Fire Engineer

Job Title: Fire Engineer Location: Eltham Salary: Negotiable Main purpose of job: Join our growing Building Safety team in Eltham and help shape safer buildings across a diverse portfolio of projects. As a Fire Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery of practical, compliant fire engineering solutions, provide trusted technical advice and make a visible impact from concept through to occupation.

Who are Baily Garner? With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage.

We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more. Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives.

We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet. Role Information Lead the delivery of fire engineering commissions across a range of building types and sectors, from feasibility and concept design through to construction, handover and occupation.

Prepare, review and oversee fire strategy reports, technical notes, design mark-ups, engineering assessments and supporting documentation in line with project requirements. Develop proportionate, practical and evidence-based fire safety solutions using relevant legislation, statutory guidance, British Standards and recognised fire engineering principles.

Provide technical advice on means of warning and escape, evacuation strategy, fire-resisting construction, compartmentation, external fire spread, smoke control, firefighting access and facilities, and active and passive fire protection systems.

Support projects involving Higher-Risk Buildings, including input to Gateway submissions, safety case information, fire appraisal reports and Building Safety Act compliance requirements. Represent the fire engineering discipline at client meetings, design workshops, site inspections and discussions with Building Control, fire and rescue services and other regulatory stakeholders.

Collaborate effectively with architects, design teams, contractors, clients and internal multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, buildable and compliant design outcomes. Undertake technical reviews, peer reviews and quality assurance of fire engineering outputs prepared by others, ensuring consistency, accuracy and professional robustness.

Mentor and support junior and intermediate fire engineers, contributing to technical development, CPD activity and a positive knowledge-sharing culture. Manage project scope, programme, resources, fees and commercial performance, maintaining strong client relationships and supporting busine...

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