Senior Fire Engineer
AECOM · Manchester, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 25 Oct 2026.
Overview
As a Senior Engineer on AECOM’s Fire Team, you will lead fire engineering projects from inception to completion with minimal guidance, focusing on CFD and evacuation modelling and other analytical methods. You’ll manage design tasks, review colleagues’ work, and apply UK regulations across multiple sectors. You’ll mentor junior engineers and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to solve complex safety challenges. This role offers growth within a renowned fire safety consultancy and a hybrid work environment that supports your development and well-being.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid working model
- career development opportunities
- AECOM University
- volunteering days
- well-being programs
- global collaboration opportunities
Responsibilities
- Deliver projects from inception to completion with limited senior oversight
- Conduct CFD and evacuation modelling and other analytical fire engineering analyses
- Manage design projects and review others’ work
- Apply a range of fire engineering applications with emphasis on UK regulations
- Develop innovative approaches to new problems using modified procedures
- Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables
- Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts
Key requirements
- Relevant degree or professional qualification
- Experience in a consultancy or similar business
- Experience across sectors with fire engineering applications, especially UK regulations and markets
- Experience managing fire engineering aspects of small to medium-sized design projects within budgets and timescales
- Experience guiding entry-level fire engineers
- Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities
- Mentorship and people leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- CFD modelling
- Evacuation modelling
- Analytical fire engineering
Market data from EasyWorkClub, not from the employer
Typical pay for Fire protection technician in Manchester: £35,000 – £42,000, from 53 adverts
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