Principal Fire Engineer
Sweco
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Job summary
Sweco UK is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to join our Building Safety team. You will provide strategic fire safety advice across commercial, residential, infrastructure and transportation projects, with flexible work options to suit three days in office or on site.
You will lead projects from concept to completion, develop technical knowledge, engage with clients, and contribute to high safety standards within a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
Qualifications
- Degree in Fire Engineering and membership of the Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) or equivalent.
- Proven experience in a similar senior fire safety role.
- Up-to-date knowledge of Building Regulations Part B, Fire Safety Order and relevant guidance (BS9999, BS7479, BS9991, BB100, HTM05).
- Experience with fire engineered solutions and risk assessment.
- Strong problem solving, contingency planning and practical, innovative solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, adaptable to audiences.
- Excellent consultancy, communication and relationship management skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop Fire Safety Strategies during Design and Construction stages.
- Prepare technical engineering analyses using prescribed guidance and methods.
- Support the team in developing technical knowledge.
- Carry out site visits when required.
- Attend internal and external meetings.
- Oversee and manage projects from inception to completion.
- Liaise with clients on a daily basis.
Skills
Education
Job description
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable. Sweco Building Standards offers clients a class-leading regulatory & consultancy Building Standards service that is specifically co‑ordinated to meet the responsibilities being imposed through the Building Safety Act and BCAR processes. We pride ourselves on our quality and technical expertise that underpins our full suite of services, our approach is to listen and engage with our clients to anticipate the regulatory issues that will need resolving and work in partnership to deliver a successful project.
We are currently recruiting a talented and motivated Principal Fire Engineer to join our Building Safety team. This role can be worked flexibly, which to us means at least 3 days per week either in the office or on site with the remaining days at home. We also offer the opportunity to flex your start and finish times. Working on projects across multiple sectors you will provide strategic fire safety advice across the built environment developments including commercial, residential, infrastructure and transportation. This role presents a real depth and breadth of some of our most exciting project schemes and the opportunity to work in a team of highly skilled, talented engineers.
- Developing Fire Safety Strategies during Design and Construction stages.
- Preparing technical engineering analysis using relevant guidance documents and methods i.e. prescriptive and performance based.
- Supporting the team in developing technical knowledge.
- Carrying out site visits when required.
- Attending internal and external meetings.
- Supporting the team in developing technical knowledge.
- Overseeing and managing projects from inception to completion.
- Liaising with clients on a daily basis.
- A degree in Fire Engineering or similar, membership of the Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) or equivalent.
- Proven experience working in a similar role.
- Excellent all round up to date knowledge of Part B of the Building Regulations, Fire Safety Order and other relevant legislation and fire design guidance documents for example BS9999, BS7479, BS9991, BB100 and HTM05.
- A proven background in fire safety engineering with an understanding of fire engineered solutions
- Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit difference audiences.
- Excellent consultancy, communication and relationship management skills.
Working for Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop together. A meaningful career where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.
As part of our Building Standards division, and the wider teams, you'll work to maintain the highest standards alongside a team of innovators in a variety of projects, with regular training and bitesized learning opportunities. We're committed to enabling all our colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible and hybrid working, to ensure we have a healthy work/ life balance, and ask our employees to have an office or site presence on an average of three days a week.
- Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
- Competitive pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Company car or car allowance
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
- Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
- Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
- Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
- We plant a tree for all new starters!
It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.
Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.
We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.
We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.
Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those "hard to fill" roles.
We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee. Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in November 2025 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2026 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.
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