Senior Fire Engineers

Senior Fire Engineer

We are recruiting Senior Fire Engineers across the UK to lead complex projects, mentor teams, and shape best practice within our Buildings team.

• Provide fire strategies for diverse portfolios including healthcare, education, commercial, residential, life sciences, and regeneration projects.
• Offer expertise throughout project stages – concept design, detailed design, construction, handover.
• Oversee fire & smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling and smoke control strategies.
• Ensure all solutions comply with relevant regulations and standards (ADB, BS 9991, BS 9999, NFPA, EN guidelines).
• Lead major bids and complex multidisciplinary schemes as Technical Lead.
• Build strong relationships with clients, architects, developers, contractors and authorities.
• Lead client meetings, technical workshops and regulatory consultations.
• Champion fire‑safety integration across internal teams.
• Identify new market opportunities and support business growth.
• Mentor junior Fire Engineers towards IFE/CEng status.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence and knowledge sharing.

• Degree in Fire Engineering or related discipline (MEP, Structural, Building Services with fire specialism).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards, with IFE or equivalent.
• Experience producing fire strategies for complex buildings.
• Proficiency in FDS, Pyro Sim, Pathfinder or similar modelling tools.
• Strong communication skills, able to present technical matters clearly to clients.
• Experience in a consultancy environment on multidisciplinary projects.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset aligned with Stantec values.

• Competitive salary and pension plan.
• Paid holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Industry‑leading training, professional subscriptions.
• Involvement in high‑impact projects across the UK & Ireland.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in all aspects of employment.