writing reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules.

• Advising architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.

• Conducting research on fire retardants and the fire safety of materials and devices.

• Consulting with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.

• Designing fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.

• Determining causes of fires, and ways in which they could have been prevented.

• Purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.

• Inspecting buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.

• Studying the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start.

• Your colleagues and supervisors may be based in another country, and you should be comfortable working in an online environment with frequent web based meetings

• Attending site meetings and perform fire safety inspections on behalf of clients.

• The role involves a significant amount of site based working, and travel to construction sites

• Maintaining good relationships and communication with colleagues, Clients, and other stakeholders

• Maintaining good technical knowledge of the industry and relevant Fire Protection and industry standards

• And such other tasks as may be given by the EMPLOYER and/or Client analogous to the foregoing

Minimum competencies Fire Protection Design / Testing & Commissioning Experience is essential

• Computer literate and have experience of industry design software such as CAD, BIM, etc.

• Good people skills and time management skills

• Very good written and spoken English skills

• Extensive experience of fire systems is required for the role.

Minimum qualifications Degree Holder in Mechanical, Fire and Plumbing and Drainage Engineering

• Junior: 2+ years of work experience in Fire Protection Engineering

• Mid-Level: 5+ years of work experience in Fire Protection Engineering

• 1+ years post graduate experience in Fire Protection Engineering is an advantage

• Relevant experience fire protection with mission critical facilities such as data centres and banking sector would be a distinct advantage

• Fire Protection Design / Testing & Commissioning Experience is essential

KMC Work Location: KMC SITE OR OTHER BUSINESS LOCATIONS AS MAY BE INSTRUCTED BY KMC SOLUTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME Location: N/A, N/A Date Posted: 2023-08-30 Hiring Organization: KMC Solutions | XTN-EBE3343 Career Category: Construction / Building / Engineering