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Senior Fire Consultant

United Kingdom, Birmingham · Job Posted April 11, 2026
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Job Description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Fire Engineer to join the specialist Fire group to work on the design of some of the most exciting construction design projects in the UK and worldwide. The successful individual would work alongside fire engineering consultants and fire protection systems designers/engineers which enables us to offer integrated solutions and undertake tasks for both fire engineering and design of fire protection systems.

Job Responsibility

  • Carry out detailed fire engineering design and develop fire strategies
  • Fire hazard identification and fire risk assessment
  • Smoke control design and code compliance review
  • Work on the design of construction projects in the UK and worldwide
  • Work across sectors such as Education, Commercial, Healthcare, Retail and Critical Systems, infrastructure

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level in Fire Engineering or in a related discipline
  • Relevant experience in Fire Engineering design within a building services context (i.e. smoke control calculations, CFAST zone modelling, designing of sprinkler system etc)
  • Proven technical understanding in relevant design software
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience of using initiative to overcome challenges
  • Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Able to manage your own time to meet deadlines
  • Appreciation of the commercial factors which affect design solutions

Nice to have

  • Experience in using Technical Handbooks
  • Knowledge of fire suppression and fire alarm system

What we offer

  • Pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development
  • Professional excellence
  • Supported towards Chartership
  • Opportunity to assume greater levels of responsibility and autonomy as professional skills develop

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