Lead Fire Engineer for Complex Buildings & Strategy

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Associate Fire Engineer to lead fire engineering strategies across a diverse portfolio, from concept to handover, in a multidisciplinary Buildings team. You’ll act as technical authority, guide design teams, and ensure quality across modelling inputs while integrating fire engineering into broader project delivery.

You’ll own client relationships, lead meetings, contribute to bids, and mentor engineers to grow the capability of the fire engineering group across the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering fire engineering strategies for complex buildings.
• Experience with modelling tools such as FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder or similar.
• Confident communicator, able to present technical information clearly to clients and stakeholders.
• Experience working within a consultancy environment on multidisciplinary projects.
• Able to lead projects, manage client relationships, and provide technical direction.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting team development.
• Interested in contributing to business growth and work-winning activity.
• Degree in Fire Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward chartership with IFE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of fire engineering strategies across a diverse portfolio from concept to handover.
• Act as technical authority on projects, guiding design teams and ensuring quality of modelling inputs.
• Work with internal specialists and other disciplines to integrate fire engineering into project delivery.
• Own client relationships, lead meetings and advise on strategy to support successful outcomes.
• Contribute to business development, supporting bids and expanding service offering.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to development of technical standards.

Skills

Fire engineering leadership

FDS PyroSim Pathfinder

Client communication

Consultancy experience

Project leadership

Mentoring engineers

Business development

Education

Degree in Fire Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward IFE chartership

Tools

FDS

PyroSim

Pathfinder

Job description

Stantec is seeking an Associate Fire Engineer to lead fire engineering strategies across a diverse portfolio, from concept to handover, in a multidisciplinary Buildings team. You’ll act as technical authority, guide design teams, and ensure quality across modelling inputs while integrating fire engineering into broader project delivery.

You’ll own client relationships, lead meetings, contribute to bids, and mentor engineers to grow the capability of the fire engineering group across the UK.