Senior Fire Engineer – AECOM
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Company Description
At AECOM, we are delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers, and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
AECOM is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Fire Team. This consultancy role requires proven experience across various sectors and technical fire engineering applications in a client‑focused environment.
In this role, you will work closely with office leads to oversee and develop a local team, providing guidance and mentorship with support from senior staff. You should have demonstrated professional experience and be ready for further growth.
This position is ideal for an established consultant seeking to advance their career or someone eager to expand their knowledge and design skills within a reputable and well‑established fire safety consultancy.
What you’ll do!
* Deliver projects from inception to completion, with minimal senior oversight, using CFD modelling, evacuation modelling and other forms of analytical fire engineering.
* Manage design projects, preparing and reviewing the work of others.
* Demonstrate experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
* Develop approaches to solve new problems by modifying standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
* Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
* Lead the development of accurate cost estimates for technical efforts for projects.
Benefits
And let’s not forget about the perks at AECOM. You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
* Relevant degree or professional qualification.
* Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
* Demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications – with a particular focus on UK regulations and markets.
* Demonstrable experience managing the fire engineering aspects of small to medium sized design projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
* Experience providing guidance to entry‑level fire engineers.
* Experience preparing fee proposals and task variations for fire engineering activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
* BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Fire Engineering or similar.
* Professional membership with the Institution of Fire Engineers or Engineering Council and progressing along the route to Chartership.
* Demonstrable experience of leading and actively supervising a team of more junior engineers with regards to people and projects.
* A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.
Additional Information
At AECOM, we value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
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Equal Opportunity Employer
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Disability Confidential Interview Scheme
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please contact ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
Job Details
ReqID: J10137261
Business Line: B&P – Buildings & Places
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
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