- Company: Get A Job.ai
- Location: London
- Salary: Pay not listed
Website Get A Job.ai
Represented by Get A Job.ai
Responsibilities
We are representing a confidential fire engineering consultancy seeking an experienced Principal Fire Engineer to join their London team. In this senior technical leadership role, you will:
- Lead and deliver complex fire engineering projects from inception through to completion across commercial, residential, healthcare, education, industrial, and infrastructure sectors
- Develop fire strategies for new-build and existing building projects
- Undertake fire safety engineering analyses, including evacuation modelling, smoke control assessments, and performance-based design solutions
- Provide expert advice on compliance with UK Building Regulations, Approved Document B, and relevant fire safety legislation
- Review and approve technical reports, calculations, and design documentation
- Liaise with architects, developers, contractors, approval authorities, and wider project teams
- Act as a technical lead and mentor for junior and mid-level engineers
- Contribute to business development activities, including client engagement, tender submissions, and project proposals
- Maintain awareness of evolving legislation, industry standards, and best practices
- Represent the organization at client meetings, industry events, and technical forums
What We're Looking For
Our talent team is seeking candidates with:
- Degree qualification in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
- Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards chartership
- Proven background in fire engineering, preferably within a consultancy environment
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to shape fire safety strategies while ensuring regulatory compliance
- Experience delivering complex projects across diverse building sectors
- Technical expertise in evacuation modelling, smoke control, and performance-based design
- Excellent communication skills for liaising with multi-disciplinary project teams and approval authorities
- Leadership capabilities with experience mentoring junior engineers
How We Work With You
When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will carefully review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If your background aligns with our client's requirements, we will submit your profile for consideration. Throughout the process, we serve as your advocate and main point of contact. Please note that direct contact with the client is not appropriate during the recruitment process—all communication should flow through our team at Get A Job.ai.
Benefits
Our client offers a comprehensive package including:
- Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements in London
- Private healthcare
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance and income protection
- Professional membership subscriptions
- Ongoing training and support towards professional development and chartered status
- Clear career progression pathways
Get A Job.ai is an equal opportunity recruiter. We evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Terms used in this posting
- hybrid
- A work arrangement combining both in-office and remote/at-home work, typically on a set schedule.
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Traits that fit this role
- Initiative
- Self-Confidence
- Adaptability
- Perseverance
- Stress Tolerance
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Salary & compensation
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Listing facts
- Role Principal Fire Engineer
- Employer Get A Job.ai
- Location London
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted September 20, 2026
- Apply by October 20, 2026
- Overview Full job description on this page (408 words)
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- Rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
- Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
- Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
- Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
- Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
- Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
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