Overview

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This role is part of WSP’s global fire engineering team, offering opportunities to work on diverse projects with a focus on ensuring fire safety in architectural design.

Your New Role, What’s Involved

As a Principal Fire Engineer, you’ll typically be working on a variety of projects at once—from a university in Scotland to a high-rise residential tower in London, with many international projects. The goal is to enable innovative architectural design without compromising fire safety.

You’ll run through design information, liaise with other WSP disciplines (Facades, Acoustics, Structures), present designs to local authorities and the Fire Service, and help inform the design team about changes to increase building safety. You’ll be guided through a variation of software packages and fire standards, as well as team briefings and client updates from the start. We support professional registration via IFE and other professional bodies.

WSP offers a bespoke development programme to grow via professional skills and specialist technical development opportunities, supported by our senior leadership. The programme includes training in:

• Technical report writing
• Team specific technical skills
• Project management (introductory and advanced)
• Influential communications
• Commercial concepts
• Collaborative team challenges
• Continuous Improvement

What We’D Love To Hear From You If You Have

You will have a BSc (BEng) or MSc (MEng) in Fire, Structural, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent. Must have experience within the fire engineering consulting industry. This role can be based from any of our UK major offices.

Seniorities and Employment Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Professional Services

Why WSP

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share a passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees working to create positive, long-lasting impacts in communities around the world. We offer work-life balance, flexible working arrangements, and development opportunities towards chartered status or equivalent professional qualifications.