- Fire Services Engineer (PO5/1)
- Location:
Brisbane CBD
- Pay Rate:
$88.29 per hour + superannuation
- Contract:
31 August 2026 to 28 February 2027, with high potential of a rolling contract
- QLD Government opportunity
About the Role An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced
Fire Services Engineer to provide specialist fire engineering expertise across a range of building and infrastructure projects. This role will focus on the assessment, design review and evaluation of fire protection systems, ensuring compliance with relevant Australian and Queensland standards while supporting safe, effective and innovative project outcomes.
Working closely with project teams and stakeholders, you will provide expert technical advice on fire safety matters throughout the design and construction lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design wet and dry fire protection systems in compliance with relevant codes, standards and regulations.
- Evaluate the suitability and compliance of fire system designs, providing expert advice and recommendations where necessary.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of fire system designs and performance solutions to ensure functionality, safety and compliance.
- Critically review and challenge fire system designs or proposed solutions, identifying potential issues and recommending improvements.
- Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, recommendations and justifications for proposed changes to fire system designs.
- Provide expert fire safety and fire systems advice to clients, project teams, and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure fire safety objectives are integrated into building designs and construction processes.
- Stay up to date with relevant fire safety standards, regulations, and industry best practices.
About You To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- In-depth knowledge of fire safety codes, standards and regulations applicable to Queensland and Australia.
- Experience designing, reviewing, or assessing fire protection systems within the built environment.
- Experience providing fire safety and fire systems advice during both design and construction phases.
- Ability to challenge designs constructively and provide practical, creative, and compliant solutions.
- Relevant qualifications in fire engineering or a related discipline.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Highly Desirable
- Registration or accreditation as a Fire Engineer, such as RPEQ or CPEng
- Experience working across complex government, commercial, health, education or infrastructure projects.
Apply To be considered for this position, please apply directly below with an up-to-date CV and cover letter in Microsoft Word format. Alternatively, email Louise Clark directly at
[email protected] or call me on 0438 718 486 | Please reference JOBID: 1660851
📌 Fire Protection Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 empire group
📍 Brisbane