Fire Engineer – Fire Safety Job in East Central London, London – 35,000 – 60,000

Company: Hunter Dunning
Apply for the Fire Engineer – Fire Safety Job in East Central London, London – 35,000 – 60,000
Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Fire Engineer role, you will lead fire engineering work across small to medium projects, collaborating with project managers and designers to develop fire strategies and solutions. You will prepare technical reports, review subcontractor packages, and support multi-project delivery across life-cycles, contributing to safety-critical design for diverse sectors. The position combines hands-on technical work with client-facing relationship building and project oversight, in a hybrid work environment. This opportunity lets you advance professional accreditation while shaping fire safety within architectural ambition.

Pay / Benefits

  • Hybrid Working
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme 6%
  • Life Cover
  • Continuous CPD / Professional development

Responsibilities

  • Lead on small to medium sized projects with PM support
  • Lead workshops/meetings to discuss design solutions
  • Create fire strategies / retrospective fire strategies
  • Produce fire engineering technical reports
  • Review technical packages from subcontractors
  • Support with technical queries
  • Project management across the life-cycle of multiple projects
  • Fire dynamics, smoke dynamics, heat transfer, human behaviour and structural response
  • Shadow on-site inspections
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients

Key requirements

  • Engineering Council Accredited BEng Hons
  • Minimum Associate Member of IFE
  • Extensive experience delivering fire-engineered solutions for UK-based projects
  • Strong understanding of UK legislation/regulations and design guidance
  • Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, meeting tight deadlines
  • UK Driving Licence and own vehicle
  • Client relationship building
  • Ability to work under deadlines
  • Effective communication
  • Fire Dynamics
  • Smoke dynamics
  • Heat transfer

Posted: September 14th, 2026