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Are you ready for your next challenge in a supportive, flexible, and forward-thinking fire engineering consultancy?
We're Hiring Talented and MotivatedFire Engineers of All Levels Hybrid (Manchester or London)
We’re a growing practice looking for talented and motivated Fire Engineers of all levels to join our team. You’ll be working on a variety of exciting and complex projects across multiple sectors – including residential, commercial, mixed-use and public buildings – helping to shape safe and sustainable built environments.
Location: Hybrid role with flexibility to work from home and attend site/client meetings. Ideally based in or near London or Manchester.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Delivering bespoke, pragmatic, timely and responsive services to build long term client relationships.
* Continuously developing your skills, knowledge, experience and behaviors to grow your competencies.
* Developing fire strategies for new and existing buildings.
* Conducting design reviews and developing performance based and code-compliant solutions.
* Carrying out site inspections and preparing reports.
* Liaising directly with design teams, clients, and approving authorities.
* Supporting engineers across the team.
* Contributing to the wider success of the business beyond project work.
What We’re Looking For
* A passion for learning, understanding, and applying codes and standards such as Approved Document B, BS 9991, BS 9999, BS 7974, and related guidance.
* A fundamental understanding of, or desire to learn, performance based fire engineering principles and analysis methods such as CFD, evacuation modeling, radiant heat transfer, fire dynamics, etc.
* A desire to meet and exceed client and team expectations, build long term relationships, and focus on the long term.
* An ambition to be a rounded Fire Safety Engineer with an understanding of fire engineering principles, codes and standards, project management, people leadership, commercial management, and the wider community impacts of our work.
* Chartered, working towards Chartered status, or an aspiration to be Chartered.
* A collaborative approach and passion for delivering high-quality work.
* Strong report writing and communication skills – clear, accurate, and concise.
* A degree in Fire Engineering, Engineering, or a related discipline.
What We Offer
* Support and encouragement to develop your career and competencies.
* Competitive salary, based on experience, and six-monthly bonuses.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Director-led support for CEng/Chartership applications, including dedicated time, workshops and internal reviews.
* A close-knit, supportive team environment.
* Exposure to a wide range of projects and opportunities to lead.
* A 9-day fortnight, giving every employee every second Friday off (26 extra days leave per year).
* Flexibility and a trusting environment to enable you to manage your life and your work.
* Attending CPD events and conferences.
Although we are only a small team, we have recently attended:
* IFE Inaugural International President's Technical Conference, Preston, June 2025;
* SFPE AI in Fire Engineering Summit, San Francisco, May 2025;
* SFPE Conference on Fire Safety Engineering Edinburgh, April 2025;
* European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Barcelona, October 2024;
* Structures in Fire Forum, Edinburgh 2025, London 2024, Liverpool 2024, London 2023.
If you’re looking to grow your career in a company that values autonomy, flexibility, and excellence – we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now via Linkedin, contact Matthew Eyre or Andrew Willmott for an informal chat, or email careers@altfire.co.uk.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
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Full-time
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Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Construction
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