Fire Engineer

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At AECOM, we deliver a better world—whether improving commutes, keeping lights on, providing clean water, or transforming skylines. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

AECOM is seeking a Fire Engineer to join our team. This consultancy role requires proven experience across various sectors and technical fire engineering applications in a client‑focused environment. In this role you will work closely with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, providing guidance and mentorship with support from senior staff. This position is ideal for an established consultant seeking to advance their career or someone eager to expand their knowledge and design skills within a reputable, well‑established fire safety consultancy.

• Deliver projects from inception to completion with minimal senior oversight, including CFD modelling, evacuation modelling, and other analytical fire engineering tasks.
• Manage design projects, preparing and reviewing the work of colleagues.
• Apply experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications, with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Develop approaches to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Develop accurate cost estimates for technical efforts for projects.

• Relevant degree or professional qualification.
• Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
• Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
• Experience managing the fire engineering aspects of small to medium sized design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Experience providing guidance to entry level fire engineers.
• Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.

Enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, including career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

All applicants will be considered equally, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address Reaso if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.