Senior Fire Safety Engineer: Lead Design & Compliance

Tetra Tech Europe; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Senior/Principal Fire Safety Engineer to deliver fire engineering services across UK and international projects, applying fire engineering principles to building design and ensuring compliance with Approved Document B and BS 9999.

You will lead analyses, review designs, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with clients and design teams to deliver safe, pragmatic solutions and support project-winning activities.

Qualifications

• Recognised fire engineering qualification and demonstrable consultancy experience.
• Extensive track record across public and private sectors.
• Familiarity with fire/evacuation modelling tools or structural fire methods is advantageous.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to undergo security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex fire engineering analyses and deliver robust design solutions.
• Review drawings and specifications for regulatory compliance and engineered outcomes.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams and on-site personnel to support delivery.

Skills

Technical delivery

Design review

Modelling & analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Coaching & leadership

Education

Fire engineering qualification

Tools

Fire dynamics modelling tools

Structural fire engineering methods

Job description

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Senior/Principal Fire Safety Engineer to deliver fire engineering services across UK and international projects, applying fire engineering principles to building design and ensuring compliance with Approved Document B and BS 9999.

You will lead analyses, review designs, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with clients and design teams to deliver safe, pragmatic solutions and support project-winning activities.