Remote Fire Design Lead | BIM & Protection Systems

Fire and Security Careers; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Permanent benefits

Job summary

Fire and Security Careers is seeking a Design Manager to lead a growing team of Fire Systems Designers across fire protection, detection and suppression. The role combines technical oversight with leadership, delivering compliant designs and mentoring a 7-10 design team.

The position is home-based in the South East with occasional travel to offices, offering a salary between £65,000 and £85,000 (DOE) and a company car or car allowance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or managing a fire design team.
• Strong background in Fire Protection, Detection or Suppression design.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD in BIM workflows.
• Relevant industry standards awareness (BS, EN, LPCB, NFPA).

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Oversee the production of accurate 2D/3D designs for fire systems.
• Ensure compliance with BS, EN, LPCB, NFPA and other applicable standards.
• Manage workflow, resource planning across projects.
• Review and approve design packages, calculations and documentation.
• Drive improvements in BIM standards and digital workflows.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers and clients.

Skills

Leadership

Fire protection design

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM workflows

Mentoring designers

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM

Job description

Fire and Security Careers is seeking a Design Manager to lead a growing team of Fire Systems Designers across fire protection, detection and suppression. The role combines technical oversight with leadership, delivering compliant designs and mentoring a 7-10 design team.

The position is home-based in the South East with occasional travel to offices, offering a salary between £65,000 and £85,000 (DOE) and a company car or car allowance.