Job Description

Fire Engineer
Manchester, Leeds, London
Permanent
Competitive Salary + Benefits
The Client
My client are a new, independent fire engineering consultancy with a team of specialist engineers. They are dedicated to providing exceptional bespoke solutions for all type of developments on time and at competitive rates. They have designed their fee to enable you to include the services that are most important to you whilst remaining within budget. Work packages are broken down into their component parts, each with a clear scope and price.
The Role
An Exciting Opportunity for Talented Fire Engineers. We're delighted to be working with a client offering a rare and exciting opportunity for skilled Fire Engineers to join their growing team. As they continue to expand, they remain committed to delivering excellence across their projects and providing world-class life safety solutions to the built environment.
Role Overview
Fire Engineers play a crucial role within the organisation, offering expert guidance on fire safety for a range of projects. Drawing upon a strong understanding of legislation, specialist codes of practice, and fire safety guidance, Fire Engineers ensure compliance and contribute to the design of safe, sustainable buildings.
Key aspects of the role include
Applying professional judgement and fire engineering expertise to interpret or deviate from standard guidance where appropriate.
Using mathematical and scientific principles to evaluate fire risks to people, structures, and the environment.
Aligning fire safety solutions with both regulatory requirements and client objectives.
Responsibilities
A s a Fire Engineer, you'll be an integral member of a collaborative team. Strong communication skills are essential, as you'll work closely with internal stakeholders and clients across all stages of the project lifecycle--from concept design to construction, commissioning, and beyond.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading small to medium-sized projects as the Project Engineer, with support from the Project Manager.
Developing expertise in fire safety design and engineering principles.
Supporting the creation of technical/tender designs, construction work packages, and conducting site surveys and visits.
Producing fire strategy documents and technical engineering reports.
Enhancing your project management skills.
Applying digital tools and contributing to high standards of quality assurance.
Supporting regional technical excellence through continuous learning and innovation.
Working across a diverse project portfolio in the UK and internationally.
Delivering fire safety assurance during construction phases.
Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
Providing ethical and outcome-focused consultancy services.
Desirable Skills (Not Essential)
F amiliarity with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for smoke modelling and analysis.
Experience using fire modelling software such as CFAST, Pyrosim, or Pathfinder to develop alternative fire safety solutions.
Ideally chartered to MIFireE
The Role
A Principal Fire Engineer/Surveyor/Consultant is an experienced team member who provides expert advice on various projects within the built environment throughout different stages of the project life cycle. In addition to their technical expertise, they assume responsibility for managing project tasks and ensuring successful project delivery on large-scale and/or technically challenging projects.
A Principal Fire Engineer/Surveyor/Consultant is a crucial project team member. They oversee and fully manage large-scale and/or technical projects and lead a team of Engineers/Surveyors/Consultants. They play a significant role in mentoring and developing their team members' careers. A Principal Fire Engineer/Surveyor/Consultant is instrumental in securing new business through repeat work and engaging in business development activities.
While all employees are expected to embody the company's values, the Principal Fire Engineer/Surveyor/Consultant is a role model within a team, consistently producing high-quality work from project inception to completion in line with the Quality Assurance policy.
Key Skills Required

• A Fire Engineer/Surveyor would be the Project Manager and day-to-day lead on large and/or complex projects at all stages of the project cycle, including the construction phase. Your will lead the Project Engineer/Surveyor/Consultant on projects and report directly to the Project Director as required.
• Manage large/complex projects from start to finish to ensure projects are delivered to high quality, on time, within budget and achieving the client's KPIs.
• Successfully lead small projects as the Project Manager, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Secure new projects and maintain strong, effective working relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members
• Actively engage in business development activities is seen as beneficial for securing new projects.
• Take a mentoring role to foster a supportive and productive work environment, including mentoring and developing team members to enhance their skills and advance their careers.
• Manage workload distribution for projects within the team, as well as the financial analysis of the team and pipeline management.
• Be a role model by staying well-informed of the latest industry advancements, codes, and standards, and communicating changes company-wide.
• Project Management including commercial management, risk management, performance monitoring, raising invoicing and project manage budgets and resource allocation plans.
• Contribute to business development efforts by identifying and securing new clients to support business growth.
• Provide consultancy services that focus on successful outcomes for our clients in an ethical manner

Benefits
Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working
Competitive salary package
Peace of mind with Benenden Private Healthcare & Cash Plan coverage
Generous annual leave of 27 days
Connect and unwind at our regular social events
Earn extra cash with our refer-a-friend program and monthly incentives