Fire - Engineer Associate Director

Fire Opportunities – Engineer up to Associate Director

Bristol, Glasgow, London or Manchester

Hoare Lea is a human‑centric engineering consultancy that offers intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and beyond.

• Outstanding training and development: weekly sessions, away‑days, innovation days and conference access.
• Clear route to Chartered status with an established CEng programme.
• Active engagement in SFPE, Smoke Control Association, BSI and IFE.
• Mentoring culture and opportunities to lead, influence and grow across a varied project portfolio.

We have multiple openings across levels. Typical duties include:

• Deliver fire safety design outputs (strategies, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications and schedules).
• Use fire‑modelling and analysis tools (evacuation, smoke, heat‑radiation, structural fire) to inform design.
• Coordinate fire requirements with architects, structural and building services teams to produce integrated solutions.
• Attend design team workshops, client meetings and site visits; maintain clear stakeholder communication.
• Manage project commercial tasks: invoicing support, WIP monitoring and workload/resource planning for your projects.
• Mentor apprentices, graduates and junior engineers.
• Travel to UK project sites and occasional international assignments as required.

• Consultancy experience in fire engineering or closely related fire safety role.
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Building Services, Architecture, Physics, Maths or similar.
• Practical experience with fire‑modelling/analysis software.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK fire safety principles and design guidance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, organisation and time‑management skills.

• Chartered status (CEng) is required for roles above Associate.
• Proven track record delivering medium to large projects, client management and leading teams.
• Membership of relevant bodies (IFE, SFPE) and sector experience (residential, healthcare, stadia, timber structures) an advantage.

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact

If shortlisted, one of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an introductory call (about 30 minutes) to discuss the role and your experience in more detail. From there, successful candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.