Principal Fire Engineer

Bailey Partnership is an award winning multidisciplinary consultancy, recently recognised by the Building Magazine as the fastest-growing consultancy in the UK.

Established in 1971 and operating from 13 offices across the South of England, East Midlands, Scotland, Manchester and Gibraltar, we are a Building Top 150 consultancy offering Architectural, Interior Design, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Fire Engineering, Project Management, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Town Planning services.

Our ethos is based on efficiency, flexibility, accessibility and being passionate about what we do, always striving to build meaningful enduring relationships with our clients and industry partners.

Our ongoing success is built on our relentless pursuit of excellence. Our experience alongside our highly motivated, well trained and professionally qualified staff ensures the very best service.

About the Role: 

We are looking for a Principal Fire Engineer who wants to be more than just a technical lead. As we grow, we are diversifying our services ensuring we are at the forefront of fire engineering. You will be a vital part of this evolution, contributing your expertise to our strategy and helping us redefine what services we offer our clients.

What you'll be doing: 

As a Principal Fire Engineer, you will oversee the entire 'total fire concept', ensuring that all components - from structural materials to evacuation plans - work as a unified, life-saving system. You will ensure buildings are designed to minimise fire risks, through contributing to the development of fire strategy reports, calculations and fire risk assessments. This role will require you to work closely with a range of professional in the construction industry, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage multiple, complex fire engineering projects from initial concept/bid to completion, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.


• Lead on conducting formal fire risk assessments, hazard analyses, and determine the necessary protective measures to mitigate identified risks.


• Design, calculate, and specify active fire protection systems (sprinklers, alarms, smoke control) and passive fire protection measures (compartmentation, fire-rated materials) using relevant codes and standards. 


• Prepare comprehensive fire strategy reports for buildings, outlining all fire safety measures, from structural design to active systems and human evacuation.


• Strong mathematical and physics skills for hydraulic calculations, heat transfer analysis, and effective use of CAD and BIM software (Revit, AutoCAD) for design documentation.


• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and best practices.


• Great written, oral and articulate communication skills, to present complex, performance-based fire strategies to clients, architects, regulatory authorities, negotiating design solutions. 


• Capability to conduct high-level technical reviews, quality assurance, and peer review of fire strategy reports and designs produced by other engineers.

About you: 

• Degree in Project Management or relevant subject. 


• Professional Membership with APM or RICS. 


• Previous experience leading a team. 


• Proven experience in client-facing roles or managing external client relationships.

Benefits: 

• Join a dynamic consultancy with excellent progression opportunities


• Regular and committed training and CPD opportunities


• Up to 27 days holiday (increasing with length of service)


• Regular sports & social events - BBQ’s, boat trips, bowling nights!


• Private Healthcare


• Excellent enhanced pension scheme


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Access to 24/7 counselling through our employee assistance helpline

And much more...!

For a confidential chat, please speak to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Rachel Gilchrist, at [email protected] 

Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd is committed to providing a workplace free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, and we expect all employees to be welcoming, inclusive and respectful to their colleagues. We actively promote equal opportunities, and continuously strive to value our diverse workforce.