Technical Safety and Fire Engineering Lead

Google; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 93,000 - 95,000; Full time

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Equity

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Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a senior Fire Safety Engineering Lead to direct regional governance, audit, and validation of fire and life safety programs across the EMEA portfolio. You will act as the regional technical authority within the EHS organization, partnering with Real Estate to evaluate physical risks and establish scalable safety frameworks.

You will audit external consultancies, review architectural/MEP designs, and govern life safety standards across complex high‑rises, labs, and large events,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Engineering or a related technical field.
• Fire Risk Assessment Certification (Level 4 Diploma) or equivalent.
• 10 years of experience in fire engineering, technical auditing, and life safety governance across high‑rise, laboratory, or multi-site portfolios.
• Experience auditing buildings.

Responsibilities

• Author and govern regional fire policies with EU and international frameworks to standardize safety performance across EMEA.
• Review, audit, and validate architectural plans and MEP fire strategies for new builds and fit-outs with external consultants oversight.
• Standardize and govern a regional Fire Risk Assessment program with QA audits of third‑party assessments.
• Serve as regional SME translating for UK standards (APD B, BS 9999/9991) alongside international codes (NFPA 101/5000, UAE Fire/Life Safety Code, German standards).
• Work with fire engineering consultancies and risk assessors under SLAs to ensure deliverable quality.

Skills

Fire safety engineering

Auditing

Life safety governance

High-rise experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering

Fire Risk Assessment Certification (Level 4 Diploma)

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Warsaw, Poland; Munich, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; London, UK.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Engineering, Fire Risk Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Fire Risk Assessment Certification (a Level 4 Diploma or equivalent).
• 10 years of experience in fire engineering, technical auditing, and life safety governance across high‑rise, laboratory, or multi‑site commercial portfolios.
• Experience in auditing buildings.

Preferred qualifications

• Relevant international safety and fire prevention credentials, including CFPS (Certified Fire Protection Specialist – NFPA), CFPA Europe Diploma, or NEBOSH (National or International Certificate/Diploma).
• Proven ability to review technical drawings, critique evacuation models, and audit third‑party engineering reports.
• Full or Fellow grade in a recognized fire safety body—such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) (ideally on the Fire Risk Assessor Register), the Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM), or the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).

About The Job

We are seeking a senior Fire Safety Engineering Lead to direct the regional governance, audit, and validation of fire and life safety programs across our EMEA portfolio. In this role, you will act as the regional technical authority within the EHS organization, partnering closely with the Real Estate team to evaluate physical risks and establish practical, scalable safety frameworks. This position requires deep engineering fluency to audit, validate, and provide robust technical oversight of external consultancies, review architectural and MEP design packages, and govern life safety standards across complex high‑rises, research laboratories, and large event operations.

As a senior technical leader within the team, you will drive excellence and strategic resilience across the region, providing authoritative fire engineering governance, quality assurance, and audit oversight throughout the EMEA footprint.

From keeping Googlers safe and secure to managing disruptive incidents and crises, the ability to anticipate, deter, detect, and act are the pillars of Google’s Global Security and Resilience Services (GSRS) team. As a member of GSRS you will help develop a culture where safety, security and resiliency are integrated into every facet of Google, including the creative process. You will help us continually identify, evaluate and monitor enterprise risks that could affect business activities and provide business leaders the information they need to make critical decisions. You'll collaborate with cross‑functional teams to create innovative strategies and develop programs that drive sustainable effectiveness.Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €110000 - €112000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Author and govern regional fire policies, leveraging leading European and international frameworks (such as UK Building Safety Act/Fire Safety Order, or local equivalents) to standardize and elevate safety performance across EMEA.
• Review, audit, and validate architectural plans and MEP fire strategies for new builds and fit‑outs, providing rigorous technical oversight of external consultants.
• Standardize and govern a regional Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) program, executing quality assurance audits on third‑party assessments.
• Serve as regional SME translating for example UK standards (Approved Document B, BS 9999/9991) alongside international codes (NFPA 101/5000, UAE Fire and Life Safety Code, German standards).
• Work with fire engineering consultancies and risk assessors under performance SLAs to ensure deliverable quality.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .