Senior Associate – Fire Engineering (Team Lead)

Location: London (Hybrid – 2–3 days per week in the office)

About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fire Engineering professional to take on a Senior Associate (Team Lead) position within a growing and highly regarded fire engineering team. This role combines technical excellence, project leadership, team management, and client engagement, offering the chance to work on complex, high-profile projects across a variety of sectors.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development of the London team while leading the delivery of innovative fire engineering solutions.
Key Responsibilities Team Leadership

• Support the day-to-day leadership of the London Fire Engineering team.
• Manage team workload, resources, and project allocation.
• Mentor and develop engineers at all levels.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support team growth and strategic objectives.

Technical & Project Delivery

• Lead fire engineering projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on complex and non-standard projects.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables through robust review and quality assurance processes.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Attend and lead client, design, and site meetings.

Programme & Resource Management

• Support the planning and delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
• Assist with resource forecasting and workload management.
• Identify and manage project risks, programme challenges, and delivery pressures.
• Help ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Client & Business Development

• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support business development activities, including bids and proposals.
• Contribute to industry engagement and raising the profile of the fire engineering team.

About You
You will be an experienced Fire Engineer with a strong technical background and a passion for developing people and leading projects.
Requirements

• Proven experience within a fire engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience leading projects and supporting or managing teams.
• Degree qualified in Fire Engineering, Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status preferred, or actively working towards chartership.
• Strong technical knowledge of fire safety design principles and modelling tools.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Experience managing workloads, resources, and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
• Collaborative approach with a commitment to technical excellence and team success.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing fire engineering team.
• Involvement in complex, high-profile projects across multiple sectors.
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression.
• Support towards chartership and ongoing technical development.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Collaborative and inclusive working environment.

If you're looking for a leadership role that combines technical challenge, team development, and strategic influence, we'd love to hear from you.