Principal Fire Engineer or Associate Fire Engineer

Hoare Lea; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Principal or Associate Fire Engineer. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external clients, ensuring effective communication, and applying technical knowledge in fire safety design. Candidates should have relevant degree and consultancy experience. This position offers a range of benefits, including flexible working opportunities and support for development.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Stock options

Up to 30 days annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working within a fire engineering consultancy role.
• Strong technical knowledge in fire safety design.
• Ability and commitment to deliver to demanding timescales.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues and external clients as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Attend design team meetings and client meetings.
• Apply working knowledge of software analysis tools.

Skills

Fire safety design

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

IT Literacy

Education

Relevant degree in Engineering, Building Services, Maths, Architecture or Physics

Tools

Fire modelling software

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opening for a Principal or Associate Fire Engineer to join our firm in our Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester or London offices. Hoare Lea's Fire Engineering team focuses on the fire safety design of buildings.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues within Hoare Lea as part of a multidisciplinary team and with external clients.
• Understand and integrate other construction professionals' requirements for the project.
• Ensure open communication among all project team members; feedback is provided and acted upon in a timely manner.
• Attend design team meetings, design workshops, client meetings and site meetings.
• Travel to clients or projects in the UK, and occasionally internationally, according to project demands.
• Apply working knowledge of software analysis tools — evacuation, smoke and fire modelling, heat radiation models and structural fire modelling.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience working within a fire engineering consultancy role.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Building Services, Maths, Architecture, or Physics, with a keen interest in Fire Engineering; strong technical knowledge in fire safety design.
• IT literate with a working understanding of fire modelling software analysis tools.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability and commitment to deliver to demanding timescales; good organisational and planning skills.

About Hoare Lea

Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield. We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability. Our teams use technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life and ensure designs meet communities’ needs.

Development and benefits

Hoare Lea supports development and Chartered Engineer status with training, development opportunities, and events. We offer benefits including private medical cover, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and up to 30 days of annual leave. We support flexible working, including a 9-day fortnight, and a variety of social and professional networks.

Our fire engineering group

Hoare Lea's Fire Engineering group is a leading team of experienced fire safety experts, many Chartered Engineers. We collaborate with other disciplines on major projects and also work independently on notable projects. Examples of projects include Heathrow Terminal 2, Doha Metro, the Elephant & Castle redevelopment, the ExCeL extension, and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh. We have led fire safety design on major UK terminals and stadiums and developed long-standing relationships with external clients. We invest in training and research, including computational modelling, emerging fire risks, new techniques, and fire testing.