Draftsman / Tekenaar (TC 92)

About the role

Our client is a specialist fire engineering and fire safety consultancy delivering innovative, project‑specific solutions for commercial, government and infrastructure projects across South Africa. They are seeking a Draftsman / Tekenaar to develop fire protection designs and technical drawings that meet legislative, regulatory and client requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive fire protection plans in line with South African building and fire safety standards.
• Design fire‑water reticulation systems, including hydraulic calculations, pipe sizing, pump selection and system layouts.
• Perform smoke control and ventilation calculations for various building types and occupancies.
• Design and review fire sprinkler systems, considering hazard classifications, hydraulic requirements and spacing.
• Prepare hazardous substance and hazardous area fire protection designs.
• Design smoke detection and fire alarm systems, including detector placement, zoning and integration with building systems.
• Interpret and apply relevant South African National Standards, especially SANS 10400 Parts A, T, W, O and S.

Required profile

• Ability to produce fire protection designs that comply with applicable legislation and client specifications.
• Strong understanding of fire sprinkler layouts, hydraulic requirements and smoke management principles.
• Familiarity with South African fire engineering standards, particularly SANS 10400.

Required skills

• Hydraulic calculations for fire‑water systems.
• Fire water reticulation design.
• Fire sprinkler system design.
• Smoke control and ventilation calculations.
• Fire alarm and smoke detection system design.
• Hazardous substance fire protection design.
• Knowledge of SANS 10400 standards.