Principal Fire Engineer - #2147066

Brandon James


Date: 1 hour ago
City: London
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 / year
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
Brandon James

Principal Fire Engineer | Hybrid Working | 9-Day Fortnight

A specialist fire engineering consultancy are seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to join their growing team. This opportunity suits a Fire Engineer with consultancy experience who wants exposure to complex projects, technical development and a clear route towards Chartership.

The successful Fire Engineer will work across residential, commercial, healthcare, heritage and sports developments, delivering both code-compliant and performance-based fire engineering solutions.

The Role

  • Develop fire strategies across a diverse range of secto+
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  • Produce technical reports outlining design assumptions, methodologies and recommendations
  • Undertake site inspections and support computational modelling where required
  • Manage their own projects, deadlines, budgets and financial performance
  • Work closely with experienced Fire Engineers and wider multidisciplinary teams
  • Attend client, design and internal project meetings
  • Research emerging technologies, legislation and fire engineering developments
  • Support graduate and junior engineers with their technical development
  • Contribute to technical research, articles and industry publications as experience develops

The Fire Engineer

The successful Fire Engineer should ideally have:

  • BSc, BEng or higher in Fire Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline
  • Minimum 3 years' fire engineering experience
  • Strong numerical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams
  • Good Microsoft Word and Excel skills
  • AIFireE membership would be advantageous
  • Experience with Bluebeam or similar software would be beneficial
  • A desire to work towards Chartered Engineer status

In Return?

  • £80,000-£100,000
  • Flexible and hybrid working
  • 9-day fortnight
  • Generous annual leave and Christmas closure
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Enhanced pension
  • Life assurance
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
  • Paid professional subscriptions
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Regular company events and socials
  • Strong support towards professional development and Chartership

This is an ideal opportunity for a Fire Engineer seeking greater project responsibility while developing within a highly technical and supportive consultancy.

If you are a Fire Engineer considering your career opportunities in passive fire safety, then please contact James Haddock at Brandon James.

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Reference #

Fire Engineer / Fire Engineering / Fire Strategy / ADB / BS 9999 / BS 9991 / Building Safety Act / IFE / IFSM / Chartered Fire Engineer / AIFireE / MIFireE / CFD Modelling / Fire Safety Design / Fire Safety Strategy / Fire Safety Compliance / Fire Safety Consultancy / Fire Risk Management

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