Senior Fire Engineer

SER Limited; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

5% pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Toil / paid overtime

CPD & chartership support

Job summary

SER Limited is seeking Senior, Principal, and Associate Fire Engineers in Colchester to lead fire strategy development, risk assessments, and multi-disciplinary project delivery. You will mentor colleagues, shape technical direction, and drive client relationships across residential, commercial, healthcare and education sectors.

The role offers hybrid working with two days per week in the Colchester office, a strong benefits package, and opportunities for career progression within a growing

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–12+ years in fire engineering across relevant sectors.
• Strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation and building regulations.
• Experience delivering fire strategies within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to lead projects, review technical work and mentor colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of fire strategies across RIBA Stages 2–5.
• Oversee complex projects, ensuring technical quality and client satisfaction.
• Build client relationships and support business development at senior level.
• Coordinate with design teams, architects, consultants and approving authorities.
• Apply fire engineering standards to complex building designs and supervise juniors.

Skills

Fire engineering

Leadership

Client relationships

Regulatory knowledge

Mentoring

Business development

Education

Chartered Engineer status

IFE membership

Job description

Senior, Principal & Associate Fire Engineer

Salary: £50,000 – £120,000 + Hybrid working + Excellent benefits + Bonus
Location: Colchester

Ready for the next step in your fire engineering career?

Whether you're an experienced Senior Fire Engineer looking to take on more responsibility, a Principal ready to lead complex projects, or an Associate looking to influence business strategy, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing, people-focused consultancy.

We're recruiting across multiple levels for an established, privately owned multidisciplinary consultancy in Colchester, offering fire engineering, façade engineering and acoustic design services.

The opportunities

• Lead project delivery, develop fire strategies and build client relationships, with opportunities to grow your technical expertise.
• Lead complex projects, oversee technical quality, mentor colleagues and contribute to commercial success.
• Drive business development, strengthen client relationships and help shape the team’s strategic direction.

What you'll be doing

Responsibilities will vary depending on your experience and seniority, but may include:

• Developing and delivering fire strategies across RIBA Stages 2–5.
• Undertaking fire risk appraisal of external walls (FRAEW) work and producing EWS1 reports where appropriately qualified and experienced.
• Leading fire engineering projects across residential, commercial, healthcare, care, education and mixed-use developments.
• Attending design team meetings and liaising with clients, architects, consultants and approving authorities.
• Applying UK fire safety legislation and building regulations to complex building designs.
• Reviewing technical work, maintaining quality standards and supporting the development of colleagues.
• Contributing to bids, proposals and client relationships, with greater responsibility for business development at senior leadership level.
• Identifying project risks, supporting commercial decisions and helping improve internal processes.

THE PACKAGE

£50,000–£120,000 + a benefits package

• Hybrid working – just 2 days per week in the Colchester office.
• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and additional Christmas shutdown.
• Option to buy up to 15 additional days of annual leave.
• 5% enhanced employer pension.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• 4× salary life assurance and 70% income protection.
• Health and wellbeing allowance, digital GP and family-inclusive wellbeing support.
• Funded CPD, professional fees and chartership support.
• TOIL / paid overtime options.
• Flexible working culture with genuine opportunities to influence the business.

What we're looking for

• Around 5–12+ years' fire engineering experience, depending on level and depth of expertise.
• Experience within a fire engineering consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation, building regulations and fire strategy development.
• Experience delivering fire strategies and working with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective client relationships.
• Experience reviewing technical work and supporting colleagues, particularly at Principal and Associate level.
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards chartership, with relevant professional membership such as IFE where appropriate.
• The ability to work from the Colchester office two days per week.
• Experience in fire and evacuation modelling, external wall assessments, building safety regulatory work, business development or team leadership would be advantageous depending on the position.