Graduate Fire Engineer

Frankham Consultancy Group; Greater London, Sidcup; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Scheme

Work From Home

Health Insurance – cash plan

Long service award

Frankham Friday

Life assurance

Annual leave inc. sell, buy & carry-over

Job summary

Frankham Consultancy Group is seeking a detail-oriented professional for fire safety engineering roles in Greater London. Responsibilities include developing fire safety strategies, reviewing designs, and conducting assessments. Essential qualifications include a good education in English and Maths, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and strong communication skills. Benefits include health insurance, work from home options, and various incentives. The role demands a motivated individual capable of thriving in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Good general education to GCSE level in English and Maths is essential.
• Experience within a busy office/admin environment is essential to the role.
• Flexible, reliable, and hardworking.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire safety strategies and reports.
• Mark up architectural drawings using Bluebeam software.
• Undertake calculations for fire safety assessments.
• Review building designs for compliance and fire solutions.
• Attend design team meetings with clients and authorities.

Skills

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong knowledge of numeracy

Self-motivated

Excellent organisational & time management skills

Education

GCSE in English and Maths

Tools

MS Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Develop fire safety strategies, reports, design notes, letters and all the necessary supporting calculations.
• Mark up architectural drawings using Bluebeam software to show location and fire rating of fire compartments, travel distances and smoke ventilation, and other elements of fire safety as necessary.
• Undertake calculations (by hand or using MS Excel) to estimate occupant load, exit capacities, radiant heat, smoke and temperature spread, as well as more complex smoke and evacuation modelling, detailed fire dynamics and structural assessments.
• Review building designs and design elements to assess compliance whilst also designing fire solutions as part of the overall design team, alongside the client, architect and Statutory Authorities.
• Attend design team meetings with clients, design teams and Statutory Authorities.
• Develop your knowledge of fire engineering and Building Regulations to enable you to support projects in a variety of sectors.
• Attend in-house and external training sessions and Continuous Development Programmes (CDP) to develop your knowledge of fire engineering.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Good general education to GCSE level in English and Maths is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, and Excel as a must.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, competent spelling, and grammar.
• Strong knowledge of numeracy and computer literate (Outlook, Excel, and Word must).
• Self‑motivated.
• Experience within a busy office/admin environment is essential to the role.
• Excellent organisational & time management skills.
• A professional manner.
• Good all‑rounder with ability to work well under pressure.
• Flexible, reliable, and hardworking.

Benefits & Initiatives

Frankham offer excellent benefits and initiatives, including:

• Incentive Scheme.
• Work From Home.
• Health Insurance – cash plan.
• Long service award.
• Frankham Friday.
• Life assurance.
• Annual leave inc. sell, buy & carry‑over.