Principal Fire Engineer | Lead CFD & Fire Safety Projects

AECOM; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Hybrid work

Tech networks

AECOM University

Volunteer days

Job summary

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

You will work closely with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, providing guidance and mentorship with support from senior staff. You should have demonstrated professional experience and be ready for further growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or professional qualification required.
• Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering or related discipline is essential.
• Experience in a consultancy or similar business.
• Experience across sectors and UK regulations/markets in fire engineering.
• Experience managing fire engineering on small to medium 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 through to completion with minimal senior oversight; CFD and evacuation modelling and other forms of analytical fire engineering.
• Manage design projects, and review the work of others.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications with focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Develop approaches to solve new problems using modified standard procedures or learned methods.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts on projects.
• Lead the Performance & Review process for junior engineers by setting SMART goals.
• Support and mentor less experienced staff toward Chartership.

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring junior engineers

Client interaction

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification

Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering

Tools

CFD modelling

Evacuation modelling

Job description

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

You will work closely with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, providing guidance and mentorship with support from senior staff. You should have demonstrated professional experience and be ready for further growth.