Description:
We are currently seeking a PFP technical leader/manager/engineer to join our team at Oxford and help us lead the construction industry with our innovative approach to Passive Fire Protection.
We are looking for technically-minded, quality-focused individuals with a keen interest in fire engineering and an understanding of how buildings and materials react to fire.
This is an exciting opportunity to be instrumental in a rapidly developing sector of the construction industry with real scope for learning, development, and progression.
What will the role look like?
- Govern approach to PFP for services penetrations and building fabric in line with the fire strategy
- Early-stage involvement to ensure that all elements of passive fire protection are properly considered
- Sharing lessons learned with the central MEICA fire compliance team
- Working closely with the Laing O'Rourke central fire team and a network of like-minded PFP professionals,
- A key element of the role will be to ensure projects are set up for success from the beginning.
- Ensuring compliance of BWIC Design and coordination in line with PFP solutions
- Ensure PFP solutions and components are compliant with the project Fire Strategy
- As a technical-minded Leader you will call out poor practices and behaviours with respect to design, procurement, delivery and handover in relation to passive fire protection.
- The role is also required to act as an integrator between project activities and the central fire team, ensuring best practices and maintaining high safety-critical standards.
- The role requires honesty and transparency to encourage a culture of openness, lessons learned and knowledge sharing, evidence-based technical assessment and delivery.
- Ensure appropriate coordination & design QA checks
- Coordinate input to the Health & Safety file
What skills & experience are we looking for?
- Logical, well organised with the ability to prioritise
- Numerate, Literate and accurate
- Establish relationships with key stakeholders as needed to demonstrate governance and assurance, including building control and insurers
- Focussed on meeting deadlines
- Good communication and influencing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and to build and maintain good working relationships