Principal Fire Engineer

Hunter Dunning Limited; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Insurance

Job summary

Hunter Dunning is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer for a hybrid role in Colchester, Essex. The role focuses on leading technical delivery, developing fire strategies, and mentoring engineers across commercial, residential, healthcare and education projects.

The candidate should have 7+ years of consultancy experience, strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation, and a track record in delivering complex building projects. Hybrid working with two office days weekly is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Fire Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of fire engineering consultancy experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation and guidance.
• Experience preparing fire strategies and technical documentation.
• Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and quality assurance across projects
• Prepare and review fire strategies for complex developments
• Apply performance-based and prescriptive fire engineering approaches
• Mentor engineers and support technical knowledge sharing
• Liaise with clients, design teams and approving authorities

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client liaison

Quality assurance

Performance-based design

Education

Degree in Fire Engineering

7+ years consultancy

Chartered Engineer pursuit

Job description

Job Title

Principal Fire Engineer

Location

Colchester, Essex

Salary

£60,000 - £80,000

Employment Type

Permanent

Job Overview

A Principal Fire Engineer role in Colchester, Essex, joining a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering commercial, residential, healthcare and education projects. Suitable for an experienced fire engineering professional with 7+ years of consultancy experience, the position involves leading technical delivery, preparing fire strategies, mentoring engineers and working with clients, design teams and approving authorities across complex building projects.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and quality assurance across projects
• Prepare and review fire strategies for complex developments
• Apply performance-based and prescriptive fire engineering approaches
• Mentor engineers and support technical knowledge sharing
• Liaise with clients, design teams and approving authorities

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree in Fire Engineering or related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of fire engineering consultancy experience
• Strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation and guidance
• Experience preparing fire strategies and technical documentation
• Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartership

Salary & Benefits

• £60,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience
• Hybrid working with two office days weekly
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown
• Funded professional memberships, training and CPD
• Bonus, pension, insurance and wellbeing benefits

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.