Fire Safety Consultant - Rolling Stock

Job Description

Fire Safety Consultant

Will be required to travel to SAU, Mumbai and other EU countries.

The Scope of the Role

To deliver a fire safety assurance for a new rolling stock and its introduction to and integration with the railway infrastructure where the passenger service will be delivered.

Key Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Leading the process and developing the deliverables of:

• The fire safety in the design, assembly, and the delivery of the rolling
• The fire safety for the introduction and integration of the rolling stock
• Delivering the following fire safety requirements

• Compliance with European fire standard EN 45545: Parts 1-7 at Hazard Level, HL3.
• Compliance to EN 50553 for 4 minutes.
• Restrictions on fire loads at car level as follows.
• Above floor level- 22000 MJ per car
• Below floor level 26000 MJ per car
• Activities to be carried out by Fire Safety Consultant:

• Certifying of Fire Safety design reports submitted to Customer at various design stages.
• Certification of Fire & Smoke Analysis (FCIL) for various systems.
• Certification of Running Capability report towards compliance of EN50553
• Certification of Floor Fire Barrier reports.

Requirements:

• A degree in fire engineering, a candidate with strong rolling stock safety an also be considered.
• Between 5 and 10 years of experience in Fire Engineering of rolling stock. .
• Experience working with a range of fire standards including BS9999, NFPA 130, BS9992, EN45545 would be beneficial.
• Fire modelling experience.
• A willingness to travel is essential.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to collate information and have a clear and structured approach to report writing.