Regional Director, Fire Engineering

AECOM; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Regional Director for Fire Engineering, based in the UK. This consultancy role focuses on leading a team across large, complex projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, client satisfaction and high-quality outcomes.

The role requires extensive UK fire engineering experience, strong leadership, and ability to manage cross-disciplinary teams while driving business growth. Hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for Chartered status are highlighted in the package.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering fire engineering projects in the UK.
• Extensive experience in a large, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Proficiency with UK guidance and standards (e.g., ADB, BS 9991/9999/9992).
• Membership in professional institutions or certifications (e.g., MIFireE/NFPA CFPE).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage workload, project delivery and performance.
• Oversee delivery of large, complex projects meeting regulatory and client expectations.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams and national leadership to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
• Lead Performance & Review processes and support staff development.
• Mentor staff toward Chartership and technical development goals.

Skills

Fire engineering

Leadership

Project management

UK standards

Team management

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

FDS

evacuation modelling

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Regional Director for Fire Engineering, based in the UK. This consultancy role focuses on leading a team across large, complex projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, client satisfaction and high-quality outcomes.

The role requires extensive UK fire engineering experience, strong leadership, and ability to manage cross-disciplinary teams while driving business growth. Hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for Chartered status are highlighted in the package.