Principal Fire Engineer

AECOM; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer in Edinburgh. This role requires proven experience in fire engineering, managing projects, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal for established consultants looking to grow their careers within a leading firm. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and chartered status in Fire Engineering, with responsibilities including project delivery, team leadership, and client-focused engineering solutions.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience across various sectors and technical fire engineering applications.
• Experience managing fire engineering for small to medium design projects.
• Experience guiding entry-level fire engineers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects with minimal oversight, including CFD and evacuation modelling.
• Manage design projects and review work of others.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers towards Chartership.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical problem solving

Project management

Technical fire engineering

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification

Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering

Job description

Overview

AECOM is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to join our Fire Team. This consultancy role requires proven experience across various sectors and technical fire engineering applications in a client-focused environment.

In this role, you will work closely with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, providing guidance and mentorship with support from senior staff. You should have demonstrated professional experience and be ready for further growth. This position is ideal for an established consultant seeking to advance their career or someone eager to expand their knowledge and design skills within a reputable and well-established fire safety consultancy.

What you’ll do

• Deliver from inception through to completion, with minimal senior oversight, including CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other forms of analytical fire engineering.
• Manage design projects, and prepare and review the work of others.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications with a focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Develop approaches to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts on projects.
• Lead the Performance & Review process for junior engineers by setting and monitoring SMART goals for team members.
• Support and mentor less experienced staff on the path to Chartership.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant degree or professional qualification.
• Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering or a related discipline is essential.
• Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications with a focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Demonstrable experience managing the fire engineering aspects of small to medium sized design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Experience providing guidance to entry level fire engineers.
• Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience of leading and actively supervising a team of more junior engineers with regards to people and projects.
• A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.

Benefits and Extra Information

Come grow with us: You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, including career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams solve complex challenges across transportation, buildings, water, new energy and environment, guided by equity, diversity and inclusion and environmental, social and governance priorities. We are a Fortune 500 firm with substantial revenue in fiscal year 2023.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity: You will have the flexibility to do your best work with hybrid options. We foster a safe and respectful workplace where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we value each person’s potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria. Please indicate if you would like reasonable accommodations to apply.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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