Fire Engineer

MOTT MACDONALD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a high-calibre Fire Safety Engineer to join our London team. You will develop fire safety strategies, review designs, and apply fire modelling techniques to a range of projects, from airports to healthcare facilities.

We value Chartered Engineer status and experience across building and infrastructure projects. You will work in a flexible, collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and international exposure.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
• Degree in engineering or a science discipline.
• Proficient in fire/smoke modelling tools and codes.
• Excellent report writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Experience in performance-based fire engineering to national frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire safety strategies for diverse projects.
• Perform design reviews to ensure compliance with codes.
• Conduct fire and smoke modelling studies (CFD, evacuation).
• Oversee fire engineering design from concept to detailed stages.
• Coordinate site activities and supervise field surveys.

Skills

Fire safety engineering

CFD modelling

Evacuation modelling

Report writing

Interpersonal skills

Education

Chartered Engineer

Engineering degree

Tools

CFD software

Fire dynamics software

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

Join Our Team as a Fire Safety Engineer at Mott MacDonald!

Are you a talented fire safety engineer looking to make a significant impact on some of the world's most prestigious projects? Mott MacDonald is seeking a high-calibre professional to join our dynamic team in London. We deliver innovative fire strategies and performance-based solutions across a wide range of sectors, including airports, healthcare, retail, education, residential, hospitality, public buildings, sports facilities, rail stations, heritage sites, military installations, and power plants.

What You'll Do:

• Develop Fire Safety Strategies: Create comprehensive fire safety plans for diverse building and infrastructure projects.


• Design Review: Analyse and ensure designs meet current codes of practice, providing bespoke solutions to unique fire engineering challenges.


• Fire and Smoke Modelling: Specify and interpret studies, with experience in Fire Dynamics Simulator being a plus.


• Project Management: Oversee fire engineering design work from concept to detailed stages, ensuring quality and adherence to budget and timelines.


• Site Coordination: Supervise site-based activities, including building familiarisation and surveys.

What We’re Looking For:

• Ideally, you are a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent, or working towards it.


• Degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline.


• Proficient in fire/smoke modelling tools (CFD, zone models, evacuation models) and experienced with UK and international fire codes (NFPA, IBC, etc.).


• Excellent report writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills.


• Strong knowledge and experience in performance-based fire engineering to national frameworks.


• Experience in both building and infrastructure projects is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

At Mott MacDonald, you'll be part of a collaborative team that works on some of the largest and most exciting projects globally. We offer a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued, and your professional growth will be encouraged.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.


• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.


• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.


• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.


• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.


• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.


• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.


• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.


• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.


• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.


• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.


• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.


• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.


• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.