Job ID: 43700Reference: 300016191784811Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Bristol, United Kingdom | Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United KingdomDepartment: ConsultingBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: On-siteDate Posted: 2026-08-28Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. The position is for undertaking Fire Safety Engineering work, to include supporting design projects within and outside the UK. This will mainly involve consultancy-based desktop reviews of design projects on the initial stages and supporting the fire safety discipline Arcadis. The applicant will work predominantly within the building sector, although opportunities to support other sectors may arise from time-to-time, including rail projects and others considering the multidisciplinary nature of Arcadis as well as the range of services Arcadis deliver to its clients. Fire engineering design experience.Support the delivery of projects and project work within time and cost budgets.Collaborate and coordination with clients, architects, project management, contractors, subcontractors and authorities to deliver practical and compliant fire engineering advice and/or solutions. Development of Fire Safety Strategy reports (new and existing buildings). Means of Escape analysis (including calculations of evacuation times; assessment of travel distances; Assessment and understanding of the main UK Fire Safety Regulations and Standards applied to buildings, such as Approved Document B (AD B), BS 9999, BS 7974, BS 9991, BB100, HTM 05 etc.Assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to rail projects, such as the London Underground fire safety standards, the Network Rail standards, e.g., LUL - S1371, Railway Safety Principles and Guidance (RSPG), BS 9992.Risk Based Interpretation and Application of these fire safety documents as well as other Codes of Practice such as international documents such as NFPA standards (e.g., Attendance of external design team meetings with clients with initial supervision.Supporting on the development of Fire Risk Assessment reports for both, the building and rail sectors.Leading fire projects and project teams (senior level and above).Assisting in the bidding/pursuits processes and developing fee proposalsMentoring, developing, supporting and line managing junior staff and graduates to support their professional growth.Progression / career development to next level / promotion and career path development to move towards Director and Senior Leadership roles.Qualifications & Experience:The applicant shall have recent demonstratable experience of working in a range of sectors and in a technical fire safety engineering environment and the application of fire safety engineering skills as described above within a client focused environment. Previous experience in writing reports and presentations along with client and internal communications and interactions. Knowledge of PAS 9980, EWS1 forms and Façade Engineering.The Building Safety Act 2022.Fire Risk Assessment principles.Understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer and smoke behaviour principles in enclosed environments (particularly in undergrounds and tunnels).Basic understanding on Active Fire Protection (AFP) systems and Passive Fire Protection (PFP) measures.Basic knowledge on fire modelling simulation (using zone models such as CFAST and CFD-based models such as FDS, Pyrosim, SMARTFIRE).You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
Fire Engineer or Senior Engineer in Bristol employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
