Senior Fire Engineers

The Opportunity

We’re recruiting for Senior Fire Engineers nationally.

This role is ideal for a technically strong, client‑facing fire specialist who enjoys leading complex projects, mentoring teams, and shaping best practice across a thriving multidisciplinary business.

About The Business

Our Buildings team delivers innovative, sustainable and people‑focused design solutions across the UK and internationally. We are expanding our specialist Fire Engineering capability and have exciting opportunities for Senior Fire Engineers to be based from any of our UK offices.

Why Stantec?

When we say community, we mean everybody with a stake in the work we do, from clients to populations we reach, to the thousands of us working together to serve them. Our purpose and values support our work and guide us in all that we do.

About The Role

• Support the delivery of performance‑based and code‑compliant fire strategies across a diverse portfolio, including healthcare, education, commercial, residential, life sciences and major regeneration projects.
• Provide authoritative guidance through all project stages, including concept design, detailed design, construction, and handover.
• Oversee fire and smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling and smoke control strategies, working closely with internal specialists.
• Ensure all design solutions meet relevant regulations, standards and Stantec quality processes (ADB, BS 9991, BS 9999, NFPA, EN guidelines).
• Act as Technical Lead on major bids and complex multi‑disciplinary schemes.

• Build strong relationships with clients, architects, developers, contractors, and approval authorities.
• Lead client meetings, technical workshops and regulatory consultations.
• Provide clear, commercially aware advice that supports successful planning, design and delivery outcomes.
• Champion fire‑safety integration across Stantec’s Architecture, MEP, Structural, Transport, Environmental and Project Management teams.

• Contribute to the growth of the Fire Engineering service within the buildings business across the UK.
• Support work‑winning activities, including fee proposals, bid writing and strategic pursuits.
• Identify opportunities to develop new markets and strengthen our position as a trusted partner for clients.

• Mentor and support junior Fire Engineers, helping shape their development and pathway to IFE/CEng status.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence, collaboration and knowledge‑sharing across the team and wider business.
• Contribute to internal initiatives and thought leadership within Stantec’s Fire Engineering community.

• Experience producing fire strategies for complex buildings.
• Proficient in FDS, Pyro Sim, Pathfinder or similar modelling tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical matters clearly to clients.
• Experience in a consultancy environment working on multidisciplinary projects.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset aligned to Stantec’s values of community, creativity and integrity.

• Degree in Fire Engineering or a related discipline (MEP, Structural, Building Services with fire specialism).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards with IFE or equivalent.

• Our People Culture:
  We’re a close‑knit team with a proud, friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards:
  Best place to work and International consulting firm of the year at 2024 NCE awards, consistently in the top 10 Corporate Knights 100 most sustainable companies.
• Great Benefits:
  Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great projects across all sectors in the UK & I.
• Industry‑leading training and development and paid professional subscriptions.

Our Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees across 450 locations worldwide. We design and deliver sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

We want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments, contact [email protected] and we will support you.