ABOUT THE COMPANY. With a legacy spanning more than 25 years, our client is a respected engineering consultancy offering expertise across all building services disciplines. Renowned for their forward‑thinking approach, they’ve built a strong reputation for tailored, high‑quality solutions across a diverse range of sectors. Their commitment to technical excellence and client success has made them a trusted name for complex and landmark projects.

ABOUT THE POSITION. As a Fire Protection Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and developing fire protection systems, ensuring seamless coordination throughout all project stages. Your responsibilities will include providing technical advice and collaborating with clients, architects, builders and other disciplines to achieve project goals on time and within budget.

DUTIES.

- Prepare detailed designs of fire protection systems, including sprinklers, hydrants, smoke detection and alarms
- Manage client briefings, budgeting and reporting
- Use Bluebeam to create markups, concept designs and sketches
- Coordinate designs to meet project objectives, budgets and deadlines

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE.

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
- Proficiency in Bluebeam, Revit and AutoCAD
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

CULTURE. At the heart of this business is a culture grounded in accountability, ownership and mutual support, values that shape how the team operates both internally and with its clients. Learning and development are part of everyday life here, so professional growth happens naturally alongside team-oriented work.



With a driven and ambitious leadership team at the helm, the business is on a strong growth trajectory and offers real, tangible pathways for career advancement.

BENEFITS.

- Hybrid working with up to 2 days WFH
- Accessible and supportive leadership that is genuinely invested in your growth
- Contemporary open‑plan workspace within easy reach of public transport
- A tight‑knitted, welcoming team that thrives on collaboration

This is an opportunity to join one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together talented people in offices across Australia. They are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer major projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation as you collaborate with experienced professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

What you’ll do

- Comply with all role specific SHEQ obligations.
- Develop ability to apply safety in design to all projects.
- Prepare technical reports on small to medium projects.
- Project Lead small projects within discipline.
- Write winning proposals and win job from a job.
- Apply legislation, standards, guidelines and project specifications.




- Contribute to developing the technical capability of junior staff.

About you

- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Science or Equivalent
- Developing technical skills across a broad range of areas within discipline (fire protection, wet & dry fire)
- Basic use of BIM software (Revit MEP) and how to use and review models
- Ability to prepare technical reports on small to medium projects.
- Ability to Project Lead small projects within discipline. Developing experience in monitoring and managing the scope of multiple varying size projects and applying business systems.
- Experience in applying legislation, standards, guidelines and project specifications.
- Developing skills to identify risk in small to medium profile projects.
- Ability to apply QA and OH&S; systems. Auditing of other more junior staff
- Contributes to developing the technical capability of junior staff.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other profes

📌 Senior Fire Protection Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Kbr
📍 Sydney