Lead Fire Engineer

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Fire Engineer to join a respected fire safety consultancy with a growing presence across the UK and Ireland. Known for their people-first ethos, this progressive firm is seeking a proactive Lead Fire Engineer to strengthen their experienced team in their London office.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of tailored fire safety solutions across varied sectors, including developing fire strategy reports, producing fee proposals, attending client meetings, and overseeing site surveys and inspections.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to the development of junior team members while managing workload to ensure effective project delivery.
• Communicate fire strategies and solutions to project stakeholders in a client-facing role.
• Carry out advanced fire engineering calculations, undertake design reviews, and support compliance with UK fire safety legislation.

Qualifications

• A degree in Fire Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Ideally a minimum of 3 years’ experience in fire safety engineering.
• Ideally Chartered or working towards chartership (MIFireE or AIFireE preferred).
• Basic project management experience.
• Proven ability to apply ADB, BS 9999 and BS 9991 in practice.
• Skilled in producing detailed strategy reports and advising multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, quality-driven and enthusiastic about mentoring others.

In Return

• £60,000 – £75,000
• Twice-yearly bonus scheme
• Hybrid working and flexible 8-hour working day (between 7am-8pm)
• Trialling a 9-day fortnight – every other Friday off
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company pension (5% employer contribution)
• Paid professional memberships and CPD support
• Private Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing incentives and employee referral bonus

If you are a Fire Engineer considering your career opportunities, then please contact Stuart Miller at Brandon James.

Reference #SM1001

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

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