Principal Fire Engineer

Bailey Partnership is an award winning multidisciplinary consultancy, recently recognised by the Building Magazine as the fastest-growing consultancy in the UK. Established in 1971 and operating from 13 offices across the South of England, East Midlands, Scotland, Manchester and Gibraltar, we are a Building Top 150 consultancy offering Architectural, Interior Design, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Fire Engineering, Project Management, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Town Planning services. We are looking for a Principal Fire Engineer who wants to be more than just a technical lead. As we grow, we are diversifying our services ensuring we are at the forefront of fire engineering. You will be a vital part of this evolution, contributing your expertise to our strategy and helping us redefine what services we offer our clients. As a Principal Fire Engineer, you will oversee the entire \’total fire concept\’, ensuring that all components – from structural materials to evacuation plans – work as a unified, life-saving system. You will ensure buildings are designed to minimise fire risks, through contributing to the development of fire strategy reports, calculations and fire risk assessments. This role will require you to work closely with a range of professional in the construction industry, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Manage multiple, complex fire engineering projects from initial concept/bid to completion, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. Lead on conducting formal fire risk assessments, hazard analyses, and determine the necessary protective measures to mitigate identified risks. Design, calculate, and specify active fire protection systems (sprinklers, alarms, smoke control) and passive fire protection measures (compartmentation, fire-rated materials) using relevant codes and standards. Prepare comprehensive fire strategy reports for buildings, outlining all fire safety measures, from structural design to active systems and human evacuation. Strong mathematical and physics skills for hydraulic calculations, heat transfer analysis, and effective use of CAD and BIM software (Revit, AutoCAD) for design documentation. Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and best practices. Great written, oral and articulate communication skills, to present complex, performance-based fire strategies to clients, architects, regulatory authorities, negotiating design solutions. Capability to conduct high-level technical reviews, quality assurance, and peer review of fire strategy reports and designs produced by other engineers. Degree in Project Management or relevant subject. Join a dynamic consultancy with excellent progression opportunities Regular and committed training and CPD opportunities Up to 27 days holiday (increasing with length of service) Regular sports & social events – BBQ’s, boat trips, bowling nights! Private Healthcare Excellent enhanced pension scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Access to 24/7 counselling through our employee assistance helpline For a confidential chat, please speak to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Rachel Gilchrist, at rachel.