Full time
Holmes is an engineering consultancy with a reputation for intelligent, pragmatic engineering and design collaboration. Our performance-based fire safety solutions consistently deliver cost-efficient, innovative fire engineering, giving our clients confidence and certainty across the lifecycle of their buildings and infrastructure. Holmes was formed more than 60 years ago in New Zealand and now has over 550 people across New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and the USA.
About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Fire Engineer to join our growing team in Auckland. You'll be working alongside an experienced team of Fire Engineers on a wide range of projects across many industries. With previous Fire Engineering experience, you'll be involved in the detailed design and construction monitoring of these projects. This role will also see you develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and provide technical support to our team, which could include mentoring and training to nurture and grow our talent from within. If you want to work in a growing and dynamic business with an opportunity to take the lead, this could be the opportunity for you!
Responsibilities Undertaking detailed engineering and fire designs and produce precise calculations whilst adhering to quality standards.
Developing an understanding of critical construction elements.
Creating clear project proposals with project directors.
Monitoring construction, responding to queries, and minimizing the need for redesign.
Identifying and communicating risks for prompt resolution.
Monitor time for accurate project completion estimates.
Recognize and communicate Professional Indemnity risks.
Prepare correspondence for assigned projects.
Liaise with authorities, fire service, and relevant stakeholders on compliance.
About You We're looking for experienced fire engineers who are ideally qualified in Fire Engineering (could have an undergraduate in Mechanical, Structures, or Civil) and a minimum of 4 years experience. Ideally, you'll also have prior experience with performance-based design and have worked on large and complex projects. Your excellent technical skills will be matched by your ability to build meaningful client relationships and you'll be a confident communicator with the willingness to help out at every level.
Working with Holmes You'll be part of an experienced team delivering a diverse and challenging fire engineering portfolio.
The opportunity to provide day-to-day technical leadership, support, and guidance on projects, along with coaching and mentoring our engineers to improve their skills and deliver excellence.
Continual professional development conversations + performance & career conversations.
We offer and encourage flexible working and support a work/life balance to suit your lifestyle.
We're a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way. We celebrate and reward success, nurture continuous career development, and always look for opportunities to make our work environment more motivating and inspirational. Our people love the freedom to do great work, underpinned by the robust infrastructure and resources required to consistently deliver high-quality solutions.
If you're ready for a new challenge and keen to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today!
Our vision at Holmes is to be more representative of the communities we serve - and the places we live and work. Holmes people are encouraged to dream big and empowered to achieve their goals in an environment where we recognise and value diversity. Our commitment is to provide all of our great people equal support and equal opportunity to thrive, grow, and develop.
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