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Job Description

Due to recent project wins, our National Fire Protection Team is looking to add a skilled level Fire Protection Engineer to their national Building Engineering team. You will work with our national fire-protection team on a variety of projects providing technical fire protection design services.

This role is based in Sydney.

How you’ll make a difference

- Be actively involved in all phases of fire protection project design and delivery, from concept through to construction and commissioning, ensuring high-quality solutions across diverse sectors.
- Design and implement fire hydrant and hose reel systems, automatic fire sprinkler systems, alternative fire suppression systems, gas suppression,



fire detection, evacuation, ensuring full compliance with Australian Standards.
- Collaborate with engineers from various disciplines on large, multi-disciplinary projects to develop integrated fire protection solutions for major clients.
- Ensure all fire protection designs meet the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, and local authority regulations, as well as major client standards and guidelines maintaining the highest safety and compliance standards.
- Use your expertise in wet and dry fire protection systems to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence across a range of projects.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

The qualities that help you thrive

- Ideally, 2 + years’ experience as a Fire Protection Engineer for an Engineering Consultancy (or contractor with extensive design experience). Experience in Dry Fire will be highly regarded.
- Relevant degree and holding professional registrations (or eligible to hold), including progression pathway to RPEQ.
- Understanding of Fire Suppression Systems & Design, Firefighting systems including Fire Hydrants, Hose Reels, Portable Fire Equipment and fire water supply infrastructure.
- Understanding of Fire Detection & Alarm Systems & Design, Emergency Warning & Intercom Systems and High-Level Networking Infrastructure will be highly regarded.
- Track record in engineering design and consulting on medium to large scale projects across a variety of projects.
- Exposure to industry standard software such as Hyena and Revizto with exposure to Revit (preferred).

Due to the nature of the projects, Australian Citizenship is highly preferred.

Additional Information

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📌 Professional Fire Protection Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 Aecom
📍 New South Wales