Senior Fire Engineering Leader – CFD & Evac Modelling

ICE Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to join our Fire Team. This consultancy role requires proven experience across sectors and technical fire engineering within a client-focused environment.

You will oversee a local team, provide mentorship with support from senior staff, and contribute to project delivery from inception to completion with minimal oversight, including CFD and evacuation modelling. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or professional qualification.
• Chartered status (CEng) in Fire Engineering or a related discipline is essential.
• Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Demonstrable experience managing the fire engineering aspects of small to medium sized design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Experience providing guidance to entry level fire engineers.
• Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver from inception to completion with minimal senior oversight; CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other analytical fire engineering.
• Manage design projects, and review the work of others.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications focused on UK regulations and markets.
• Develop approaches to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures or methods.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts on projects.
• Lead the Performance & Review process for junior engineers by setting SMART goals.
• Mentor less experienced staff on the road to Chartership.

Skills

CFD modelling

Evacuation modelling

Mentoring

Client management

Team leadership

Technical fire engineering

Education

Relevant degree

Chartered CEng in Fire Engineering

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to join our Fire Team. This consultancy role requires proven experience across sectors and technical fire engineering within a client-focused environment.

You will oversee a local team, provide mentorship with support from senior staff, and contribute to project delivery from inception to completion with minimal oversight, including CFD and evacuation modelling. Hybrid working options are available.