Senior Fire Engineer

Irwin & Colton

Remote-friendly

Senior Fire Engineer
Salary: Circa £75,000 + benefits
Location: Homebased / Southeast UK with national travel

We're supporting a well-established property risk and compliance consultancy to recruit a Senior Fire Engineer to join a growing team. This is a hybrid client-facing role, supporting a diverse portfolio of risk and fire projects. The Senior Fire Engineer will provide expert fire engineering consultancy services ensuring the protection of people and property through comprehensive fire strategies, risk assessments, and compliance with fire safety regulations.


The successful Senior Fire Engineer will:

  • Produce fire strategy reports and fire safety management plans for new and existing buildings.
  • Identify fire risks and develop practical measures to prevent fire and minimise fire spread, including sprinklers, smoke control, alarms and escape routes.
  • Create fire safety designs, calculations, sketches and diagrams, including recommendations for construction and refurbishment materials.
  • Conduct site inspections to assess implementation and provide advice, liaising with architects, building control and local authorities as required.
  • Support project delivery to time and budget, including resource management, project reviews and applying basic H&S requirements on operational sites.

The successful Senior Fire Engineer will have:

  • MIFireE Membership (Institute of Fire Engineers)
  • Beng, BSc or MSC in Fire Engineering or Fire Safety
  • Experience producing fire strategy reports and fire consultancy services (ideally for residential and commercial buildings)
  • Strong understanding of legislation such as ADB, BS9999 and BS9991
  • Willingness to travel across the UK as needed
  • Strong analytical and report writing skills


This is an excellent opportunity to work with a varied portfolio and make a tangible impact on fire standards across high-profile environments. For further information and to apply please contact on (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions. Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website (url removed)

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