Fire Engineer

Edinburgh Source: WhatJobs
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Overview

In this Fire Engineer role, you will contribute to complex fire and life safety designs across international projects, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to shape buildings and safety systems. You will participate in project management, client care, and technical design efforts, advancing fire protection strategies for iconic venues and mega-projects. The role combines design integration with advisory responsibilities and opportunities for client-facing work. You will join a supportive, globally oriented practice that champions continuous development and inclusive collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

  • Hybrid working
  • Life assurance and income protection
  • 25 days holiday plus birthday off
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Enhanced parental leave

Responsibilities

  • Project manage fire engineering projects with the team
  • Guide building design aspirations and architectural form through the design process
  • Engage in client care and general consultancy on projects
  • Oversee financial performance, invoicing and monitoring of projects
  • Represent the Fire Engineering team at design meetings internally and externally
  • Identify and specify appropriate fixed fire protection systems (detection/suppression)
  • Perform and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis (from simple to 3D CFD when needed)

Key requirements

  • Demonstrable professional experience delivering fire and life safety designs for UK-based projects
  • Track record of obtaining agreement for prescriptive and performance-based solutions from authorities
  • Client communication
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Adaptability and initiative
  • Fire engineering calculations
  • Smoke modelling
  • Evacuation analysis

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