Fire Safety Assessor

IO Associates; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Associates is recruiting a Fire Safety Assessor in Bristol, offering a salary of £60,000–£80,000 DOE. The role involves leading fire strategies, risk assessments, and design-stage fire safety consultancy for safety-critical projects such as submarines, power stations and explosives facilities.

Hybrid working with office, client sites and WFH is available. You will deliver fire strategies, risk assessments, and fire engineering analyses, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Fire Safety Engineering / closely related discipline.
• Hands-on experience delivering fire risk assessments and/or fire strategies.
• Experience in regulated or safety-critical environments (infrastructure, defence, nuclear, energy).
• Strong report-writing and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review fire safety strategies, reports, technical notes and sketches, ensuring alignment with relevant legislation and guidance.
• Lead / contribute to design reviews, identify fire risk issues, and propose practical mitigation.
• Carry out fire engineering analysis including smoke modelling, evacuation modelling, temperature/heat spread calculations, and related assessments.
• Engage with clients, designers, and statutory bodies to embed fire safety measures into projects effectively.
• Use computer-based modelling tools to support fire dynamics assessments and simulations.
• Support service development and mentor junior engineers / associates as the function grows.

Skills

Fire Safety Eng

Fire Risk Assessments

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Degree in Fire Safety Engineering

Tools

Fire Modelling Tools

Job description

Bristol

Fire Safety Assessor

Posted on Monday, 5th October 2026

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Job title: Fire Safety Assessor

Salary: £60,000-£80,000 DOE

Location: Bristol / Hybrid (office, client sites & WFH)

A specialist engineering consultancy supporting safety-critical / high-hazard programmes is hiring a Fire Safety Assessor to help deliver and grow their fire engineering & assessment capability across submarines, power stations and explosives facilities.

The role

You’ll lead delivery of fire strategies, fire risk assessments, and design-stage fire safety consultancy, working closely with internal teams, clients, and relevant authorities. This is well-suited to someone comfortable owning technical delivery and guiding others.

Role responsibilities:

• Produce and review fire safety strategies, reports, technical notes and sketches, ensuring alignment with relevant legislation and guidance
• Lead / contribute to design reviews, identify fire risk issues, and propose practical mitigation
• Carry out fire engineering analysis including smoke modelling, evacuation modelling, temperature/heat spread calculations, and related assessments
• Engage with clients, designers, and statutory bodies to embed fire safety measures into projects effectively
• Use computer-based modelling tools to support fire dynamics assessments and simulations
• Support service development and mentor junior engineers / associates as the function grows

The ideal candidate:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Fire Safety Engineering / Fire Protection / closely related discipline
• Hands-on experience delivering fire risk assessments and/or fire strategies
• Background in regulated or safety-critical environments (e.g., infrastructure, defence, nuclear, energy, industrial)
• Strong stakeholder communication and report-writing skills

Desirable:

• Consultancy background
• Proficiency with fire modelling tools
• Knowledge of DSEAR and hazardous environments
• Experience across CNI settings (e.g., power, defence estates, explosives facilities)

Due to the nature of the work, the ideal candidate will be a sole UK nationals and able to meet UK National Security Vetting requirements (pre-employment screening included).