Principal Fire Risk Consultant

Stantec; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Annual leave buy/sell options

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Life assurance

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Principal Fire Risk Consultant to lead fire risk delivery across clients, projects and team direction within a growing specialist group.

You will own client relationships, mentor colleagues, shape the fire risk offering, and ensure high-quality, regulatory-compliant outputs across a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering and leading fire risk consultancy across a range of sectors and building types.
• Strong technical capability to manage complex issues and review high-level outputs.
• Credible and confident in advising clients and internal stakeholders.
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships.
• Able to identify opportunities and contribute to winning work.
• Experience mentoring consultants and supporting team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex fire risk consultancy across diverse sectors and buildings.
• Develop client relationships, support proposals and identify new opportunities.
• Mentor consultants, set technical standards, and drive team development.
• Ensure high-quality outputs and regulatory compliance across key commissions.

Skills

Fire risk consultancy leadership

Client relationship management

Regulatory guidance

Mentoring teams

Technical authority

Job description

You’re a Principal Fire Risk Consultant who wants to lead at a broader level—across clients, projects, and team direction. At Stantec, this is an opportunity to take a central role within a growing specialist team, combining technical leadership with client ownership and a clear voice in how the fire risk offering develops. You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of commissions while operating within a multidisciplinary environment, giving you the platform to deliver more integrated, practical outcomes for clients and communities.

About The Role

You will lead the delivery of complex and high-value fire risk consultancy work, acting as a senior technical authority and trusted adviser to clients. This includes overseeing fire risk assessments and related outputs, ensuring consistent quality across key commissions, and guiding clients through regulatory requirements and fire safety improvement programmes.

You’ll take ownership of client relationships, supporting fee proposals, contributing to winning new work, and identifying opportunities where wider capabilities across the business can add value. Internally, you’ll play a key role in shaping the team—mentoring colleagues, setting technical standards, and supporting operational development to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.

YOUR IMPACT

You’ll help clients navigate increasingly demanding expectations around fire safety, compliance, and accountability. Your work will provide advice that is technically robust, practical to implement, and aligned with the realities of occupied buildings and operational environments.

Your influence will extend beyond individual projects. You’ll shape how key clients approach risk, contribute to the development of team capability, and support the continued growth of the fire risk service offering. The outcome is not only safer buildings, but stronger client relationships and a team that grows with clarity and confidence.

About You

• Extensive experience delivering and leading fire risk consultancy across a range of sectors and building types
• Strong technical capability, with the ability to manage complex issues and review high-level outputs
• Credible and confident in advising clients and internal stakeholders
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships
• Able to identify opportunities and contribute to winning work
• Experience mentoring consultants and supporting team developmentInterested in contributing to the growth and direction of a specialist team

WHY JOIN US

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan supporting your continued development.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and access to wider networks across the business.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and more.
• Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [e-mail] we will talk to you about how we can support you.