Senior Fire Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Base Salary: Up to £90,000
Reports to: Principal Fire Engineer – Birmingham Office
About Harmony Fire
Harmony Fire is one of the UK’s most ambitious life-safety organisations, driven by a mission to protect people and property through exceptional compliance, engineering and consultancy services. Our goal is to raise the bar for fire safety across the built environment, delivering work that is technically robust, meaningful and genuinely impacts communities.
We are growing a new Fire Consultancy business unit, designed to establish Harmony Fire as a leading national fire engineering and life-safety consultancy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a division at the beginning of its growth curve — shaping processes, influencing our technical standards and contributing to a best-in-class consultancy service for clients across the UK.
Our Birmingham consultancy hub plays a central role in our expansion, working across housing, residential, mixed-use and complex building portfolios. We provide high-quality fire strategies, FRAEW support, external wall analysis, RIBA-stage advisory and regulatory guidance. Joining now offers significant career progression and a chance to influence the future of a modern, high-performance consultancy team.
About the Role
As Senior Fire Engineer, you will support the Principal Fire Engineer while taking ownership of fire engineering deliverables across complex and varied client portfolios. You will apply expert knowledge of fire safety legislation, Scottish regulatory frameworks and UK-wide standards, ensuring Harmony produces technical outputs of the highest standard.
You will work across fire strategy development, RIBA-stage projects, and contribute to external wall and FRAEW assessments. The role is ideal for an engineer ready to step into a more senior, influential position within a new and rapidly scaling consultancy environment, with opportunities to mentor others as the team grows.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and contribute to fire engineering strategies and fire risk management plans
* Apply knowledge of the Fire Safety (Scotland) Act 2005 and Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
* Support the Single Building Assessment (SBA) process
* Contribute to FRAEW assessments under PAS9980 (preferred)
* Produce high-quality technical reports aligned to British Standards, ADB and CP3
* Use digital platforms such as Bluebeam, RISKBASE and RISKFLAG for accurate site evidence capture
* Support client communication and represent Harmony in technical discussions
* Work independently and collaboratively within a small, high-performing consultancy team
* Assist in shaping internal processes and technical standards within the new consultancy unit
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
* Minimum 5 years’ experience in fire engineering
* Degree in Fire Engineering or Level 6 fire-related qualification
* Professional membership at Member level (MiFireE or equivalent)
* Strong understanding of fire safety legislation, Building Safety Act 2022 and secondary regulations
* Experience delivering fire strategies and working across RIBA stages
* Ability to undertake FRAEW under PAS9980 preferred
* Level 6 RICS External Wall qualification desirable
* Experience using SaaS inspection and reporting platforms
* Working towards Engineering Council registration (EngTech/IEng/CEng)
* Strong organisational skills and confidence working independently
Benefits
* Unlimited holiday
* Private medical scheme
* Bonus scheme up to 50% of salary
* European mini-breaks and company events
* Takeaway Friday, fruit, snacks and refreshments
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity
* Team social budget
* Pension scheme
Our Values
* Athletes Grit – Determination, resilience and drive to deliver excellence
* Captains Duty – Accountability, leadership and ownership
* Fun Loving Heart – Positivity, energy and genuine support for others
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