WSP is seeking for an experienced
Principal Consultant Fire & Life Safety
to grow our specialist team in GCC India. The role will focus on delivering complex Fire and Life Safety strategies and solutions across major infrastructure and building projects, ensuring compliance with local and international standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Fire & Life Safety team on multidisciplinary projects.
- Lead design efforts to ensure compliance with relevant building codes and standards, developing performance-based design solutions where necessary, in collaboration with senior staff.
- Review material submittals and shop drawings, ensuring fire and life safetyrequirements are communicated clearly to the project team.
- Integrate fire and life safety requirements with other disciplines.
- Interpret and analyze CFD modeling results (1D/3D) to assess proposed engineering solutions.
- Develop comprehensive fire strategy reports, ensuring exceptional quality and documenting performance-based design solutions in line with standards such as the International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) and the Society of Fire Protection Engineering Guide (SFPE).
- Review designs in BIM (Autodesk Construction Cloud, Revit) to ensure integration of fire safety principles into the design.
- Mentor, support and manage junior staff, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
- Communicate design requirements effectively and in a timely manner with multidisciplinary teams.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures.
Technical Expertise
- Up hold the highest standards of quality assurance and lead by example for others to follow.
- Deliver high-quality, technically accurate design reports that align with client and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the development of fire and life safety drawings, with the assistance of junior staff.
- Lead technical workgroups, reviewing architectural, FLS, fire protection, and mechanical/electrical drawings for compliance with fire strategy and relevant codes.
- Review material submittals to ensure compliance with fire strategy and regulatory standards.
- Proficient in the International Building Code, International Fire Code, Saudi Building Codes, UAE Fire Code and NFPA standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's in Fire Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years experience in fire & life safety, with at least 5 years in leadership capacity.
- Extensive knowledge of regional (SBC/UAE Fire Code) and international (NFPA, IBC, BS/EN) codes.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale buildings or infrastructure projects in the GCC.
- Professional certification (CFPS, CEng, PE) is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process including documents uploaded is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.With approximately
4,000 talented people
across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than
73,000 globally
, in 550
offices across 40 countries
, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones:
Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
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We are
- Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
- A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
- A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
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With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
- Maximize collaboration.
- Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
- Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our Making Health and Safety Personal initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
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WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
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WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
