Principal Fire Risk Consultant

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in one of our growing specialist teams. As a Principal Fire Risk Consultant, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with leadership, client ownership and a strong voice in how the team grows across Stantec. You’ll work on a diverse range of fire risk commissions, help shape client strategy and play a visible role in strengthening our presence in the market.

Within Stantec, you’ll also be part of a wider multidisciplinary environment that allows you to solve problems in a more integrated way and deliver practical outcomes for clients and communities.

In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of complex and high-value fire risk consultancy work, acting as a senior technical authority and trusted adviser to clients. You’ll oversee fire risk assessments and related consultancy outputs, provide quality assurance across key commissions and guide clients through regulatory obligations and fire safety improvement programmes. You’ll support fee proposals, contribute to winning new work and identify where Stantec’s wider capability can add value.

Alongside project leadership, you’ll mentor colleagues, help define technical standards and support the operational development of the team.

You’ll help clients navigate increasingly high expectations around fire safety compliance, evidence and accountability. That means delivering advice that is technically robust, practical to implement and aligned with the reality of occupied buildings and live estates. You’ll influence how major clients manage risk, how our team develops its technical capability and how Stantec grows its fire risk offer in the south.

Your impact will be seen in safer buildings, stronger long‑term client relationships and a team that grows with confidence and consistency.

You have extensive experience delivering and leading fire risk consultancy work across a range of sectors and building types.

You can manage complex technical issues, review high‑level outputs and provide credible advice to clients and internal stakeholders.

You can develop trusted client relationships, identify opportunities for wider support and contribute to winning work.

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Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.

A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups).

We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!

• Great Benefits:
  Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.

Enjoy a healthy work‑life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

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