Industrial Engineer Fire in London

As a Fire Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and enhancing a variety of fire & life safety assets, policies and processes across Heathrow Airport. This is an exciting opportunity for graduates to immerse themselves in impactful projects and contribute to the safety and efficiency of our operations. This opportunity will help shape your career path toward chartership in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. It brings out the best in all of us and inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Our rewards include competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. We offer performance-based annual bonuses, generous annual leave allowances, market-leading pensions, family friendly policies, access to private health insurance, and a wide range of wellbeing tools. We’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work, and provide varied learning and development opportunities.

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger. Heathrow is an accessible place to work, with five diversity networks, championing inclusivity and celebrating individuality.

Joining our Engineering team means being at the heart of a complex operation whose size, scale and reputation for innovation are unique. Our team touches all aspects of airport life – from water to energy, rail to roads, baggage systems to runways. The scope and variety of what we do is vast, spanning mechanical, electrical, water, civil, rail and environmental disciplines. Together we are responsible for the performance of 500,000 assets worth £14bn.

You’ll be part of a close-knit, driven team, taking on work that you can take real pride in and feel passionate about. It’s an exciting place to be, where every day, you’ll discover a world of fresh possibilities and you’ll be mentored by world-class experts every step of the way.

Requirements:

• Hold a minimum of an HNC (or equivalent) in Fire Engineering or a related engineering discipline. A higher qualification, such as a BSc, BEng, MSc, or MEng in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, is desirable.
• Strong knowledge and experience in maintenance and management practices.
• Understanding of and ability to interpret and apply relevant industry standards and statutory requirements.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary engineering and operational environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a systematic approach to fault diagnosis and risk assessment.
• Demonstrable safety leadership.
• Ideally, you'll also be or working towards Eng Tech or IEng or CEng registration (working towards) with the Engineering Council.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee Fire Detection Systems, Fire Suppression Systems, smoke ventilation systems, life safety systems, building fabric and structure, fire engineering, personal safety equipment, perimetry, and change control systems.
• Benchmark proposals against Heathrow and British Standards.
• Provide fire-related technical support to operational and project teams, and specialist engineering support to development and maintenance teams.
• Develop and implement robust asset management plans and strategies, ensuring effective solutions, and evaluate asset performance against life cycles, performance metrics, and risk assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement plans to enhance asset performance and availability, and support project teams with technical queries related to rail control systems & signalling assets in the sub-surface environment.
• Engage in a learning environment with opportunities to influence safety culture and practices, and provide early-stage technical design input.

Full time