Fire Engineer - Bangladesh

Role

Fire Engineer

Location

Bangladesh

Who we are

At ELEVATE, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change. Join our team for a truly international experience. With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will conduct a broad range of environmental and social supply chain audits to support impact-driven responsible sourcing programs. Supplier transparency is part of ELEVATE’s DNA to understand risk exposure associated with social compliance issues. We constantly develop innovative solutions to uncover and manage risk from social and environmental to building, electrical and fire safety. ELEVATE was the first firm to integrate anonymous worker surveys into the assessment process creating the industry’s first integrated assessment. ELEVATE has developed EiQ to create predictive models to assess risks of unauthorized subcontracting, human trafficking, labor unrest, and other key risk issues. ELEVATE has also developed the first KPI-based monthly monitoring program to show the links between business performance issues and social non-compliance. When a supplier needs more guidance our Capacity Building experts design holistic and custom improvement plans to create long-term solutions.

Job overview at a glance

• The role of  engineer/ assessor is to critically assess the majority of structural, fire safety, electrical safety in manufacturing settings across industries.
• Engineers/ Assessor will be expected to critically analyze facility practices against local laws, client codes of conduct, and best practices alone or under supervision of supervisor.
• Expected to meet Key Performance Targets related to report turnaround time, report quality and management KPIs as per the annual goal setting.

Who you are

Are you thrilled by the idea of working in a business that aims tackle the world’s biggest challenges? Do you want to work:

• on environmental, social and governance issues
• with an amazing team of like-minded creative thinkers
• in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• for some of the biggest and most forward-looking brands in the world

Responsibilities

• Carry out the initial assessment visit and remediation follow-up verification visit on fire safety visit based on different requirement. Sound knowledge & technical skill on testing & commissioning, design drawings and calculations for fire protection system (automatic sprinkler & standpipe system), centralized and automatic fire detection and alarm system (CFDS).
• Review drawing/documents of fire protection system (automatic sprinkler & standpipe system), centralized and automatic fire detection and alarm system (CFDS) as per local and international guidelines (BNBC, NFPA, IFC, IBC etc. guidelines).
• Review fire protection construction materials, fire rated doors/lifts/shutter/damper, fire rated expansion joint/sealant materials, fire rated gypsum boards for providing required fire barriers in egress path & occupancy separation as per standard.
• Capable to provide solution oriented feedback in case of remediation complexity and speed up remediation based on specific standard guideline.
• Conduct corrective action plan (CAP) in person meeting along with factories and others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Civil, Industrial, or from a university recognized by the National Engineering Institute or equivalent international professional qualifications.

• Minimum 4 years of design experience or experience in carrying out assessments of existing buildings and be familiar with key fire safety principles in industrial buildings.

• Shall hold certifications in Fire prevention and protection and Fire Safety design from recognized institutes.

• Ideally experience of at least three existing building assessments in the last two years

• Good written and verbal communication skills in both Bangla and English (capable for conduct opening and closing meeting during assessment, achieve TAT based on assigned task and competent in report writing.)

• Having a good software operating skill including basic engineering software like (AutoCAD etc) is a MUST

• Keep track and real time update on global industry best practices in occupational industrial health & safety, research, problem solving and advancements in technology.

• Curiosity in Learning, critical thinking, attention to detail, problem solving skills

• Good presentation skills and Interpersonal skills

• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet-research / reporting / analysis tools

Equal Opportunity Employer

ELEVATE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by local law. Personal data provided by applicants will be treated as confidential information and will be used exclusively for employment purposes only.  Only short-listed candidates will be notified.  Applicants who are not invited for an interview may consider their applications filed for future reference.

To learn more about career opportunities at ELEVATE, please visit our Careers Page here: https://www.elevatelimited.com/careers/