Principal Fire Engineer - Hybrid, Path to Chartership

Brandon James; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

9-day fortnight

Generous annual leave

Company bonus

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Parental benefits

Subscriptions covered

Employee assistance

Company events

Chartership support

Job summary

Brandon James is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer for a hybrid role with exposure to residential, commercial, healthcare and heritage projects. The role offers clear progression toward Chartership and a focus on technical development within a supportive consultancy.

You will lead fire strategies, manage projects, and contribute to research while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. A strong background in fire engineering and a drive toward professional accreditation are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' fire engineering experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• AIFireE membership would be advantageous.
• Experience with Bluebeam or similar software would be beneficial.
• Desire to work towards Chartered Engineer status.

Responsibilities

• Develop fire strategies across a diverse range of sectors.
• Produce technical reports outlining design assumptions, methodologies and recommendations.
• Undertake site inspections and support computational modelling where required.
• Manage own projects, deadlines, budgets and financial performance.
• Work closely with experienced Fire Engineers and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend client, design and internal project meetings.
• Research emerging technologies, legislation and fire engineering developments.
• Support graduate and junior engineers with their technical development.
• Contribute to technical research, articles and industry publications as experience develops.

Skills

Numerical skills

Written and verbal communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Microsoft Word/Excel

Chartered status aspiration

Education

BSc/BEng in Fire Engineering or related

Tools

Bluebeam

Job description

Brandon James is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer for a hybrid role with exposure to residential, commercial, healthcare and heritage projects. The role offers clear progression toward Chartership and a focus on technical development within a supportive consultancy.

You will lead fire strategies, manage projects, and contribute to research while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. A strong background in fire engineering and a drive toward professional accreditation are essential.