Fire Engineering Intern

Description:

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigor to shape a better world

Responsibilities of this specific role will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Assist with fire modeling

• Assist with dynamic egress modeling

• Assist with the development of structural fire calculations

• Assist with the development of fire safety strategies for special hazards

• Contribute to the development of prescriptive and performance-based design strategies.

• Provide consulting for life safety, building, and fire code compliance

• Assist senior engineers to help clients to incorporate fire and life safety strategy concepts into the design and review drawings for conformance with the agreed strategy

• Assist with development of fire alarm, detection, and fire suppression systems design documents

• Perform smoke control analysis

• Assist senior engineers on project site visits and communicate with architects, contractors and consulting teams

• Participate in internal team meetings and external client meetings

• Adapt to working with multiple teams, across multiple offices in a multi-discipline environment

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Chemical or Civil Engineering

• Minimum of 3.0 GPA or higher

• Professional demeanor

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Skills in planning and organizing

• Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, eagerness to learn

• Candidate must be eligible to work in Canada without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future.