Senior Fire Engineer — Lead Fire Strategy & Compliance

Axion Consultancy; Farringdon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid annual leave

Birthday leave

4PM finish on Fridays

Flexible working: 4 days in London hub

Medical and dental insurance

Job summary

Axion Consultancy Ltd, part of the Riskhub Group, is recruiting a Senior Fire Engineer for our London hub in Farringdon. The role supports fire safety compliance across complex property portfolios, delivering fire strategy, risk assessments, and engineering reports.

You will lead multi-disciplinary projects, mentor junior engineers, and liaise with clients from RIBA Stage 1 through 5 for projects typically valued from £1M to £20M. 4 days in office, Fridays remote, 40 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• BEng/MEng in Fire Engineering or related field required.
• Chartered Engineer status with IFE/IMechE or working towards chartership.
• Member of IFE/IMeE or equivalent (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Advise on codes, standards and guidance (e.g., ADB Volume, BS9999, BS9991, PD 7974, PAS9980).
• Develop fire engineering justifications to demonstrate Building Regulations compliance.
• Author fire strategy reports for residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings.
• Conduct Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEWs) and propose remediations.
• Act as checker in a three-stage internal report review process.
• Support Junior Fire Engineers and mentor graduates.
• Attend site visits as required for monitoring in RIBA Stage 5.
• Knowledge of CFD analysis and evacuation modelling tools.
• Understand structural fire engineering principles.
• Manage projects through RIBA Stages 1-5 and liaise with clients.

Skills

Leadership

Fire safety engineering

Project management

Mentoring

Analytical thinking

Education

BEng/MEng in Fire Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

MIFireE (desirable)

Tools

Pyrosim/CFAST/FDS

Job description

Axion Consultancy Ltd, part of the Riskhub Group, is recruiting a Senior Fire Engineer for our London hub in Farringdon. The role supports fire safety compliance across complex property portfolios, delivering fire strategy, risk assessments, and engineering reports.

You will lead multi-disciplinary projects, mentor junior engineers, and liaise with clients from RIBA Stage 1 through 5 for projects typically valued from £1M to £20M. 4 days in office, Fridays remote, 40 hours weekly.