Associate Fire Engineer

Job Title

Associate Fire Engineer

Location

Multiple UK locations

Salary

Competitive salary, dependent on experience

Employment Type

Permanent

Job Overview

Associate Fire Engineer job available across multiple UK locations, joining a technically focused fire engineering team delivering projects in the UK and internationally. This position suits an experienced fire engineering professional with consultancy experience, providing technical leadership across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, transport and infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include design reviews, quality assurance, project delivery, mentoring and supporting consistent technical standards.

Role & Responsibilities

Lead technical delivery across multiple fire engineering projects

Oversee quality assurance and chair design reviews

Mentor engineers and graduates across the team

Manage technical and commercial project

requirements

Develop technical initiatives and support research activities

You will also maintain client relationships and contribute to standardising project processes, tools and technical outputs across the wider team.

Skills & Experience Required

MSc or equivalent qualification in Fire Engineering

Significant fire engineering or building services consultancy experience

Strong knowledge of UK building regulations

Understanding of RIBA project stages

Chartered Engineer status or actively progressing towards CEng

You will need strong technical writing, communication and problem-solving skills, alongside experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers.

Salary & Benefits

Annual bonus and 38 days annual leave

Hybrid and flexible working options

Enhanced company pension

Private medical insurance

Professional membership and CPD support

Annual leave includes the option to buy or sell additional days.

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.

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