Senior Fire Safety Engineer
// Role Summary
Join Babcock as a Senior Fire Safety Engineer at HMNB Clyde Faslane, playing a critical role in protecting UK defence assets and national security. Influence major engineering decisions and strengthen safety case development in a unique, complex environment.
// Key Responsibilities
- Shape the safety of critical UK defence assets.
- Provide expert fire safety advice to internal and external stakeholders.
- Review fire system designs for compliance and best practice.
- Identify and address fire safety shortfalls.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Must achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
// Role Specification
Senior Fire Safety Engineer
At Babcock, we are committed to creating a safe and secure world. As a Senior Fire Safety Engineer at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site, you will play an essential part in protecting people, assets, and national security.
This role offers a unique opportunity to utilize your specialist expertise to influence the safety of some of the UK's most critical defence assets. Your fire safety knowledge will directly contribute to safeguarding people, infrastructure, and operations, supporting the Royal Navy and wider national security efforts. You will be instrumental in shaping major engineering decisions, guiding design teams, and reinforcing safety case development within a highly complex and unique environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide subject matter expert advice on fire safety to internal and external design teams, the Ministry of Defence, and site operators.
- Review fire system designs, upgrades, and new project proposals to ensure compliance with regulations and best practice.
- Identify and address fire safety shortfalls, developing robust improvement recommendations.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure collaborative and compliant delivery.
Essential Experience:
- Strong understanding of fire codes, regulations, and compliance standards.
- Knowledge of facility infrastructure and fire safety operations.
- Experience in fire system design.
- Experience analyzing fire systems for new projects and upgrades.
- Experience conducting annual fire safety compliance audits.
Qualifications:
- Fire Alarms Modules 1 and 2
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety
- Degree in Engineering with a fire safety specialism (undergraduate or postgraduate)
- Level 4 Certificate or HNC in Fire Safety - Fire Auditors
- Fire Protection Association Level 4 Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment
This is a full-time, permanent role, working 36 hours per week, based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.