Principal Fire Engineer

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We’re recruiting for Principal 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 practices across a thriving multidisciplinary 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 Principal Fire Engineers to be based from any of our UK offices.

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

• Lead 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 Fire Engineers and Senior 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.
• Lead internal initiatives and contribute to thought leadership within Stantec’s Fire Engineering community.

• Extensive 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 and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards:
  Stantec was awarded the Stantec named ‘Best place to work’ and ‘International consulting firm of the year’ at the 2024 NCE awards and is consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits:
  Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great projects across all of our sectors in the UK and Ireland.
• Industry‑leading training and development as well as paid professional subscriptions.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on a wide range of protected characteristics.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment and accessibility throughout the recruitment process. If you need any support or require adjustments, please contact [email protected].