Fire Protection Support Engineer

Fire Protection Support Engineer – Cork, Ireland – Initial 12-Month Contract – Life Sciences

Looking for your next project? We’re looking for a Fire Protection Support Engineer to join a high-impact pharmaceutical project located near Cork. With major capital investment experience driving various facility build projects. This is a unique assignment for a Fire Protection Support Engineer to support a global leader in the life sciences market and play a key role in shaping the future of advanced manufacturing.

What you’ll deliver:

• Review fire protection design deliverables fire strategy, hydraulic calculations, layouts, specifications and datasheets against EN and NFPA codes, FM Global data sheets and client engineering standards; track comments to closure.
• Support engagement with the competent authority and the regional fire service with technical documentation and track fire-related permit conditions through design.
• Resolve construction-phase fire protection queries and design changes, protecting the fire strategy as the design evolves in the field.
• Support inspection and test planning hydrostatic and flushing tests, fire pump acceptance, alarm cause-and-effect testing and the witness programme with the insurer and authority.

Experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive fire protection engineering on industrial, pharmaceutical or other high-hazard capital projects, from design through construction.
• Working knowledge of EN fire protection standards (e.g., EN 12845, EN 54) and NFPA codes (e.g., NFPA 13, 20, 72).
• Experience reviewing third-party design and vendor submittals and driving comments to closure.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of something extraordinary, apply now and let’s talk!