# Principal Engineer - Fire Engineering - Rail and Road

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Manchester, Greater Manchester
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer - Fire Engineering - Rail and Road to join our high-performing Railways Fire Engineering Team. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a key role in developing fire engineering designs for Rail and Road infrastructure from concept to construction, assurance, and commissioning. You will also carry out fire risk assessments and find solutions for retrofitting within existing and challenging infrastructures.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing fire strategies from concept stage through to construction

- Developing Static Evacuation Analysis for surface stations, deep underground stations, and tunnel environments

- Carrying out Fire Risk Assessments for Compliance with relevant fire safety codes

- Assisting with fire safety systems designs such as fire alarm and detection, fire suppression systems, and facilities for fire fighter intervention (fire hydrant designs)

Requirements:

- Excellent technical knowledge in Fire Engineering or another applicable engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or structural fire engineering)

- Professional qualification – Chartership preferred

- Awareness and appreciation of interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process

- Ability to take a brief from the project lead and complete tasks within time and budget

- Appreciation of clients' needs

## Skills

### Required
- Fire Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Structural Fire Engineering

### Nice to have
- Chartership
- Interdisciplinary design

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