Associate Director of Fire Engineering

Associate Director of Fire Engineering focuses on we provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (mep), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but.

What the role involves

• We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but.
• We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.
• We deliver high‑profile, technically challenging projects as part of multi‑disciplinary teams and via long‑standing client relationships.
• Mentoring culture and opportunities to lead, influence and grow across a varied project portfolio.
• Delivering fire safety design outputs (strategies, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications and schedules).
• Coordinating fire requirements with architects, structural and building services teams to produce integrated solutions.

Skills and requirements

• Travel to UK project sites and occasional international assignments as required.
• About you (Engineer → Associate Director) Consultancy experience in fire engineering or closely related fire safety role.
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Building Services, Architecture, Physics, Maths or similar.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK fire safety principles.

Candidate fit

• Have the opportunity to participate in our 9-day fortnight scheme, thriving community groups, varied social and networking events, and extensive professional and technical developm.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, organisation and time‑management skills.

Additional role context

• Fire Opportunities – Engineer up to Associate Director Bristol, Glasgow, London or Manchester Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy.
• Outstanding training and development: weekly sessions, away‑days, innovation days and conference access.
• Use fire‑modelling and analysis tools (evacuation, smoke, heat‑radiation, structural fire) to inform design.