Principal Fire Engineer

About the role

You will lead the delivery of fire engineering strategies across a diverse portfolio, from concept design through to construction and handover. This includes both performance-based and code-compliant approaches, ensuring solutions are technically robust, coordinated, and aligned with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of fire engineering strategies across a diverse portfolio, from concept design through to construction and handover.
• Ensure solutions are technically robust, coordinated, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Oversee modelling inputs and guide design teams while maintaining high standards across all outputs.
• Work closely with other disciplines to integrate fire engineering into wider project delivery, ensuring a joined-up approach across architecture, MEP, structural, and environmental teams.
• Act as a senior technical authority, providing technical guidance and oversight.
• Take ownership of client relationships—leading meetings, advising on strategy, and supporting successful project outcomes.
• Contribute to business growth through work-winning activity, including bids, proposals, and identifying opportunities to expand the service offering.
• Play a key role in developing people—mentoring engineers, supporting progression toward chartership, and contributing to technical standards and thought leadership across the team.

Requirements

• Strong technical capability across performance-based and code-compliant design.
• Experience leading projects and managing client relationships.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting team development.
• Comfortable contributing to business development and work-winning activity.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward chartership with IFE or equivalent.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and more.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Hybrid / Flexible working.

Why Join Us

We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.

We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.

We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan supporting your continued development.

We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment with access to multidisciplinary expertise across the business.

Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it.

Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and more.