Principal Fire Engineer

BB7; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension and enhanced pension

Enhanced annual leave

Professional development

Job summary

BB7, a CERTANIA group company, is seeking a Principal Fire Safety Engineer to lead high‑stakes fire-safety projects in Scotland. The role combines senior technical work with client advisory and team mentoring, based from Glasgow or Edinburgh on a hybrid basis.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in fire-safety engineering, fire strategies, and modelling, plus professional affiliations such as IFE and Chartered status or active application.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in fire-safety engineering and design.
• Experience leading client relationships on technically complex projects.
• Strong ability to develop and review fire strategies and technical advice.
• Chartered Engineer status or active application preferred.
• Excellent written communication and ability to explain technical issues clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of fire-safety engineering projects from early design through to completion.
• Develop, review and sign off robust fire strategies and technical fire-safety advice.
• Oversee fire-engineering analysis and modelling where appropriate.
• Advise clients and design teams on complex fire-safety, compliance and risk issues.
• Provide clear recommendations balancing safety, quality and project realities.
• Manage project scope, quality, programme, commercial performance and client relationships.
• Review technical work and mentor engineers to develop the team.

Skills

Fire safety engineering

Fire strategies

Fire-engineering analysis

Client relationships

Engineering judgement

Education

Engineering degree (fire safety or related)

IFE membership or equivalent

Chartered Engineer status or application underway

Job description

Location: Kent, London, Glasgow - hybrid working

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Company: BB7, a CERTANIA group company

Shape safer buildings. Lead work that matters.

BB7 is looking for an experienced Principal Fire Safety Engineer to strengthen our team in Scotland. This is a senior technical and client-facing role for someone who enjoys solving complex fire-safety challenges, setting a high standard of engineering judgement and helping colleagues develop.

Working from either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis, you will lead and contribute to a varied portfolio of projects. Your work will span fire strategies, technical design, fire-engineering analysis and modelling, and trusted client advisory support.

You will have the autonomy to lead significant projects, the credibility to influence decisions, and the support of a specialist team committed to practical, rigorous fire-safety advice.

What you'll do

• Lead the delivery of fire-safety engineering projects from early design through to completion.
• Develop, review and sign off robust fire strategies and technical fire-safety advice.
• Undertake and oversee fire-engineering analysis and modelling where appropriate.
• Advise clients, design teams and stakeholders on complex fire-safety, compliance and risk issues.
• Provide clear, proportionate recommendations that balance safety, technical quality and project realities.
• Manage project scope, quality, programme, commercial performance and client relationships.
• Review technical work, mentor engineers and support the development of the wider team.
• Help strengthen BB7's reputation as a trusted specialist adviser in fire safety.

What you'll bring

You are an established fire-safety professional with the technical depth and confidence to lead work independently, while also working generously with clients and colleagues.

We are particularly interested in people with:

• Significant experience in fire-safety engineering, fire strategies, technical design and/or performance-based fire engineering.
• Strong capability in fire-engineering analysis and modelling.
• Experience leading client relationships and delivering technically complex projects.
• A relevant degree in engineering, fire safety or a related discipline.
• IFE membership or an equivalent professional affiliation.
• Chartered Engineer status, or application underway
• Excellent written communication, judgement and the ability to explain technical issues clearly to different audiences.
• A collaborative, practical approach and a commitment to high professional standards.

Why BB7?

BB7 is a specialist fire-safety consultancy and part of the wider CERTANIA group. We combine deep technical expertise with a clear focus on quality, collaboration and making a meaningful difference for clients and the built environment.

In return

• A competitive salary, reflecting experience and capability.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Enhanced Pension contribution.
• Enhanced annual leave.
• Summer and Christmas gifted Shutdowns
• Professional development, including support for paid memberships and continued learning.
• Hybrid working from Glasgow or Edinburgh.
• The opportunity to take real ownership of impactful work in a growing specialist business.

BB7 welcomes applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you meet most of the criteria and believe you can make a strong contribution, we would be pleased to hear from you.