Fire Engineer

Job Title:

Fire Engineer

Location:

Eltham

Salary:
Negotiable

Main purpose of job:

Join our growing Building Safety team in Eltham and help shape safer buildings across a diverse portfolio of projects. As a Fire Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery of practical, compliant fire engineering solutions, provide trusted technical advice and make a visible impact from concept through to occupation.

Who are Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

• Lead the delivery of fire engineering commissions across a range of building types and sectors, from feasibility and concept design through to construction, handover and occupation.
• Prepare, review and oversee fire strategy reports, technical notes, design mark-ups, engineering assessments and supporting documentation in line with project requirements.
• Develop proportionate, practical and evidence-based fire safety solutions using relevant legislation, statutory guidance, British Standards and recognised fire engineering principles.
• Provide technical advice on means of warning and escape, evacuation strategy, fire-resisting construction, compartmentation, external fire spread, smoke control, firefighting access and facilities, and active and passive fire protection systems.
• Support projects involving Higher-Risk Buildings, including input to Gateway submissions, safety case information, fire appraisal reports and Building Safety Act compliance requirements.
• Represent the fire engineering discipline at client meetings, design workshops, site inspections and discussions with Building Control, fire and rescue services and other regulatory stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with architects, design teams, contractors, clients and internal multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, buildable and compliant design outcomes.
• Undertake technical reviews, peer reviews and quality assurance of fire engineering outputs prepared by others, ensuring consistency, accuracy and professional robustness.
• Mentor and support junior and intermediate fire engineers, contributing to technical development, CPD activity and a positive knowledge-sharing culture.
• Manage project scope, programme, resources, fees and commercial performance, maintaining strong client relationships and supporting business development, bids and fee proposals.

• Degree in Fire Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering or a related discipline.
• Fire engineering consultancy experience across new-build, refurbishment and existing-building projects.
• Experience developing fire strategies across RIBA Stages 1–6.
• Knowledge of UK fire safety legislation, standards and the Building Safety Act.
• Experience with Higher-Risk Buildings, fire safety assessments and design reviews.
• Strong understanding of fire behaviour, evacuation and protection systems.
• Confident communicator with strong technical report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage projects, deadlines, budgets and client relationships.
• Commercially aware, organised and committed to professional development.
• Ability to lead work streams and support junior colleagues.
• Membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers or another relevant professional body is an advantage but not…