Associate Fire Engineer

Are you an experienced Fire Engineer looking for an opportunity to help build and shape a new Fire Engineering service line?

We're working with an established, highly respected multidisciplinary property consultancy that is expanding its in-house Fire Engineering capability.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Associate or Principal-level Fire Engineer who wants to combine technical delivery with client exposure, business development and long-term leadership progression.

The opportunity

You'll provide specialist Fire Engineering advice across a range of commercial property projects, including:

Fire engineering design, strategy and consultancy
Technical Due Diligence
Fire & building safety surveying
Refurbishment, remediation and redevelopment
Fire engineering input into wider building consultancy projects
Technical and commercial reportingYou'll work alongside experienced teams across building surveying, project management, structural, MEP, sustainability and façade consultancy.

Importantly, this role is not focused on high-volume FRA/FRAEW delivery. Experience in both is required, but the main focus is on fire engineering design, strategy and consultancy.

What we're looking for

We're interested in speaking with Fire Engineers who have:

3+ years' experience within an engineering consultancy
BEng/BSc/MSc in Fire Engineering, or relevant STEM degree + Level 4 Fire qualification
MIFireE membership
IEng or CEng status, or working towards it
Strong knowledge of Approved Document B, BS 9999 and BS 7974
Experience with CFD and evacuation modelling
Experience with FRAs and FRAEWs
Strong client-facing, communication and commercial skills
Ambition to develop into a future service line leadership/director-level roleWhy this role?

⭐ Help establish and grow a new Fire Engineering offering
⭐ Genuine route towards senior leadership
⭐ Work across a broad range of commercial property projects
⭐ Supportive, multidisciplinary environment
⭐ Hybrid and flexible working
⭐ Competitive salary + car allowance + bonus
⭐ Private healthcare, pension, life assurance and 25 days' holiday
⭐ Nationwide client exposure and excellent career development

If you're ready to take the next step in your Fire Engineering career and want the opportunity to build something rather than simply inherit an existing service, we'd love to hear from you.

📩 Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed