Fire Team Leader
Auckland
MEngSt (Fire), CMEngNZ, CPEng
Tania joined the EDC team in 2024 as the Fire Team Leader. She is a Chartered Fire Engineer with substantial experience and reputation as an expert the field. Tania holds a Master’s degree in Fire Engineering from the University of Canterbury and has 30 years of experience as a consulting engineer. Tania is practice area assessor in Fire for EngNZ.
Tania commenced her engineering career in Ukraine after graduation from the Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, BE in the field of Building Services. In 1995 Tania emigrated to NZ, and since then, she has been accumulating a portfolio of expertise in design and review of prescriptive and performance-based design on large commercial, industrial, and residential projects.
A part of the strong technical background, Tania has practical regulatory experience working on amendments of the Building Act, Building Code, Standards, and compliance documents. For 4 years she was a Senior Fire Engineer with MBIE. As a Technical Building Advisor at Auckland Council she reviewed building consent applications on compliance with the code, and provided fire engineering advise to consultants.
Tania is driven by the challenge of solving problems. She believes that creative collaboration leads to the best solutions. Tania understands that fire engineering impacts all building design disciplines, including architecture, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering. By engaging with the experts across these disciplines and applying first principles, she is able to offer solid value engineering to the clients.
Tania is an active tennis player, but when she is not on a court, she enjoys watching Netflix with a glass of vino.