Fire Engineer - Design, Risk & Retrofit (Travel Required)

Howells Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Howells Recruitment is partnering with a Midlands-based passive fire protection consultancy seeking a Fire Engineer to design and deliver fire safety strategies.

You will work on existing buildings, HRBs, retrofits and new designs, ensuring compliance with UK Building Regulations and BIM coordination across disciplines. Travel across the UK is expected. Excellent communication, QA inspections, and ability to manage multiple projects are required; driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Fire Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience working in fire engineering or fire safety consultancy.
• Experience on existing buildings and HRBs, including retrospective strategies and QA inspections.
• Understanding of UK Building Regulations and fire safety legislation.
• Ability to manage workload across multiple projects.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Fire Engineering and Design: prepare fire strategies, calculations and assessments per UK guidance.
• Project Delivery and Risk Management: deliver projects on time and within budget, prepare reports and QA checks.
• Compliance and Regulatory Engagement: ensure compliance with Building Safety Act, Building Regulations and standards.
• Innovation and Knowledge Leadership: contribute to guidance notes, digital engineering and knowledge sharing across the team.

Skills

Fire safety consultancy experience

Multi-project workload management

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Fire Engineering

Job description

Howells Recruitment is partnering with a Midlands-based passive fire protection consultancy seeking a Fire Engineer to design and deliver fire safety strategies.

You will work on existing buildings, HRBs, retrofits and new designs, ensuring compliance with UK Building Regulations and BIM coordination across disciplines. Travel across the UK is expected. Excellent communication, QA inspections, and ability to manage multiple projects are required; driving licence is essential.