Structural Fire Engineering Lead

Buro Happold Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Buro Happold Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior leader for Structural Fire Engineering to drive market awareness, lead complex projects, and shape the service propositions. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, own technical capability development, and ensure client satisfaction on high-profile buildings.

The role requires a Masters in Structural/Structural Fire Engineering, chartered engineer status, and proven experience leading fire engineering teams within consultancy

Qualifications

• Masters degree or higher in Structural Engineering or Structural Fire Engineering.
• Being a chartered engineer or being close to achieving it.
• Experience in leading structural fire engineering teams in an engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience in managing structural fire engineering projects.
• Experience in designing and assessing current and historic structures at ambient temperatures and in fire.
• Experience in undertaking and supervising fire and heat transfer assessments followed by structural modelling at elevated temperatures.
• Experience in using and checking of structural fire engineering FEM packages like SAFIR, VULCAN or similar.
• Experience in writing and reviewing performance-based engineering reports.
• Excellent consultancy skills, good communication abilities and the experience to deal with complex situations, negotiation and understanding the differing needs of our clients and within stakeholder groups.
• Confident, proactive character, able to take the lead in challenging situations and guide less experienced engineers.
• Exposure to the following areas is advantageous.
• Experience designing for structural fire protection for buildings in the following sectors:Sports Stadia and ArenasLarge commercial developments.
• Experience in international markets.

Responsibilities

• Drive market awareness, sales pipeline, and business development activities for Structural Fire Engineering propositions and capabilities.
• Take a lead role in project delivery for our most complex engagements, ensuring successful outcomes, client satisfaction and an ongoing client relationship.
• Inspire, motivate, and support the professional development and well‑being of team members by prioritising their growth and fostering an inclusive work environment.
• As a key member of the UK Fire Engineering senior leadership team, you will contribute to the overall success of the team, across strategy, service, propositions, and people.
• Own the “Technical” competence and capability development for the team embedding technical skills within the Structural Fire Engineering team.
• Working with structural engineers on exciting and complex buildings to ensure life safety and optimise protection.
• Informing and supporting design aspirations, functionality and architectural form.
• Representing Buro Happold at design team meetings, both internally and externally.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Masters degree or higher in Structural Engineering or Structural Fire Engineering

Chartered Engineer (or close to achieving)

Tools

SAFIR

VULCAN

Finite Element Modelling

Structural analysis software

Job description

Key Duties

• Drive market awareness, sales pipeline, and business development activities for Structural Fire Engineering propositions and capabilities.
• Take a lead role in project delivery for our most complex engagements, ensuring successful outcomes, client satisfaction and an ongoing client relationship.
• Inspire, motivate, and support the professional development and well‑being of team members by prioritising their growth and fostering an inclusive work environment.
• As a key member of the UK Fire Engineering senior leadership team, you will contribute to the overall success of the team, across strategy, service, propositions, and people.
• Own the “Technical” competence and capability development for the team embedding technical skills within the Structural Fire Engineering team.
• Working with structural engineers on exciting and complex buildings to ensure life safety and optimise protection.
• Informing and supporting design aspirations, functionality and architectural form.
• Representing Buro Happold at design team meetings, both internally and externally.

Your Skills and Experience

• Masters degree or higher in Structural Engineering or Structural Fire Engineering.
• Being a chartered engineer or being close to achieving it.
• Experience in leading structural fire engineering teams in an engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience in managing structural fire engineering projects.
• Experience in designing and assessing current and historic structures at ambient temperatures and in fire.
• Experience in undertaking and supervising fire and heat transfer assessments followed by structural modelling at elevated temperatures.
• Experience in using and checking of structural fire engineering FEM packages like SAFIR, VULCAN or similar.
• Experience in writing and reviewing performance-based engineering reports.
• Excellent consultancy skills, good communication abilities and the experience to deal with complex situations, negotiation and understanding the differing needs of our clients and within stakeholder groups.
• Confident, proactive character, able to take the lead in challenging situations and guide less experienced engineers.
• Exposure to the following areas is advantageous.
• Experience designing for structural fire protection for buildings in the following sectors:Sports Stadia and ArenasLarge commercial developments.
• Experience in international markets.

A place for everyone

• Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance.
• Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us.
• Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
• We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment.
• We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.
• We have much to learn from one another.
• Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.