Paradigm
Senior Fire Engineer
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Senior Fire Engineer - Aberdeen
Paradigm Fire Protection Services is looking for a Senior Fire Engineer to join its Aberdeen team. The role combines fire protection engineering, technical assurance, client support, and technology development across offshore oil, gas, and petrochemical applications, with a particular focus on deluge and active fire protection systems.
What We Expect
- Educational Background: A Fire Engineering Qualification is preferred.
- Certifications: BOSIET, MIST, and valid offshore medical.
- Professional Experience: Considerable experience within the offshore oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, with a background in fire protection and safety engineering.
- Technical Skills: Good working knowledge of NFPA, API, and EN standards and guidelines.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders. Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to technical work.
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- Competitive Salary
- Employer Pension Scheme
- 33 days’ annual leave per year
- A dynamic, challenging, and highly varied field of work
- Ongoing training and professional development, with exposure to technically demanding offshore projects and specialist fire protection technologies
- The opportunity to work within an experienced and motivated team focused on developing innovative fire protection solutions
Your Responsibilities
- Take the technical lead for all fire protection scopes across a range of projects.
- Organise and deliver Fire Services training where required.
- Support Fire Services management with fire management audits.
- Liaise directly with clients on Fire Hazard Management activities.
- Review and verify in-house reports prior to submission to clients.
- Lead the development of policies and procedures and technical documentation, including wet testing, foam testing, and O&M manuals for offshore fire safety equipment.
- Support in-house training and management of deluge systems and associated components.
- Develop, review, and verify hydraulic models for client fire protection systems.
- Contribute to the development of new technologies and innovative approaches, specifically in the field of deluge testing.
- Support project management and engineering activities across fire safety system projects.
- Apply applicable British, European, NFPA, and API standards, codes, and guidelines across engineering activities.
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