Senior Fire Engineer

AECOM is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Fire Team in London, United Kingdom. This consultancy role offers a hybrid working model that blends office and remote work, providing flexibility to support a dynamic project environment.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services across the full project lifecycle—from advisory and design to program and construction management. With a global presence of over 50,000 professionals, we help clients tackle complex challenges in transportation, buildings, water, energy and the environment.

As a Senior Engineer on the Fire Team, you will oversee and develop a local team, managing technical fire engineering projects across multiple sectors and ensuring compliance with UK regulations. You will mentor junior staff, prepare technical submissions, and contribute to innovative problem‑solving.

• Deliver complete fire engineering solutions—from inception to completion—with minimal senior oversight, including CFD modelling and evacuation analysis.
• Manage design projects, preparing and reviewing the work of team members.
• Apply technical fire engineering expertise to a range of sectors with a focus on UK markets.
• Develop new approaches to solve emerging challenges using standard procedures or innovative methods.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts.

• Relevant degree or professional qualification.
• Experience with in a similar consultancy or relevant business.
• Demonstrated experience in technical fire engineering across multiple sectors, with emphasis on UK regulations.
• Experience managing the fire engineering aspects of small to medium‑sized projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Experience providing guidance to entry‑level fire engineers.
• Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.

• BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Fire Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers or Engineering Council, progressing toward chartership.
• Experience leading and supervising a team of junior engineers, overseeing people and project delivery.
• A proven track record of professional development and continuous learning.

Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, and we offer a supportive environment for professional growth.

We value unique contributions and are eager to hear from candidates who meet the essential criteria or possess transferable skills that would benefit our team. For those who meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions. Please contact Reaso for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All information supplied will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.