Fire Engineer

Overview

Thomas & Adamson International Ltd (part of the Egis Group) are an award-winning UK based consultancy firm specialising in project management, cost management, building surveying and safety services in the Buildings space. Over the last 90 years, T&A have supported and led organisations through procuring, delivering and operating their built assets across the UK, USA and Middle East. The parent company, Egis, is a global firm providing architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services.

We are seeking a Fire Consultant to join our team in Glasgow, Edinburgh or London.

As a Fire Consultant at T&A, you will lead on project delivery and help build the team and capability over time. This role involves establishing and growing a fire engineering discipline in a rapidly expanding market (including cladding remediation, building safety, retrofit and complex refurbishment). You will work with our Building Surveying, Project Management, Cost Management and Principal Designer teams, and leverage the expertise and global reach of Egis to accelerate service development and market impact.

The role combines hands-on technical delivery with leadership: setting standards, mentoring colleagues, developing client relationships and propositions, and creating a high‑performing fire engineering service for Thomas & Adamson.

Project Work

• Act as an interface between client, design team, contractors and approving authorities to achieve successful technical and commercial outcomes.
• Develop fire strategies for new build and refurbishment projects (e.g., BS9999, BS9991, Approved Document
  
  B), including performance‑based approaches where appropriate.
• Plan and deliver project scopes, budgets and programmes; manage risk, change and quality through the lifecycle.
• Provide construction stage support: design checks, site inspections, technical queries, witnessing/validation of fire safety systems, and review of O&M/Record information for handover.

Technical Delivery

• Produce and review fire strategies, compartmentation layouts, means of escape and evacuation analyses, smoke control concepts, structural fire resistance requirements, and fire service access provisions.
• Undertake and/or interpret modelling and calculations (e.g., evacuation modelling, smoke movement/CFD, radiation/tenability checks) and document engineering judgements clearly.
• Specify active and passive fire protection systems (detection and alarm, sprinklers/watermist/clean agent systems, fire stopping, cavity barriers, structural protection); coordinate with MEP and architectural details.
• Prepare third‑party reviews/design verifications; develop retrospective strategies for occupied buildings; support remedial design for façade/cladding, compartmentation and fire stopping.
• Establish project‑specific compliance plans and evidence trails (e.g., BIM aligned), ensuring auditable golden‑thread documentation.
• Lead quality reviews and sign‑off of deliverables; maintain discipline standards, templates, and guidance notes.

Façade & Cladding Remediation (Design & Assurance)

• Lead fire risk appraisal of external walls (FRAEW) and retrospective strategy development for existing buildings, applying current guidance (e.g., PAS 9980) and local Building Regulations/Technical Handbooks.
• Diagnose external wall system risks (rainscreen/EWI, ACM/HPL, timber/composite claddings, insulation types) and define remediation strategies aligned with performance objectives.
• Develop or review remediation details: cavity barriers/fire‑stopping strategies, fire stops, window/door interfaces, balcony/soffit treatments, and service penetrations.
• Coordinate façade fire performance with structural and MEP requirements; align with BS/EN standards and insurer requirements.
• Interpret and challenge large‑scale system test evidence (e.g., BS 8414/BR 135) and component certification; advise on suitability, substitutions and equivalence.
• Plan and oversee intrusive surveys/openings; prepare opening schedules, photographic evidence requirements and remediation verification plans.
• Provide construction‑stage assurance: review installers’ method…