Job Description
Senior Designer Engineer - Fire & Life Safety Systems
A market-leading engineering services business is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to take ownership of complex, high-risk life safety projects from concept through to delivery.
This is not a drafting role. This is a lead-from-the-front design position for someone who understands that great design is not about drawings alone - it's about risk, compliance, constructability, and protecting people in critical environments.
You will be trusted to:
* Lead the full design lifecycle for large-scale fire suppression and life safety systems
* Take responsibility for technical authority, design assurance, and regulatory compliance
* Translate client requirements into buildable, coordinated, and commercially sound solutions
* Interface with project managers, installers, authorities, and end-users with confidence and credibility
* Review, challenge and improve specifications, calculations, layouts, and methodologies
* Mentor junior designers and raise the technical standard of the whole function
* Act as the calm, competent voice when programmes are tight and decisions matter
We are looking for someone who:
1. Has deep experience in fire protection / life safety / complex building services design
2. Is comfortable carrying technical accountability, not j...