AESG is an International Specialist Consultancy, Engineering, And Advisory firm, with offices across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Singapore dedicated to help solve our clients greatest challenges, through collaboration, innovation, and advanced technical solutions.
Our areas of expertise are represented in five core verticals: Planning, Design & Engineering, Masterplanning & Infrastructure, Asset Management and Transaction Support.
We pride ourselves in being leaders in the industry in each of the services that we offer. We have one of the largest dedicated team with decades of cumulative experience in sustainable design, fire and life safety, façade engineering, commissioning, building performance, waste management, environmental consultancy, carbon management and acoustics.
Job Description
Due to the continuing success and growth of our team in South Africa, this fantastic opportunity has opened up at our award-winning specialist consultancy, engineering and advisory firm.
At AESG we are looking for a Principal Fire Engineer to support the Fire & Life Safety division and work alongside our other specialist disciplines. The role will be based in Cape Town, supporting the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with and leading a project team of Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases, whilst also including project management of complex design and construction projects, covering all aspects of Fire Engineering.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Principal Fire Engineer seeking a position within a growing and ambitious company with a unique service offering that provides a significant opportunity for progression and career development.
The ideal candidate fits the below profile:
- Solid understanding of fire engineering principals
- Committed to technical excellence
- Experience in numerous complex and prestigious projects
- Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
- Good relationship builders (internal and external)
- Driving quality and innovation on projects
- Collaborative personality
Job Purpose:
- Support the Fire & Life Safety division across the UK and the wider International market.
- Assisting fire design service line, working alongside a team of designers and engineers.
- Continuing the growth and development of our Fire & Life Safety offering to the UK and international markets
- Carry out and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modelling (previous CFD experience is welcome but not essential).
- Inform and support the building design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process
- Provide technical guidance and expertise into key areas within proposals and tenders.
- Attend meetings where required, updating project status and adjusting delivery models and schedules where appropriate.
- Review project technical information to prepare fire strategies and provide on-going support from initial concept through to final completion
Essential Skills:
- Bachelors Degree in Fire Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar.
- Masters Degree in Fire Engineering preferred
- Experience working for or in a Fire Consultancy.
- Minimum of 8 (eight) years experience across fire engineering
- Demonstratable design and engineering experience across major built environment projects.
- Excellent technical knowledge in Fire Safety / Engineering within Residential, Commercial and Hotels sectors.
- Understanding of Fire Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.
- Able to take a brief from the project lead and deliver & control the tasks required.
- Ability to collaborate with various parties to organise a completion of a full package of fire engineering tender intent documentation.
Why join AESG?
AESG is a multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.
Through our world-class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to outperform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the worlds most forward-thinking and exciting new developments.
The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate and love what they do.
As an employee of AESG you can expect:
- A huge amount of freedom for our high-performing employees
- Great career opportunities as the company continues to grow, with access to huge variety of projects and incredible clients
- Working on some of the worlds leading developments and tackling our clients greatest challenges
- Commitment in building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program
- Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings
- Promotion of the importance of health and well-being of the team, including team-building fitness activities, social events and the provision of a healthy work environment
- To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture
