Director of Fire Engineering

Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that both respond to the climate emergency and contribute to more balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Our 22,000 employees operate across over 100 countries, deploying their expertise to develop and deliver cutting‑edge innovations and solutions for clients. Through the wide range of our activities, we are central to the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.

Our award‑winning Buildings Advisory unit at Egis UK (previously Thomas & Adamson International Ltd) specialise in project management, cost management, building surveying and construction safety services. On joining the Egis Group, T&A had been leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets across the UK for over 90 years. The personalised nature of their expertise and advice gives our clients what they really want - greater confidence, more time and increased return on investment.

We are now looking for a Director of Fire Engineering to join our team in London, Glasgow or Edinburgh.

This is the first dedicated Fire Engineering role at Egis UK. You will be the founding specialist for this service line – shaping the offer, delivering projects, and building the team and capability over time. It is an excellent and exciting opportunity to establish and grow a fire engineering discipline in a rapidly expanding market (including cladding remediation, building safety, retrofit and complex refurbishment), working hand‑in‑hand with our Project Management, Building Surveying, Cost Management and Principal Designer teams.

You will also be able to draw on the expertise and global reach of our parent company, Egis – accessing international know‑how, tools and collaboration across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the US – to accelerate service development, quality, and market impact. The role combines hands‑on technical delivery with practice leadership: setting standards, mentoring colleagues, developing client relationships and propositions, and creating a resilient, high‑performing fire engineering service for Thomas & Adamson.

Our Director of Fire Consultancy will be responsible for the following:

• Act as an integral interface between client, design team, contractors and approving authorities to achieve successful technical and commercial outcomes.
• Lead the development of proportionate fire strategies for new build and refurbishment projects (e.g., BS9999, BS9991, Approved Document
  
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• 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.

• 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/computational fluid dynamics, radiation/tenability checks) and document engineering judgements and assumptions clearly.
• Specify active and passive fire protection systems (e.g., 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.
• Lead fire risk…