Principal Fire Protection Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We are building a great professional network for future openings within our MEP team, with a specific focus on upcoming Principal Fire Protection roles for France projects. If you are interested in being considered for these opportunities, we invite you to submit your CV.

Candidates who meet the qualifications listed below will move forward in the recruitment process and will be contacted by our Recruitment Team once suitable positions become available.

This role will form an integral part of our Global Excellence Centre (GEC) – Arcadis’ centralized and fully integrated project delivery group. Our GEC is made up of more than 3,000 talented individuals working in offices across Romania, India and Philippines, providing Capability, Capacity and a Competitive Advantage across a wide array of unique projects and services, in collaboration with our global businesses.

The MEPF Discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) in the GECs is comprised of cross-functional teams, that contribute to the development of innovative MEPF solutions that optimize energy efficiency, sustainability, and occupant comfort. Our ability to effectively manage projects, assess client needs, and provide technical guidance is crucial in delivering successful outcomes, using the most innovative way of doing computational design.

Role accountabilities:

• Expert level in engineering design of fire protection, water distribution and sewage systems as well as being used to numerous type of other systems related to this (industrial water, separate sewage systems depending on pollution factors, compressed air etc).
• Develops multiple solutions for an asset and make a technical-economic assessment of the system that fits best with client and project requirements.
• Designs, calculates, diagrams, schematic drawings, and final working drawings.
• Build proficiency in REVIT and BIM checking software as well as other software used in calculation.
• Plan, organize, and execute projects effectively. This includes managing budgets, coordinating with other disciplines, and overseeing the work of senior and junior engineers or technicians. Estimating the necessary budget, resource list and schedule for the entire public health scope of the project.
• Create comprehensive engineering documents, including equipment specifications, reports, presentation.Follow company standards and procedures including design and checking.
• Attend relevant design and client meetings to gain a better understanding of the project and design work required, asking questions of the internal team as necessary.
• Ensure that water and sewage designs meet safety and environmental regulations, sustanaibility and energy efficiencies regulations following industry standards and guidelines.
• Implement national/international standards in water and sewage design as well as client demands and project specific requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Building services.
• Expert knowledge of design software (e.g. AutoCAD) and calculation software
• Minimum of 710+ year experience in fire protection, water and sewage engineering is required.
• Strong English language skills.
• Extensive knowledge of national, international and local codes and standards.
• Extensive knowledge of energy and sutanaibility regulations and industry best practices.
• Proven ability to innovate and develop creative solutions to complex water and sewage design challenges. They should be adept at problem-solving and have a track record of implementing new technologies, techniques, or design methodologies to improve water and sewage system performance and efficiency.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and communication skills are necessary for success in this position.
• Implementation of quality procedure to ensure a good design deliverable.
• Strong leadership skills and previous experience in managing large-scale projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are important for collaborating with clients, architects, project managers, and other stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Candidate to show out-of-the box thinking in order to identify any opportunities for automation or innovation.
• Good knowledge of energy efficiency, sustanaibility, indoor quality, acoustics.

Nice to have:

• Masters or above degree in Building Services.
• Expertise in energy efficienty, sustanaibility is appreciated.
• Expertise in indoor air quality is appreciated.
• Highly knowledgeable of BREEM, LEED and other certifying organizations is appreciated.
• Affilitation to professional organizations.
• Basic French Language knowledge .

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.