Regional Director - Fire Engineering

Overview

In this Regional Director role, you will lead the UK fire engineering team within a multidisciplinary design environment, guiding large, complex projects to meet regulatory and client expectations. You’ll shape technical direction, mentor staff toward chartership, and drive growth of the Fire Engineering business while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.

You will build strong client relationships and collaborate with national leadership to deliver impactful, safety-focused solutions aligned with AECOM’s mission. This position offers strategic influence, development opportunities, and international project exposure, within a renowned, global infrastructure firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible working model
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Lead workload management and project delivery for the fire engineering team
• Oversee large, complex project delivery ensuring regulatory compliance and client satisfaction
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and national leadership to meet timelines and budgets
• Lead performance reviews and set SMART goals for team members
• Mentor staff, support PDPs and professional development
• Provide specialised technical input across portfolio studies and designs
• Support staff toward Chartership and mentor junior engineers
• Provide project estimates for budgets and schedules on large projects
• Lead project delivery on mid to large projects nationally and internationally
• Represent client relationships and contribute to winning new work
• Ensure quality and timely delivery within agreed budgets
• Promote health and safety policies in all work
• Develop recruitment and marketing strategies for the national fire teams
• Contribute to the Fire Team Business Plan and related initiatives
• Support growth through internal and external client engagement

Key requirements

• Experience in UK fire engineering projects
• Extensive experience in a large, multi-disciplinary environment
• Knowledge of UK guidance and standards (ADB, BS 9991/9999/9992, HTM 05-02, BB100)
• Proficiency with fire engineering tools (FDS, SFE, evacuation modelling)
• Membership in MIFireE and/or NFPA CFPE
• Capitalized as preferred: UK nationality or security clearance
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IFE (preferred)
• MSc or PhD in a fire-related discipline (preferred)
• International experience with standards such as IBC, SFPE and NFPA (preferred)
• Leadership and people management
• Client relationship management
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• FDS
• SFE
• evacuation modelling

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