Fire Engineer - Building Regulations & Cladding Safety

Fire Engineer - Building Regulations & Cladding Safety

This range is provided by MFK Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• IFE membership (e.g., MIFireE/FIFireE)
• Equivalent recognised professional competence/registration relevant to UK fire engineering

• 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., BS 9991 / BS 9999, smoke control guidance), and façade system considerations.
• Site experience/inspections relating to fire stopping, compartmentation, and as‑built compliance.

• Hybrid
• Pension

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Construction