Associate Fire Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead delivery of fire strategies for complex buildings, guiding projects from concept to handover. You will work across healthcare, education, commercial, residential and life sciences sectors, shaping best practices within a collaborative buildings team. You’ll manage fire and smoke modelling and ensure designs meet regulatory and Stantec quality standards. This is a technical leadership role with client-facing responsibilities and opportunities to mentor and grow the fire engineering community.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Lead performance-based and code-compliant fire strategies across a diverse portfolio
• Provide guidance through all project stages (concept, detailed design, construction, handover)
• Oversee fire and smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling, and smoke control strategies
• Ensure design solutions meet regulations, standards and Stantec quality processes (ADB, BS 9991, BS 9999, NFPA, EN)
• Act as Technical Lead on major bids and multidisciplinary schemes
• Build strong client relationships and lead meetings, workshops, and regulatory consultations
• Provide commercially aware advice to support planning, design and delivery
• Champion fire-safety integration across Architecture, MEP, Structural, Transport, Environmental and Project Management teams
• Contribute to growth of Fire Engineering service; support proposals and strategic pursuits
• Mentor Fire Engineers and promote culture of technical excellence and knowledge sharing
• Lead internal initiatives and contribute to 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 topics to clients
• Experience in a consultancy environment working on multidisciplinary projects
• Proactive, collaborative mindset aligned with company values (community, creativity, integrity)
• Degree in Fire Engineering or related discipline; Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards with IFE or equivalent
• Strong communication
• Client-facing presence
• Collaborative mindset
• Fire strategy development
• CFD fire modelling
• FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder

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