Lead Fire Engineer

Senior Fire Engineer – Milan, Italy

Based in our office located in the city centre of Milan, you will contribute to a diverse portfolio of challenging mission‑critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of the fire strategy of technically demanding projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and the fire statutory sub‑consultant.
• Lead the fire protection systems design in coordination with internal and external teams.
• Act as project lead managing the service and interfacing directly with clients’ teams.
• Lead the development of calculations related to fire safety studies, from simplified calculations to modelling with advanced CFD, FEM or people‑movement modelling.
• Liaise with clients from feasibility to completion to assist in setting and delivering design ambitions.
• Review and audit fire safety work in buildings and existing infrastructures.
• Manage execution of the fire engineering statutory roles from sub‑consultants.
• Assist in developing our Fire Engineering business by attending client meetings, producing bid documentation and other business development activities, and take responsibility for management and development of colleagues.
• Actively share knowledge across the team to deliver the highest quality of service to our clients.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status with a proven track record in mission‑critical facilities projects.
• BS in Architectural, Mechanical Engineering, Building Engineering or similar studies.
• Master's Degree in Fire Safety Engineering or similar.
• Previous experience in fire safety and/or fire protection engineering.
• High level of English and Italian (C1).
• Knowledge of fire safety standards – BS, NFPA, FM Global and Italian fire codes.
• Knowledge of the following software packages is beneficial:
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Revit
• Hydraulic calculations – Namirial
• CFD modelling tools – FDS / Ansys
• People movement modelling tools – MassMotion / Legion / Conqueror
• Structural modelling tools – Safir / LS‑Dyna

Benefits

• Professional Growth & Development: Continuous learning opportunities, training programs, and mentorship.
• Global Opportunities: Collaborate with colleagues worldwide and explore short‑term or long‑term assignments at other Arup offices and project locations.
• Financial Well‑being & Ownership: Competitive salary and benefits package, and profit‑sharing programme.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working arrangements to support financial, physical, and mental wellbeing.

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