Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Capabilities
Construction
Office Setup
Hybrid
Job ID
#41696
Industry
Cities & Places
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, our Cities & Places team delivers innovative infrastructure and built environment solutions that help create resilient, sustainable and future-ready communities. Bringing together expertise across buildings, cities and digital infrastructure, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges and create places where people can live, work and thrive.
As part of our Fire Protection team, you'll contribute to some of Australia's most complex and critical projects across the health, data centre, defence and transport sectors. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams and global specialists, you'll help deliver innovative fire protection solutions that enhance safety, resilience and performance for our clients.
Role Summary
As a Senior Associate Fire Protection Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the delivery of fire protection engineering services for major buildings and infrastructure projects. You'll lead complex project work, develop trusted client relationships and work collaboratively with local and global teams to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions. In addition to project delivery, you'll play an important role in mentoring engineers, supporting business growth and strengthening Jacobs' fire protection capability across Australia and the wider region.
Roles and Responsibilities #LI-KH1
Lead the delivery of fire protection engineering design, consultancy and assurance services across complex buildings and infrastructure projects.
Manage projects and technical delivery to achieve quality, schedule, budget and client satisfaction objectives.
Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and identifying opportunities for future work.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary and global teams to deliver integrated solutions across health, data centre, defence and transport projects.
Support pursuits and proposals, including contributing technical expertise and commercial inputs to secure new work.
Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance, coaching and knowledge sharing while promoting a strong culture of safety and quality.
Here's what you'll need
Experience delivering fire protection engineering services across complex buildings and infrastructure projects.
Strong technical knowledge of fire protection engineering design, codes, standards and performance-based solutions.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects, manage stakeholders and provide technical direction within multidisciplinary teams.
Proven capability in developing trusted client relationships and contributing to business development and project pursuits.
Strong communication, collaboration and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing others and sharing knowledge.
Relevant engineering qualifications with Chartered status and/or professional fire engineering accreditation highly regarded.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here .
We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here .
Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.
We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
Cultural Support:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .
