Fire & Life Safety Engineer

Job Description

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: 10 Mar 2023

Vacancy

Not specific

Job Responsibilities

• Scheduling and Execution of Factory Inspections:
• Provide engineering support to the RSC inspection program and training initiatives
• Conduct factory inspections in accordance with the RSC guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Perform Testing & Commissioning Verification Inspections for the Fire Protection System and Fire Alarm Detection System.
• Support industries with technical guidance according to the relevant Standards, Codes & resolutions provided by the AHJ.
• Provide engineering support to factory to develop and implement the maintenance plans/schedule, procedures for safety inspections and preventive maintenance programs.
• Provide engineering guidelines to factory and direct them for accurate maintenance, installation, and repair of machineries, equipment, and systems.
• Assist the Team Leader Fire & Life Safety Engineer with scheduling and coordination with the contracted inspection companies to ensure efficiency of the inspection schedules.
• Creation of Inspection Reports:
• Produce inspection reports and design document review comment in accordance with RSC protocols.
• Quality Assurance:
• Ensure quality assurance on report writing and publishing to the FFC.
• Maintain accurate, detailed, and verified qualitative and quantitative data and case files for each assigned factory.
• Identify possible fire-related risks and reducing or eliminating them.
• Remediation Plans:
• Conduct necessary follow-up to ensure remediation plans are finalised within the timeframes of the RSC.
• Alert the RSC leadership about problems, obstacles or challenges to finalize and execution of the remediation/corrective action plans derived from RSC safety inspections.
• Ensure timely and technically correct review and feedback of design documentation (Fire protection system, fire alarm detection system, passive fire protection) submitted for approval by factory engineers/consultants.
• Perform technical meetings with factories to identify technical difficulties & challenges and provide necessary remedial guidance following standard requirements.
• Liaise as needed with RSC OSH remediation and complaint handlers and health committee trainers in the effort to monitor and verify execution of remediation plans and enforcement of OSH complaint resolutions.
• Provide technical support to factory, worker and brand representatives related to remediation plan execution and OSH complaint handling/resolution.
• Undertake necessary liaison with Case Handling Team on inspection, verification, design review, data analysis, follow up with factory & CAP finalization.

Employment Status

Full-time

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in engineering from any reputed university.

Additional Requirements

• Age 30 to 35 years
• Both males and females are allowed to apply
• At least 3 years of demonstrated professional experience with fire safety engineering.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in a relevant role with an engineering organization.
• Key Skills:
• Technical and practical engineering proficiency in Fire Safety Engineering.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent organisational and recordkeeping skills to manage information and documentation.
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel), efficient use and management of e-mail communications; and ability to manage data on multiple individual cases.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Capability to work effectively with workers, factory owners/managers, brand representatives.
• Professionalism, discretion, and the ability to achieve timeline & goal even with stressful situations.
• Integrity, honesty, a strong work ethic, and commitment to the goals of the RSC’s workplace safety.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build excellent working relationships.

Job Location

Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary

Negotiable

Job Qualification