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Principal Fire Engineer
Job summary
A leading consultancy is seeking a Principal Fire Engineer to lead fire safety projects and deliver innovative solutions. With an emphasis on leadership and technical excellence, the successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing fire safety strategies. This employee-owned firm offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and a range of benefits including a bonus scheme and private medical care.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Chartered status (CEng / MIFireE) or working towards it.
- Significant experience delivering fire safety strategies across diverse sectors.
- In-depth knowledge of UK fire safety legislation, codes, and standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead fire engineering projects from initial concept to completion, ensuring compliance and quality.
- Provide strategic advice on fire safety matters to clients and stakeholders.
- Mentor engineers across the team and support business growth.
Skills
Education
Shape the Future of Fire Engineering with an Employee-Owned Consultancy
A an opportunity for a Principal Fire Engineer has arisen to join an award-winning construction and property consultancy, proudly employee-owned and driven by a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and client satisfaction.
As a Principal Fire Engineer, you will take the lead on delivering complex fire safety strategies, designing fire safe solutions, guiding multi-disciplinary teams, and driving best practice across the business. This is your chance to combine technical expertise with leadership in a consultancy where your voice matters, your contribution is valued, and you benefit directly from the company’s success.
The Role of the Principal Fire Engineer
- Lead fire engineering projects from initial concept to completion, ensuring compliance, innovation, and exceptional quality.
- Deliver on a wide range of
- Provide strategic advice to clients, design teams, and stakeholders on fire safety matters.
- Mentor and develop engineers across the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Take ownership of project delivery, budget management, and client satisfaction.
- Support business growth through client relationship building and proposal development.
The Principal Fire Engineer
- Degree-qualified in Fire Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- Significant experience delivering fire safety strategies across diverse sectors.
- Chartered status (CEng / MIFireE) or working towards it.
- A proven leader with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- In-depth knowledge of UK fire safety legislation, codes, and standards.
What’s on Offer
Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 dependent
- Be part of a 100% employee-owned business where everyone shares in the success, including up to £3,600 tax free bonus.
- Work on some of the most exciting and high-profile projects in the UK.
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Car allowance
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays
- Private Medical care, with ability to extend to family members (at cost)
- Bonus scheme
- Gym membership loans
- Professional subscription covered
If you are ready to take the next step in your fire engineering career and join a consultancy where you truly have a stake in the future, we’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch with Megan Cole at Brandon James if you are a fire engineer of any level considering your opportunities.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.
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