EMEA Fire Safety Engineering Lead — Audit & Governance

Google; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 112,000; Full time

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 our EMEA portfolio.

In this global leadership role you will partner with the Real Estate team to evaluate physical risks, review architectural and MEP design packages, and govern life safety standards across high‑rise facilities, research labs and large events, providing robust technical oversight and scalable safety frameworks for ongoing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Engineering, Fire Risk Engineering, or 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.
• Experience in auditing buildings.

Responsibilities

• Author and govern regional fire policies, leveraging leading European 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, providing rigorous technical oversight of external consultants.
• Standardize and govern a regional Fire Risk Assessment program, executing quality assurance audits on third‑party assessments.
• Serve as regional SME translating for example UK standards alongside international codes.
• Work with fire engineering consultancies and risk assessors under performance SLAs to ensure deliverable quality.

Skills

Fire engineering

Auditing

Life safety

Leadership

Risk assessment

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s in Fire Engineering

Fire Risk Assessment Certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

NFPA standards

Job description

Google is seeking a senior Fire Safety Engineering Lead to direct regional governance, audit, and validation of fire and life safety programs across our EMEA portfolio.

In this global leadership role you will partner with the Real Estate team to evaluate physical risks, review architectural and MEP design packages, and govern life safety standards across high‑rise facilities, research labs and large events, providing robust technical oversight and scalable safety frameworks for ongoing