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Director of Fire Engineering (London, Glasgow or Edinburgh)

London, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-25

Core

Founding Director of Fire Engineering establishing a new consultancy service line for new builds, refurbishments, and cladding remediation, delivering technical strategies and leading practice growth.

Role type

Senior IC fire engineering director (practice leadership)

Builds

Fire safety strategies, remediation plans, and a new fire consultancy service line

Domain

Construction, Building Safety, Fire Engineering

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Fire strategy development, means of escape design, smoke control principles, structural fire resistance, evacuation modelling, CFD interpretation, façade risk appraisal, remediation strategy design, multi-disciplinary coordination, client relationship management, team mentoring

Preferred skills

Chartered Consultant (CEng) status, experience in cladding remediation, knowledge of golden-thread documentation, thought leadership in industry standards

Technologies

BS 9999, BS 9991, Approved Document B, PAS 9980, BS 8414, BIM

Responsibilities

Lead development of fire strategies for new build and refurbishment projects, conduct fire risk appraisals of external walls, manage project scopes and budgets, mentor junior colleagues, build client relationships and bid for new business, coordinate façade remediation and compartmentation surveys

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with practice leadership

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