Senior Fire Safety Engineer

At e-STORAGE, you’re more than just an employee—you’re part of a team that values your ideas, your background, and your unique perspective.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Fire Safety Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and performance of our utility-scale and commercial energy storage systems (ESS) deployed throughout the EMEA region . As part of the Energy Storage Solution Management team, this individual will support product design, track evolving fire safety regulations and standards, and provide project-level technical support across multiple phases of ESS deployment.
• The role requires deep familiarity with UL 9540, 9540A, NFPA 855, BS and IEC standards , and other applicable fire detection and protection standards , along with strong collaboration and documentation skills. The ideal candidate brings a background in fire protection or mechanical engineering, with experience in system-level safety design, regulatory engagement, and large-scale fire testing.

Requirements

• Degree in Fire Engineering (or related: Mechanical, Building Services, Structural with fire modules)
• IFireE / MFireE membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward it
• CFPA Europe Diploma in Fire Prevention
• Third party accreditation in fire risk assessment (e.g., FRAP, IFSM)
• Minimum 5 years of fire safety engineering experience, preferably in the energy storage, battery systems, or industrial power sector.
• Deep understanding of fire protection codes and standards including UL 9540A, NFPA 855, NFPA 68/69, BS7671 , BS 5839, BS 9999, BS 7974, BS 5306, PD 7974 series & BS /IEC standards .
• Experience planning, managing, and reviewing large-scale fire testing programs and interpreting test results and modelling data.
• Familiarity with ESS hardware development, BESS enclosure designs, fire safety system integration, and emergency response planning.
• Strong technical communication skills, with experience preparing test reports, compliance packages and local planning authority documentation.
• Knowledge of industry fire alarm systems and manufacturers, including networking design
• Ability to collaborate across global teams including product development, compliance, engineering, and external consultants.
• Flexibility to travel and coordinate across global time zones as needed.
• Comfortable in a collaborative and fluid environment.
• An excellent time manager, able to balance multiple projects and prioritize a wide variety of issues, initiatives and objectives concurrently.
• Good technical writing skills
• Exceptional ability to simplify and report complicated scenarios to the management team, with outstanding judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Solid and effective interpersonal and communication skills (including oral, written and visual)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally with staff, management, clients, suppliers , community partners and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated sound judgment and the ability to be decisive in crisis situations.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge of BESS product validation, system integration, and testing methodologies.
• Flexibility to travel up to 1 0%, including international travel as required , for vendor assessments, testing, and industry events.
• The right mix of education, experience, and skills for the role.
• Great communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
• A true commitment to safety, ethics, and sustainability.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package—including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.
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