Graduate Fire Engineer - Sheffield

Arup; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Arup in Sheffield is seeking a Graduate Fire Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to fire safety engineering tasks, coordinate fire strategies with the design team, and develop expertise in fire safety software while gaining exposure to site visits and project execution.

You’ll be supported to pursue a professional qualification from day one, with opportunities to work across varied high‑profile projects and clients in a collaborative, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Engineering or related field.
• Full working rights in the country of application.
• No more than 12 months of full‑time experience in a comparable role.
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree before employment starts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fire strategies in coordination with the engineering design team.
• Inspect and assess fire safety management and protection measures in existing buildings.
• Liaise with external designers and other construction professionals on projects.
• Develop skills in fire-specific design software and conduct research across skills groups.
• Visit sites to monitor implementation of fire strategies and learn about fire safety systems.

Skills

Fire Engineering

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering or related field

Job description

Graduate Fire Engineer - Sheffield

See it differently

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Opportunity

Your role will encompass all aspects of fire safety engineering. This will range from preparing fire strategies in co‑ordination with the engineering design team to the inspection and assessment of fire safety management and protection measures in existing buildings/facilities.

As part of this, you will have the opportunity to liaise with external designers and other construction and building professionals on a wide range of projects; experience and develop your ability to use fire‑specific design software; conduct research in a variety of skills groups; and have the opportunity to visit sites to monitor the implementation of fire strategies and learn about the installation and construction of fire safety systems.

• From day one, you'll be given responsibility to help contribute to a range of varied and high‑profile clients but will also be supported in learning about fire engineering and developing as a fire engineer.
• We'll support you in working towards a professional qualification from day one.
• Undertake fire safety research to develop evidence‑based solutions for novel fire safety hazards and strive to find ways to improve safety equity for the most vulnerable, for our clients, and in partnership with academia and industry.
• Apply our ’total fire engineering’ approach, working on projects from feasibility to operation.
• Enable a sustainable, resilient built environment, using the latest knowledge and expertise, assisted by our own in‑house digital tools and software.

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic discipline, such as Fire Engineering, All Engineering and Architecture Study.

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:

• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full‑time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds: We’re looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: You’re ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

You should be able to start this opportunity on 1 September 2027.

Advert Closing Date:

Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date. Early application is recommended.

Eligibility:

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.