Graduate Fire Engineer (Glasgow)

Description

The company is a global infrastructure consulting firm with over 50,000 staff and revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. It is a Fortune 500 firm.

The Glasgow fire engineering team blends the work of building scientists and engineers and takes on commercial, residential, and major international schemes.

You will help shape fire safety from the earliest design stages, working inside multidisciplinary teams to show architects and structural engineers how their choices affect the fire strategy and overall performance.

Work may include CFD analysis, smoke movement and smoke layer calculations, and evacuation modelling, alongside other specialist tools.

Recent team projects include a fire strategy for a 180m mixed-use residential tower in Canary Wharf, London; an evacuation strategy and CFD smoke modelling for a theatre and exhibition centre in Southport; a fire strategy for a surgery centre in Eastbourne; a fire strategy for an 11-storey office building above Liverpool Street station, built around a Crossrail ventilation shaft; a 470-seat timber framed theatre in Prescot; and retrospective fire strategies for 2 McArthurGlen outlet sites in York and Bridgend.

You will get structured training, mentoring, and support toward professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Produce designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, fire strategy drawings, and fire strategy reports under senior engineers' guidance.
• Gather, analyse, and record engineering data to support project decisions.
• Use engineering software and digital tools to solve basic technical problems and help develop designs.
• Support senior engineers in giving clear technical advice, including spotting non-compliant elements, assessing mitigation measures, and building fire safety strategies that meet Building Regulations, industry standards, and project requirements.
• Attend design workshops and client meetings with experienced engineers.
• Present technical work clearly using suitable media, with help from the project team.
• Complete tasks within agreed budgets, deadlines, and quality standards.
• Drive your own development by looking for chances to build skills and knowledge.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with at least a 2:1 or equivalent in Fire Engineering or a related discipline such as Structural, Mechanical, Civil, Aeronautical, or Aerospace Engineering, from an accredited university.
• Advantageous: a Master's degree in Fire Engineering or a closely related subject.
• Strong numerical skills and the ability to analyse and interpret technical information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accurate work.
• Flexibility to handle varied tasks and help the team meet project deadlines.
• Clear motivation to build a career in fire engineering.

Conditions

Hybrid working: you can work from an office, remotely, or at a client site.

You must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an office, which is a condition of employment.

You must hold permanent right to work in the UK. No visa sponsorship is offered for this role.

Apply as early as possible, since CVs are reviewed as they arrive and candidates may be selected for an advanced offer start.

Include a covering letter and all predicted and/or obtained academic grades with your application.

Applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident scheme.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and keeps all applicant information confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Access to a broad range of pay, benefits, and well-being programmes for you and your family.
• Industry-leading technology and technical thinking.
• Work with a global, publicly traded firm on large projects with real impact.