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Associate Director - Fire Engineering

Edinburgh, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead and manage a team of fire engineers to deliver large, complex Defence projects, ensuring regulatory compliance and client expectations are met.

Role type

Senior IC Fire Engineering Manager (Defence)

Builds

Fire safety studies, designs, and verification reports for Defence infrastructure

Domain

Construction & Engineering, Fire Safety, Defence Sector

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Team leadership, project management, UK fire engineering standards (BS 9991, BS 9999, HTM 05-02, JSP 80), FDS/SFE software proficiency, client relationship management, budget estimation, staff performance review

Preferred skills

Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, security clearance, PhD in fire-related discipline, international standards knowledge (IBC, SFPE, NFPA), marketing strategy development

Technologies

FDS, SFE, evacuation modelling software

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the team in terms of Defence workload management, project delivery and performance; Oversee the successful delivery of large, complex Defence projects; Provide estimates for the fire engineering budget and schedule; Lead technical client relationships and play a major role in attracting new work; Ensure the quality of the work is maintained and delivered to the client within agreed period and budget

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management

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