Senior Fire Engineer

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Fire Engineer to join our team and bring expertise to a range of complex, high‑profile projects. This hybrid role can be based in Edinburgh, Manchester, Bath or London.

• Project manage fire engineering projects with the team.
• Inform and support building design aspirations, functionality and architectural form throughout the design process.
• Engage in client care and general consultancy.
• Hold responsibility for the financial performance of projects, including invoicing and monitoring.
• Represent Buro Happold Fire Engineering at design team meetings, both internally and externally.
• Identify and specify appropriate fixed fire protection systems such as automatic fire detection and/or suppression.
• Carry out and review fire engineering calculations, from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modelling (CFD experience welcomed but not essential).

• Experience as a lead fire engineer on projects.
• Higher education qualification in engineering or a fire‑safety related subject.
• Demonstrable professional experience delivering fire and life safety designs and fire‑engineered solutions for UK‑based projects.
• Track record of gaining agreement for prescriptive and performance‑based design solutions from approving authorities.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection and a generous company pension scheme.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days, plus flexible holiday arrangements and your birthday off.
• Flexible benefits such as cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season‑ticket loans and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• Commitment to your continuous development with a learning and development programme and entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that welcomes you through social and outreach activities, mentoring and a young employees forum.

We value an individual’s flexible approach to working patterns and are keen to support the diverse, inclusive culture that fosters innovation. If you resonate with our values or need adjustments to the application process, please let us know. Contact  for support throughout your application.