Principal Fire Engineer, OF COMMONS

What you’ll be doing

As Principal Fire Engineer, you will provide expert technical leadership and shape the future of fire safety engineering across the House of Commons and wider UK Parliament. Working within the Property and Asset Strategy team, you will lead the development of fire safety strategies, standards, and assurance processes across the Parliamentary Estate. You will act as Parliament’s specialist advisor, working with colleagues, consultants, and industry partners to deliver high-quality, compliant, and resilient fire engineering solutions while supporting the safe operation of one of the UK’s most iconic estates.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office. Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance, including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

• A BEng (Hons) and MSc or MEng (Hons) in Fire (Safety) Engineering, with Chartered Fire Engineer status or a commitment to working towards this, alongside relevant professional membership.
• Experience applying fire safety engineering principles within the built environment, with the ability to assess complex challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Strong understanding of fire safety legislation, design standards, and emerging themes such as sustainability and new building technologies.
• Ability to build effective relationships, influence stakeholders, and provide leadership while supporting collaboration and continuous improvement.

CV & Supporting Statement – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500-word limit.

More information on the application process can be found here:
Application process – UK Parliament.

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances. We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.