Fire Engineer - Built Environment

Ridge & Partners Llp; Greater London, Liverpool, Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners Llp is seeking a Fire Engineer to join the design team. The role can be based in our London, Liverpool or Manchester offices, with work spanning Formula 1 facilities, heritage museums, university frameworks and complex historic buildings.

You will help develop practical fire strategies that go beyond compliance within a collaborative design environment. You will work across projects, contributing to technical discussions and ensuring delivery to programme and budget while

Qualifications

• Background in fire engineering or a closely related STEM discipline.
• Interest in developing toward professional registration (IFE or equivalent).
• Experience in applying engineering thinking to real-world problems in a consultancy setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of fire strategies across a range of projects.
• Undertake fire engineering analysis, calculations and technical reporting.
• Work closely with architects, design teams and clients to influence design decisions.
• Attend project meetings and contribute to technical discussions.
• Support delivery of projects to programme and budget.
• Build an understanding of how fire engineering integrates with wider project delivery.

Skills

Engineering thinking

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Education

Fire Engineering or STEM degree

Job description

Fire engineering isn’t just about compliance, it’s about helping projects work safely in the real world. We are recruiting a Fire Engineer to join our design team. This role can be based in our London, Liverpool or Manchester offices.
At Ridge, our fire engineers are part of the design team from day one. In this interesting, varied and important role you will work across a genuinely varied portfolio, from Formula 1 facilities and heritage museums projects to university frameworks and complex historic residential buildings. It’s the kind of work that calls for sound judgement, close collaboration and practical fire strategies. You’ll support the development of fire strategies that go beyond compliance, helping to achieve practical, buildable solutions that work in the context of real projects.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Supporting the development of fire strategies across a range of projects
• Undertaking fire engineering analysis, calculations and technical reporting
• Working closely with architects, design teams and clients to influence design decisions
• Attending project meetings and contributing to technical discussions
• Supporting delivery of projects to programme and budget
• Building an understanding of how fire engineering integrates with wider project delivery

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

A background in fire engineering (or a closely related STEM discipline) and be looking to develop your career within a consultancy environment.

We’re particularly interested in people who:

• Are comfortable applying engineering thinking to real-world problems
• Want to be involved in projects, not just isolated technical tasks
• Communicate clearly and are confident contributing in team environments

You’ll also have:

• A relevant degree (Fire Engineering or STEM)
• Working knowledge of UK fire safety design guidance (e.g. BS 9991, BS 9999, Approved Document B) and how it is applied in practice
• An interest in developing toward professional registration (IFE or equivalent)

Fire Engineer - Built Environment London SE1, UK