Senior Fire Engineer / Fire Engineer – Arcadis
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Join us to tackle the world’s most complex challenges and make a lasting impact.
Role Description
We are actively recruiting for a Consultant and/or Senior Consultant to join our growing Fire Engineering team in the UK. The position involves undertaking Fire Safety Engineering work, including desktop reviews of design projects on the initial stages and supporting the fire safety discipline across Arcadis projects.
The applicant will work predominantly within the building sector, with opportunities to support other sectors such as rail projects, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of Arcadis and the range of services we deliver to our clients.
Role Accountabilities
* Development of Fire Safety Strategy reports
* Means of Escape analysis – including calculations of evacuation times, escape routes, exits widths, assessment of travel distances, and development of evacuation strategy plans
* Assessment and understanding of the main British Fire Safety Regulations and Standards applied to buildings (e.g., Approved Document B, BS9999, BS7974, BS9991, BB100, HTM 05, etc.)
* Assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to rail projects (e.g., London Underground fire safety standards, Network Rail standards such as LUL‑S1371, Railway Safety Principles and Guidance, BS9992)
* Risk‑Based Interpretation and Application of fire safety documents and Codes of Practice, including international standards such as NFPA (e.g., NFPA 101, NFPA 130)
* Third‑Party Review / Design Verification
* Attendance of internal design team meetings
* Attendance of external design team meetings with clients (initial supervision)
* Supporting the development of Fire Risk Assessment reports for building and rail sectors
Additional Skills and Expertise (Advantage)
* Hazard Identification
* As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) understanding
* Knowledge of PAS 9980, EWS1 forms and Façade Engineering
* The Building Safety Act 2022
* Fire Risk Assessment principles
* Understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer and smoke behaviour principles in enclosed environments (particularly undergrounds and tunnels)
* Basic understanding of Active Fire Protection (AFP) systems and Passive Fire Protection (PFP) measures
* Basic knowledge of fire modelling simulation (zone models such as CFAST and CFD‑based models such as FDS, Pyrosim, SMARTFIRE)
Qualifications & Experience
* Strong experience in fire safety engineering
* Suitable engineering or related numerate degree (e.g., Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Physics, Chemistry, Maths) from a recognised university
* Qualifications recognised by a professional engineering body and aspiration to full membership (ideally Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership)
* Ability to work independently on set tasks and contribute to a team environment
* Capacity to take on challenges and support other experts within the team when needed
* Preparedness to help prepare proposals and marketing material related to Arcadis’s Fire Safety capabilities
* CSCS Card – desirable
* Ability to obtain Security Clearance – desirable
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone’s contribution matters, which is why we pioneer a skills‑based approach, allowing you to harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, colleagues, clients, your life, and the world.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Equality and inclusion are taken seriously and held to account. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, providing a great place to work for all our people. We believe diverse perspectives foster the most innovative ideas, with inclusion at the heart of how we improve quality of life. We work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+, and Race.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
Industries
Professional Services
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