Senior Fire Safety Engineer

Senior Fire Safety Engineer 📍 London
💼 Full-Time | Permanent

Purpose of the Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Fire Safety Engineer to provide high-quality fire engineering services across a range of projects. The role involves liaising with clients, managing projects from inception to completion, and mentoring graduate fire engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver continuous, high-quality fire engineering services, including:
  
  
  • Developing fire safety strategies and associated mark-ups for buildings and infrastructure projects.
    
    
  • Providing advisory support and conducting site visits during construction.
    
    
  • Preparing technical assessments of external wall systems and other fire-related analyses.
    
    
  • Conducting CFD and evacuation modelling using software such as FDS/PyroSim and Pathfinder.
    
    
  • Performing third-party design reviews and verification.
    
    
• Provide well-supported fire-engineered solutions, drawing on relevant legislation and guidance (e.g., Approved Document B, BS 9999, BS 9991, BS 7974).
  
  
• Manage projects end-to-end, including fee proposals, invoicing, and client liaison.
  
  
• Mentor and supervise graduate fire engineers and other support staff.
  
  
• Contribute to the technical development of the fire engineering team and support directors or senior staff as required.
  
  
• Maintain accurate records to ensure quality procedures, service levels, and contractual requirements are met.
  
  
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify business development opportunities.
  
  
• Manage external collaborators and support sustainable development within the fire engineering discipline.
  
  
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and training sessions.
  
  
• Support strategic decision-making and contribute to achieving office budgets and financial targets.
  
  
• Deliver external training and technical presentations as required.
  
  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Structural, Civil, or similar).
  
  
• Postgraduate qualification in Fire Engineering (Certificate, Diploma, or Masters).
  
  
• Full membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) and working towards or achieved Chartership.
  
  

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in fire safety engineering.
  
  
• Strong passion for fire safety and engineering excellence.
  
  
• Excellent communication and client management skills.
  
  
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and follow instructions within a team environment.
  
  
• Numerate, organised, and detail-oriented.
  
  
• Professional appearance and behaviour, with reliability and integrity.
  
  
• Flexible and adaptable to meet project and client requirements.
  
  

• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Bluebeam.