Principal Fire Engineer

Description

The company is hiring a Principal Fire Engineer for its Fire Team in a consultancy role that calls for proven work across varied sectors and technical fire engineering applications for clients.

You will work with office leads to run and grow a local team, guiding people while senior colleagues stay available to support you.

The role suits an established consultant who wants to move up, or someone keen to build knowledge and design skills at a respected fire safety consultancy.

The company is a Fortune 500 infrastructure consulting firm, publicly traded and active in transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, with over 50,000 staff worldwide.

Its Professional Services business reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Take fire engineering work from start to finish with little senior input, including CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other analytical methods.
• Run design projects, and prepare and check the work of others.
• Adapt standard procedures or methods from earlier assignments to solve new problems.
• Take part in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead the preparation of accurate cost estimates for technical work on projects.
• Lead the performance and review process for junior engineers by setting and tracking SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound).
• Support and mentor less experienced staff working towards Chartership.

Requirements

• A relevant degree or professional qualification.
• Chartered status (CEng) in fire engineering or a related discipline, which is essential.
• Work experience in a similar consultancy or another relevant business.
• Proven experience across a range of sectors and technical fire engineering work, particularly under UK regulations and in UK markets.
• Experience managing the fire engineering side of small to medium design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Experience guiding entry-level fire engineers.
• Experience writing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering work.
• Preferred: experience leading and actively supervising a team of junior engineers, covering both people and projects.
• Preferred: a clear work history and evidence of professional development and learning.

Conditions

Hybrid working, with the option to work from a company office, remotely or at a client site.

Attendance at an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office is a condition of employment.

The company is a Disability Confident employer and will interview applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and keeps all applicant information confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Core and personalised benefits supporting your future and well-being, tailored to your lifestyle.
• Career development opportunities.
• Technical practice networks.
• Access to the company university.
• Volunteering days.