Director Fire Engineering – Stantec
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Our Buildings team is seeking Fire Engineering Directors to lead and shape our growing fire engineering capability. These opportunities are national and can be based from any UK office.
About The Role
Strategic Leadership & Technical Authority
* Lead and oversee complex, multi-disciplinary fire engineering projects, ensuring the highest standards of technical excellence.
* Provide authoritative advice on performance-based design, fire and smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation strategies, and fire safety compliance across diverse building types.
* Act as the technical sign-off authority for all fire engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with legislation, standards, and best practice.
* Promote innovation and continuous improvement in fire engineering practices across the business.
Client & Market Leadership
* Build and maintain long-term relationships with senior clients, developers, architects, contractors, regulators, and local authorities.
* Lead the Fire Engineering team in securing new work, contributing to business development strategy, bids, proposals, and client presentations.
* Represent Stantec at industry forums, technical panels, and regulatory consultations, enhancing the company’s reputation as a leading fire engineering consultancy.
People Leadership & Team Development
* Lead, mentor, and develop a team of fire engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and technical excellence.
* Guide staff through professional development, chartership (CEng/IFE) and career progression.
* Inspire and develop junior and senior staff to achieve project and personal growth objectives.
About You
* Proven track record leading complex, high-profile projects and teams.
* Strong business development experience, with a history of securing and delivering multi-million-pound projects.
* Deep technical expertise in performance-based fire engineering, CFD, evacuation modelling, and design solutions.
* Excellent communication, presentation, and client engagement skills.
* Experienced in multidisciplinary project environments, able to influence and integrate across architecture, MEP, structural, and project management teams.
* Strategic thinker with commercial acumen and strong leadership.
Qualifications
* Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IFE membership or equivalent.
Why Join Us
* Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, private medical insurance, discounted gym membership.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Industry-leading training and development and paid professional subscriptions.
* Great projects across the UK & International.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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