At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead fire-safety engineering projects and provide expert advice to clients.
- Company: BB7, a specialist fire-safety consultancy with a focus on quality and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, enhanced leave, and professional development support.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to high professional standards and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in fire safety while working in a hybrid environment.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in fire-safety engineering and a relevant degree.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location
Glasgow or Edinburgh — hybrid working
Contract
Permanent, full-time
Company
- BB7, a CERTANIA group company
- Principal Fire Safety Engineer
Shape safer buildings. Lead work that matters.
BB7 is looking for an experienced
Principal Fire Safety Engineer to strengthen our team in Scotland.
This is a senior technical and client-facing role for someone who enjoys solving complex fire-safety challenges, setting a high standard of engineering judgement and helping colleagues develop.
Working from either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis, you will lead and contribute to a varied portfolio of projects.
Your work will span fire strategies, technical design, fire-engineering analysis and modelling, and trusted client advisory support.
You will have the autonomy to lead significant projects, the credibility to influence decisions, and the support of a specialist team committed to practical, rigorous fire-safety advice.
- What you’ll do
- Lead the delivery of fire-safety engineering projects from early design through to completion.
- Develop, review and sign off robust fire strategies and technical fire-safety advice.
- Undertake and oversee fire-engineering analysis and modelling where appropriate.
- Advise clients, design teams and stakeholders on complex fire-safety, compliance and risk issues.
- Provide clear, proportionate recommendations that balance safety, technical quality and project realities.
- Manage project scope, quality, programme, commercial performance and client relationships.
- Review technical work, mentor engineers and support the development of the wider team.
- Help strengthen BB7’s reputation as a trusted specialist adviser in fire safety.
- What you’ll bring
- Significant experience in fire-safety engineering, fire strategies, technical design and/or performance-based fire engineering.
- Strong capability in fire-engineering analysis and modelling.
- Experience leading client relationships and delivering technically complex projects.
- A relevant degree in engineering, fire safety or a related discipline.
- IFE membership or an equivalent professional affiliation.
- Chartered Engineer status, or application underway
- Excellent written communication, judgement and the ability to explain technical issues clearly to different audiences.
- A collaborative, practical approach and a commitment to high professional standards.
Why BB7?
BB7 is a specialist fire-safety consultancy and part of the wider CERTANIA group.
We combine deep technical expertise with a clear focus on quality, collaboration and making a meaningful difference for clients and the built environment.
- In return, we offer
- A competitive salary, reflecting experience and capability.
- Performance-related bonus.
- Enhanced Pension contribution.
- Enhanced annual leave.
- Summer and Christmas gifted Shutdowns
- Professional development, including support for paid memberships and continued learning.
- Wellbeing support.
- Hybrid working from Glasgow or Edinburgh.
- The opportunity to take real ownership of impactful work in a growing specialist business.
BB7 welcomes applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you meet most of the criteria and believe you can make a strong contribution, we would be pleased to hear from you.
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Principal Fire Engineer in Manchester employer: BB7
BB7 is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in either Glasgow or Edinburgh with hybrid working options. We prioritise employee growth through professional development opportunities and a supportive culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. Join us to lead impactful fire-safety projects while enjoying competitive benefits and a commitment to your wellbeing.
