Fire Engineer - Building Regulations & Cladding Safety

Position: Fire Engineer - Building Regulations & Cladding Safety (Permanent)
Fire Engineer - Building Regulations & Cladding Safety

Overview

We’re looking for a Fire Engineer to support a growing pipeline of work across Building Regulations compliance, fire strategy/design, and external wall / cladding safety. You’ll work across new build and existing buildings, producing robust, evidence-led outputs for clients, design teams, and regulators.

Fire Engineer

Key Responsibilities

* Produce fire strategies for a range of building types, aligned to Building Regulations (Approved Document

B) and relevant guidance/standards.

* Provide fire engineering input across project stages (concept through construction and handover).

* Support external wall / cladding safety work, including PAS 9980-style FRAEW outputs (where applicable).

* Contribute to regulatory engagement, including Building Control, AHJs, and project stakeholders.

* Review architectural details, materials, and specifications for fire performance, compartmentation, means of escape, smoke control, and fire-fighting access.

* Undertake technical reviews of drawings, reports, and calculations; identify risk and propose compliant solutions.

* Attend design meetings and provide clear, practical advice to multi-disciplinary teams.

* Maintain high-quality reporting, record keeping, and document control.

Essential Experience & Skills for the Fire Engineer

* Demonstrable experience delivering fire engineering work against Building Regulations / ADB.

* Experience supporting cladding/external wall fire safety (e.g., FRAEW / PAS 9980 methodology, EWS-type assessments, remediation support).

* Strong report writing skills with the ability to communicate technical risk to non-technical stakeholders.

* Solid understanding of typical fire engineering scope: means of escape, smoke control, compartmentation, structural fire protection, and active systems interfaces.

* Comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities.

Fire Engineer Professional Certification / Membership (Required)

* IFE membership (e.g., MIFireE/FIFireE)

* Equivalent recognised professional competence/registration relevant to UK fire engineering

Nice to Have

* Experience with higher-risk buildings and Building Safety Regulator-facing work.

* Experience supporting remediation schemes and stakeholder coordination.

* Familiarity with common UK standards and guidance (e.g., BSBS 9999, smoke control guidance), and façade system considerations.

* Site experience/inspections relating to fire stopping, compartmentation, and as-built compliance.

What You’ll Get

* £90,000 - £100,000

* Hybrid

* Pension

Location

Newbridge, Wales