Principal Fire Engineer — Hybrid Work & Career Growth

AECOM Corporation; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

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

In this role you will work with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, provide guidance and mentorship, and advance your career within a reputable fire safety consultancy. This role supports a flexible hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in a similar consultancy or relevant business.
• Experience applying UK fire engineering regulations across sectors.
• Experience managing fire engineering aspects of small to medium design projects within timescales and budgets.
• Experience guiding entry level fire engineers.
• Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver from inception to completion with minimal senior oversight, CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other analytical fire engineering.
• Manage design projects and review the work of others.
• Apply UK regulations and markets in fire engineering across sectors.
• Develop approaches to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures.
• Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring junior engineers

Cost estimation

Education

Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering or related discipline

Experience in consultancy or related business

Job description

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

In this role you will work with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, provide guidance and mentorship, and advance your career within a reputable fire safety consultancy. This role supports a flexible hybrid working model.