A Fire Engineer role at Heathrow focused on managing fire and life-safety systems, supporting engineering projects, assessing risks and compliance, and developing technical expertise toward professional engineering chartership.Job DescriptionAs 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.Principal AccountabilitiesOversee 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.Qualifications, Skills and Experience 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. Equivalent industry experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.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.About usThere’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.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. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.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.Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow. Our rewardsWe offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With 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 of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. Working LocationOur 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. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. Equal OpportunitiesAs an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
Posted 2 days ago
