Fire Protection Engineer

The NFIA is looking to expand its officer team with the new position of Technical Manager. This role could be based in any major Australian city and comes with a degree of flexibility.

The NFIA

The National Fire Industry Association (NFIA) is an Australia-wide community of Fire Protection Contractors and their people, suppliers as well as stakeholders, representing a wide and varied Membership. We comprise of Members from the smallest sub-contractor through to large Australia-wide businesses. We partner with our Members to enable them to deliver first class quality Fire Protection outcomes to the Australian community.

Joining our Australia-wide NFIA team will mean working with industry leaders to raise the bar of the Fire Protection industry. We take an enormous amount of pride in supporting our Members and our people. Each day we work to make a difference in the lives of the Australian community.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Fire Engineer or similar to gain exposure within the Fire Protection Contractor market. We are looking for someone to join a collaborative team with the ability to influence the professionalism of the industry.

Ideally you will have previous consulting experience on building materials, structure or building, fire systems, human behaviour and safety, and the prevention, detection and suppression of fire.

NFIA has representatives on Australian Standards Committees and the Australian Building Codes Board providing the successful applicant with the ability to be involved with the direction of Fire Protection Standards in Australia.

Key Accountabilities:

• Development of a technical support strategy for Members
• Support Technical Committees and their Chairs
• Supports NFIA representatives on various Australian Standards Committee’s
• Develop technical bulletins and create a technical library for members
• Run and manage your own projects
• Answer day to day member technical enquiries
• Assist in technical submission to governments
• Assist in licensing submissions to government
• Present at members meetings
• Undertake other general duties as directed by the CEO.

Selection Criteria – Essential

• Ability to work collaboratively
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Sound judgement and reasoning skills
• A self-starting work ethic

Desirable 

• Bachelor of Engineering or relevant Diploma Qualification
• Previous experience in the Building Services Industry
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) (Fire Safety) listed on National Engineer Register (NER) or Chartered Engineer through The Institute of Fire Engineers
• Knowledge of the Building Code of Australia and relevant Australian Standards
• Experience working in a geographically dispersed organisation.

What we offer

Alongside a competitive salary this role provides excellent opportunities for the right candidate to develop their reputation within the Fire Protection Industry. The incumbent will build a significant network of contacts through their exposure to key industry leaders across the building and construction Industry. 

NFIA has an employee friendly culture built on trust, as such employees enjoy a degree of flexibility not available in other workplaces. This role is hybrid with flexible working arrangement including work from home opportunities.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo probity checks and reference checking.