Associate Fire Engineer

Overview

As an Associate Fire Engineer you will lead performance-based, code-compliant fire strategies for a diverse portfolio. You’ll work within a thriving Buildings team to shape fire safety across healthcare, education, commercial, residential, and life sciences projects. You’ll collaborate with architects, engineers and clients, guiding projects from concept through handover while mentoring junior engineers. This role offers scope to influence best practice, grow the fire offering, and contribute to multi-disciplinary success.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• pension plan
• holidays
• free private medical insurance
• discounted gym membership
• flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of performance-based and code-compliant fire strategies across diverse project types
• Provide authoritative guidance through concept to handover, including design and construction stages
• Oversee fire and smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling and smoke control strategies
• Act as Technical Lead on major bids and complex multi-disciplinary schemes
• Engage with clients, architects, contractors and authorities; lead meetings and workshops
• Champion fire-safety integration across Architecture, MEP, Structural, Transport, Environmental and Project Management teams
• Support growth of the Fire Engineering service; contribute to fee proposals and strategic pursuits
• Mentor Fire Engineers and support career development towards IFE/CEng status
• Lead internal initiatives and thought leadership within Stantec’s Fire Engineering community

Key requirements

• Extensive experience producing fire strategies for complex buildings
• Proficient in FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder or similar modelling tools
• Strong communication skills for presenting technical matters to clients
• Experience in a consultancy environment on multidisciplinary projects
• Degree in Fire Engineering or related discipline (MEP, Structural, Building Services with fire specialism)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards with IFE or equivalent

• Proactive and collaborative mindset
• Strong mentoring and leadership abilities
• Excellent stakeholder management
• Fire strategy development
• CFD fire modelling
• Evacuation modelling and smoke control

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