Associate Director Fire Engineering

Pick Everard; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an Associate Director of Fire Engineering to enhance their fire safety design capabilities. This role involves leading a new team, ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations, and collaborating with various stakeholders on diverse projects. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant degree, experience with fire safety codes, and strong leadership skills. Join a reputable company committed to innovative solutions and sustainable practices.

Benefits

Agile working

26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays

Private healthcare

Professional subscriptions

Wellbeing support

Stakeholder pension

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of fire safety codes and standards (NFPA, BS, IBC).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration.
• Experience with fire modeling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a new Fire Engineering Team.
• Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Carry out fire risk assessments and egress studies.

Skills

Fire safety codes knowledge

Fire modeling software

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Engineering or related discipline

Tools

PyroSim

FDS

Pathfinder

Job description

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Are you are an Associate Fire Engineer seeking fresh perspective and a sense of independence? Are you passionate about fire safety design? If so we want to hear from you.

At Pick Everard, we’re dedicated to protecting lives, property, and the environment through intelligent fire engineering solutions. We’re seeking a skilled and motivated Associate Director - Fire Engineering to support the design, development, and implementation of fire safety strategies across a diverse range of building and infrastructure projects.

This new venture will see you playing a pivotal role as an Associate Director - Fire Engineering. You will lead the development of a new dedicated Fire Engineering Team, developing the in-house capability to deliver fire engineering best practice.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the UK, ensuring compliance with the latest fire safety regulations and industry best practices.

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Help ensure that fire safety is embedded into the heart of design, protecting lives, assets, and the environment.
• Collaborate with clients, architects, contractors, and local authorities to deliver practical and compliant fire engineering solutions.
• Stay ahead of evolving fire codes, technologies, and global best practices.
• Assist in developing fire safety strategies for new and existing buildings aligned with standards like NFPA, BS 9999, and IBC.
• Carry out fire risk assessments, egress and smoke control studies, and fire modelling (FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder).
• Support fire design integration across disciplines including MEP, structural, and architectural.
• Contribute to site inspections, meetings, and evaluations of fire protection systems such as sprinklers, alarms, and smoke management.
  
  
  

As an Associate Director you will add real value, making a positive impact across the business. You will have ownership over your projects, providing you with a great level of autonomy. You’ll become part of a business with an excellent reputation in the industry for client care and quality. In addition you will work and collaborate with a diverse range of industry experts.

Keen to take that next step up in your career? Apply now!

Our ideal Associate Director - Fire Engineering will have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge and experience of fire safety codes and standards (NFPA, BS, IBC, local building codes).
• Experience with fire modeling software (e.g., PyroSim, FDS, Pathfinder).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration.
  
  
  

It would be nice for you to have:

• Confident liaising with new and existing clients and an ability to build a good rapport with other parts of our inter-disciplinary practice, and with external design teams.
• Robust problem solving skills, taking accountability for assigned work.
• Previous experience writing and presenting reports along with client interaction and work winning.
• The ability to lead a sub-team, focused on delivery of high quality design output.
  
  
  

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What We Offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension
  
  
  

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Construction

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