Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Melbourne-based fire engineering team.
- Foster a high-performing, cooperative, and positive workplace culture.
- Offer coaching, mentorship, and career guidance to engineers at various career stages.
- Identify and nurture emerging technical and managerial talent.
- Support hiring and workforce planning aligned with future growth needs.
- Create an environment that encourages employee retention and professional growth.
- Set clear standards for performance, quality, utilization, and project outcomes.
- Acknowledge strong performance and proactively address performance issues.
- Provide senior-level technical oversight on complex and prominent fire engineering projects.
- Review and advise on fire safety engineering designs and technical outputs.
- Assist teams in creating practical and innovative solutions for challenging fire safety problems.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Australian Building Code, relevant standards, and fire engineering methodologies.
- Contribute technical expertise to major proposals, client engagements, and strategic initiatives.
- Enhance personal technical reputation and industry credibility.
- Build and sustain relationships with key clients and industry contacts.
- Identify new business opportunities and support conversion into active projects.
- Collaborate with technical teams to understand how to deliver client value.
- Attend client meetings, presentations, networking events, and industry forums.
- Develop strategies to strengthen market presence and brand recognition in Victoria.
- Represent the company at industry events and professional networks.
- Strengthen personal and organizational visibility within the fire engineering sector.
- Collaborate with business development and marketing teams to generate opportunities and showcase capabilities.
- Assist in creating annual business plans and growth targets.
- Track market trends, client pipelines, and upcoming project workloads.
- Support the development of proposals, fee discussions, and major tender submissions.
Benefits
- Flexible work options
- Casual dress policy on Fridays
- Monthly social events and team celebrations
- Five weeks of paid annual leave
- Parental leave funded by the company
- Ongoing career development with access to internal and external training
- Employee perks and rewards via Perkbox platform
- A collaborative environment that values idea sharing, constructive challenge, and mutual support
Work Arrangement
Remote — Melbourne
Other
- Work with highly respected professionals in the field.
- The role requires initiative: candidates must take responsibility, make decisions, and drive results.
- Access to global knowledge, professional development resources, and diverse career paths.
- Opportunity to collaborate internationally with top fire safety experts.
