Senior Fire Engineer

Arup; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup, a global engineering and consultancy firm, seeks a Senior Fire Engineer to join our UK Fire Safety team. You will help deliver fire safety engineering services for clients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and a 400+ strong fire safety network across 20 offices.

You’ll bring a strong background in fire safety engineering, be comfortable with client meetings, and hold a relevant degree, ideally with Chartered status pursued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fire engineering or related field.
• Chartered Engineer status or near to achieving it preferred.
• Experience delivering fire safety solutions for UK projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based fire safety solutions for clients on time and on budget.
• Lead project teams and manage finances within the fire safety practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Arup's offices.

Skills

Fire engineering

Client liaison

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We’re looking for Fire Engineers to join our UK team and help deliver a growing portfolio of high-impact, meaningful projects.

Our work spans the iconic and the unconventional, from restoring Manchester’s Grade-I listed Town Hall to transforming the British Museum in one of the world’s largest cultural renovations, we also led fire safety on WorkStack , the UK’s first mass timber light industrial building and a RIBA London Award winner.

At Arup, we go beyond compliance. We conduct cutting-edge fire safety research, develop in-house digital tools, and collaborate with academia and industry to tackle emerging hazards and improve safety equity, especially for the most vulnerable.

Join us and you’ll be part of a diverse, innovative team that’s been leading fire safety engineering for over 50 years.

Hear from our Fire safety team at Arup.

The Opportunity

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

You will complement our fire safety team and help deliver fire safety engineering services for our clients. As part of a 400+ strong fire safety skills network across 20 offices, your role will involve interactive and collaborative working with fire safety colleagues and multidisciplinary teams at Arup.

Our hybrid work model creates an environment that accommodates different needs and allows members to integrate their work and personal lives alongside the needs of our business, clients and communities.

Is this role right for you?

We strive for excellence and invest in the development of our people. You will have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities, including CPD events. Once you have demonstrated a suitable skill in fire safety engineering and delivery of projects there will be opportunities to advance your career.

We are looking for someone who is technically well versed in fire safety legislation and guidance, and first principles design approaches, who can deliver evidence-based fire safety solutions on time and on budget. A history of gaining consent for prescriptive and performance-based design solutions from approving authorities is also important.

As a senior member of the fire safety practice, you will have strong meeting and negotiating skills and a background of managing project teams and finances. You will be a team player, generously sharing your knowledge and experience with others, and open to feedback and curious to learn and grow yourself.

You will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant degree subject (fire engineering, other types of engineering, or architecture related degree) and will be preferably a Chartered Engineer with a relevant institution such as the Institution of Fire Engineers or be close to gaining Chartered Engineer status.

Key Experience May Include

• Experience in a fire engineering consultancy or similar environment.
• Extensive background in delivering evidence-based fire safety solutions for UK based projects, in a range of different sectors.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and guidance used in the UK, and awareness of the new regulatory regime.
• Experienced in leading client and stakeholder meetings, and able to explain technically complicated fire safety matters to lay persons to enable informed decision making.
• Familiar with RIBA Plan of Work or other design frameworks (e.g. GRIP).

***Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment. Any offer made will be subject to satisfactory proof of immigration status.***

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.

• Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
• Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
• We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover.
• In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Marek Mazurowski ([e-mail]) to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.