Senior Fire Safety Engineer: Lead Design & Compliance

Tetra Tech Europe

Leeds

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Senior/Principal Fire Safety Engineer to deliver fire engineering services across UK and international projects. You will apply fire engineering principles to building design, undertake technical delivery and compliance checks, and contribute to winning and delivering projects with a fire safety component.

You will review designs, attend site and design-team meetings, mentor junior engineers, and help ensure consistent, high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

Recognised fire engineering qualification and demonstrable consultancy experience.
Familiarity with fire/evacuation modelling tools or structural fire methods is advantageous.
Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to undergo security clearance.

Responsibilities

Deliver fire engineering services across public and private sector projects in the UK and internationally.
Review designs and drawings for compliance with Approved Document B, BS 9999 and fire engineering approaches.
Attend site and design‑team meetings and contribute to project delivery.
Provide technical guidance that raises team capability and ensures high‑quality outputs.
Contribute to winning and delivering projects with a fire safety component.