Senior Fire Protection Engineer

AECOM; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Comprehensive compensation and benefits

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm is hiring a Senior Fire Protection Engineer specializing in Fire Fighting Systems design, ideally located in St. Albans. In this consultancy role, the Engineer will design fire safety solutions, manage projects, and collaborate with clients and teams. A relevant engineering degree and experience with Fire Suppression Systems are essential. The position offers flexibility with hybrid work options and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with stakeholders.
• Quantitative and analytical abilities for effective design calculations.
• Relevant engineering degree or professional qualification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design packages for various RIBA stages.
• Conduct technical reviews and assist in solving design issues.
• Support project manager on projects of varying scale.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong quantitative and analytical abilities

Knowledge of British & International standards

Experience with Fire Suppression Systems

Software proficiency (Word, Excel, CAD, Revit)

Education

Relevant engineering degree or professional qualification

BEng, MEng or working towards it

Tools

Revit

CAD

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we are delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is currently seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer specialising in Fire Fighting Systems design to be based in either our St. Albans, London, Manchester or Croydon office. This is a consultancy‑based position, requiring experience in fire protection design and a client‑focused engineering environment.

Your role will involve designing, calculating and proposing fire safety solutions on small and large projects while acting as a key point of contact. You will also undertake surveys, produce reports, and support day‑to‑day project management for secured programmes.

This role is ideal for an established consultant seeking progression, or someone with strong technical depth who wishes to join a respected fire safety consultancy.

About Us

AECOM Buildings & Places delivers modern, complex and iconic structures through multidisciplinary engineering, including Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Engineering, Cost & Project Management and Quantity Surveying.

Our team consists of over 400 engineers nationwide, delivering projects across residential, commercial, aviation, defence, healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, sports and leisure sectors.

Notable projects include: Palace of Westminster, Southbank Place, Arctic Science Centres, BBC Broadcasting House, the Titanic Building (Belfast), and St Pancras Chambers Hotel.

Key Responsibilities

Design, Calculations & Proposals

• Prepare design packages for various RIBA stages (drawings, specifications, reports, hydraulic calculations).
• Create Fire Suppression System solutions for multiple applications at all stages of design.
• Perform calculations, including sprinkler water supplies and gaseous agent quantities.
• Support the remote project‑delivery teams.

Survey & Reporting

• Conduct technical reviews and assist in solving design issues.
• Perform field investigations or inspections.

Client & Team Coordination

• Communicate effectively with project teams, clients, authorities, contractors and other stakeholders.

Project Management

• Support project manager on projects of varying scale, delivery and technical assurance.

Minimum Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.
• Relevant engineering degree or professional qualification.
• Experience in consultancy or related industries.
• Knowledge of British & International standards and Building Regulations.
• Experience with Fire Suppression Systems (Sprinklers, Water Mist, Gaseous Suppression, Risers, Hydrants, Hose Reels, Hypoxic Systems).
• Software proficiency (Word, Excel, CAD, Revit, hydraulic tools).

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and professional development.
• BEng, MEng or working towards it.
• Engineering Council registration (CEng/IEng) or working towards it.

Additional Information

Freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please let us know using this email address [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.