Fire Safety System Owner

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Fire Safety System Owner

Posted on 08 October 26 by Ralf Huisman

• Brabant
• €5.500 - €7.000 per Month

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Job Description

Fire Safety System Owner

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Fire Safety System Owner to take technical ownership of the site's fire safety systems and ensure they remain safe, reliable, compliant, and fit for purpose.

The successful candidate will have strong technical knowledge of fire detection, alarm, and fire protection systems, together with experience in inspection, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and system improvement.

The role requires a proactive individual with a strong ownership mindset, capable of identifying risks, prioritizing actions, coordinating stakeholders, and driving issues through to effective closure.

Experience within a GMP/GxP, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated environment is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the technical System Owner for the site's fire detection, alarm, and fire protection systems.
• Maintain technical oversight of system performance, reliability, condition, and compliance.
• Ensure appropriate inspection, testing, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair activities are planned and completed.
• Investigate system failures, recurring faults, and performance issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify fire safety risks and compliance gaps, prioritize actions, and ensure effective and sustainable resolution.
• Coordinate maintenance, testing, repairs, modifications, and upgrades with Engineering, EHS, Quality, Facilities, Operations, contractors, and specialist vendors.
• Manage external fire safety service providers, including reviewing scopes of work, technical reports, test results, and recommendations.
• Support and provide technical input into fire safety improvement projects, system upgrades, commissioning, and modifications.
• Ensure changes to fire safety systems are appropriately assessed, risk-managed, documented, and controlled.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, drawings, asset information, inspection records, maintenance records, certificates, and test reports.
• Manage and support deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, and technical investigations related to fire safety systems.
• Support internal, external, regulatory, customer, and insurance audits relating to fire safety.
• Ensure fire safety activities comply with applicable legislation, standards, regulatory requirements, and site procedures.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve fire safety, system reliability, compliance, and operational performance.

Fire Safety Systems

Technical ownership may include

• Fire detection and alarm systems
• Smoke and heat detection
• Manual call points
• Fire alarm panels and associated controls
• Sprinkler and fire suppression systems
• Fire pumps and associated equipment
• Emergency warning and notification systems
• Fire dampers and associated interfaces
• Fire safety monitoring and BMS interfaces
• Other site-specific fire protection and life-safety systems

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of fire detection, alarm, and protection systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, fault-finding, and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of applicable fire safety standards, legislation, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong technical ownership and accountability.
• Ability to identify risks, prioritize actions, and drive issues through to closure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate internal teams and external contractors.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, safety-focused, and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple functions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree, higher diploma, or equivalent technical qualification in Fire Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience with fire detection, fire alarm, and/or fire protection systems.
• Experience in engineering, maintenance, facilities, system ownership, or technical operations.
• Experience coordinating specialist contractors and external service providers.
• Experience with technical documentation, deviations, corrective actions, and change control.
• Experience working within a GMP/GxP, pharmaceutical, chemical, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environment is advantageous.
• Relevant fire safety, engineering, or specialist system certifications are desirable.

What We Are Looking For

A technically strong and proactive Senior Engineer who will take genuine ownership of the site's fire safety systems.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with strong stakeholder-management skills and is comfortable identifying risks, challenging service providers where necessary, and ensuring issues are properly investigated and resolved.

A safety-first mindset, strong attention to detail, and commitment to follow-through and continuous improvement are essential.

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Job Information

Rate / Salary

€5.500 - €7.000 per Month

Sector

Engineering

Category

Fire Safety

Skills / Experience

Not Specified

Benefits

Not Specified

Our Reference

JOB-5956

Job Location