Passive Fire Protection Engineer

Hilti Great Britain; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Passive Fire Protection Engineer to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role offers the chance to work on innovative fire protection solutions, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to provide expert technical support. You'll design and specify firestop products, ensuring compliance with industry standards while maintaining high safety protocols. With a commitment to employee growth and a supportive work environment, this position promises genuine career advancement opportunities and the chance to make a real impact in the construction industry.

Benefits

6% Employer Pension Contributions

Private Health Insurance

33 Days Holiday

Paid Leave for Charitable Projects

Flexible Working Options

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Lifestyle Discounts/Cashback

Opportunities for International Travel

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering required, preferably in Structural/Civil or Mechanical.
• Experience in Passive Fire Protection and technical writing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support internal and external customers with fire protection engineering.
• Design and specify firestop products and create technical drawings.

Skills

Passive Fire Protection

Technical Writing

AutoCAD

Building Regulations Knowledge

Networking and Relationship Building

Education

Degree in Engineering (Structural/Civil, Mechanical)

Tools

AutoCAD

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What's the role?

Are you passionate about Fire Protection solutions and looking to take the next step in your career? As we look to expand the team we have multiple opportunities based from our Manchester office.

What's the role?

Are you passionate about Fire Protection solutions and looking to take the next step in your career? As we look to expand the team we have multiple opportunities based from our Manchester office.

In this role you will be supporting internal and external customers with passive fire protection engineering judgements, queries, specifications, and drawings. This involves working on detailed technical designs for passive fire protection systems.

Who is Hilti?

At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide our customers innovative solutions that impact the buildings, roads, and infrastructure people rely on every day.

Hilti is where individuals grow lasting careers by exploring possibilities, maximizing their potential, owning their development, and making a real difference every day

What does the role involve?

• Working on technical enquiries for internal and external stakeholders. This involves designing and specifying firestop products, creating engineering judgements and technical drawings and advising on installation and performance of passive fire protection systems.
• Creating bespoke and customer tailored packages to meet project requirements.
• Analysing technical specifications / drawings / plans to advise the most suitable product selection while ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
• Collaborating with Fire Protection-related teams to address any technical queries and providing solutions / product specifications.
• Use internal reporting systems to archive queries, advice provided and ensure the thread of information.
• Working with and supporting the Fire Protection Team and related activities.
• Upkeep of CPD records, maintain competence on the latest Hilti Firestop products and ensure an up-to-date knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations, ensuring that across all tasks, that all appropriate quality and safety standards are followed.
  
  
  

93% of our people say they’re proud to work for Hilti, thanks to the quality of our products and the way we look after our people.

What do we offer?

We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• 33 days' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams
  
  
  

Our Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter's Square tram stop. We offer a hybrid working pattern between the office and home and different ways to work flexibly so please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview. What you need is:

Degree in engineering, preferably in Structural/Civil, Mechanical, or other relevant Engineering fields.

Demonstrable experience in Passive Fire Protection / Firestopping.

Familiarity with construction techniques and site procedures, as well as building terminology. Specific knowledge of construction in the UK market is a big plus.

Excellent technical writing skills.

Proven ability to look at a technical & theoretical dataset and derive a practical solution. Ability to propose creative and innovative solutions while maintaining full compliance with regulatory and internal standards and upholding our safety standards.

Very good AutoCAD knowledge.

Strong ability to network and develop business relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Capacity to communicate complex and technical information clearly, including to non-technical people and work effectively as part of a team.

Who should apply?

We’re more than just a company—we’re a community. At our core, we believe in empowering our employees to succeed both professionally and personally and supporting them every step of the way.

Click through the 'Apply Now' button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer a couple of short questions – the whole process should take around 90 seconds.

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What you can expect when applying to a position with Hilti:

• We are committed to having all applications reviewed by a human and while nobody is infallible, we stand by our people centric approach to everything we do
• Once you submit your application you can expect to receive automated notifications from our system (triggered by our recruiting team)
• Applications that do not make it to the interview stage (with a hiring manager) will not receive personalized feedback.
• Our end-to-end recruitment process (including evaluation time and interviews) may last between 3 and 6 weeks. You can expect to hear back from us within 2-3 weeks (on average) regardless of outcome
• We wish you the best in your application process. Check out our career frequently asked questions for application and interview tips.
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value the contributions of all our team members regardless of sex, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or family status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Civil Engineering

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