Senior Fire Engineering Leader

Cahill Design Consultants Ltd; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 115,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Cahill Design Consultants Ltd in Colchester is seeking a senior fire engineer to lead complex fire engineering projects from strategy through delivery, setting the quality bar for multi-disciplinary teams.

You will own significant client relationships, influence project decisions with deep knowledge of building safety regulations, and mentor engineers at all levels while helping grow the firm.

Qualifications

• Significant fire engineering consultancy experience, 12 or more years post-graduate.
• Strong track record leading complex fire engineering projects and teams.
• Depth of knowledge across building safety regulations and approaches.
• Experience winning and holding client relationships over time.
• Ability to mentor engineers at different career stages.
• Commercial awareness: understand project economics and bids.
• Chartered Engineer status or close to it.

Responsibilities

• Direct complex fire engineering projects from strategy through delivery, setting the approach and quality bar for multi-disciplinary teams.
• Own significant client relationships and represent CDC in high-stakes settings where fire safety knowledge and judgement drive the decisions.
• Mentor fire engineers at all levels and influence growth from early career to senior.
• Contribute to bids and proposals, identify new work and client opportunities, and flag commercial risks early.
• Work with Directors on pricing, resourcing, and positioning the firm.
• Lead recruitment and team planning, and shape how we approach quality assurance.
• Help shape CDC’s standards, processes and culture with a voice in its future.

Skills

Fire engineering leadership

Client relationships

Mentoring engineers

Bid & proposals

Pricing & resourcing

Quality assurance

Education

Chartered Engineer status (or near)

Job description

Cahill Design Consultants Ltd in Colchester is seeking a senior fire engineer to lead complex fire engineering projects from strategy through delivery, setting the quality bar for multi-disciplinary teams.

You will own significant client relationships, influence project decisions with deep knowledge of building safety regulations, and mentor engineers at all levels while helping grow the firm.