Principal Consultant High Risk Buildings

Bellrock is the trusted challenger in UK property services. Driven by insights, powered by technology, and delivered by talented people, we are redefining how real estate is managed. Since 2003, our people-first and technology-led approach has helped organisations across the UK transform their estates into high-performance, sustainable environments. Through our integrated service model spanning Technologies, Consulting, Critical Engineering & Jordan, and Intelligent Asset Care we deliver compliance, quality, and operational excellence while reducing cost and carbon impact.

The Principal Fire Consultant is a senior technical and leadership position responsible for delivering expert fire safety consultancy services across complex, high-risk projects. This role combines technical authority, project oversight, and client engagement, while contributing to business growth and ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation, standards, and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert advice and technical leadership on fire safety design and risk management for high-risk and complex buildings.
• Develop comprehensive safety case reports and other technical documentation to support fire safety compliance.
• Manage compliance notices, enforcement orders, and related client interactions to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Oversee projects, providing guidance to multidisciplinary teams and ensuring technical excellence in deliverables.
• Support the Head of Department in auditing, quality control, and continuous improvement of reports and consultancy processes.
• Mentor and develop the fire safety team, fostering technical growth and capability within the department.
• Contribute to business development by maintaining strong client relationships and identifying new opportunities for consultancy services.

People & Mentoring

• Line manages, mentor, and technically develop fire consultants and engineers.
• Support professional development pathways (e.g. IFE, SFPE, CEng, IEng).
• Promote a culture of technical excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.

Quality, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal quality management systems.
• Identify and manage technical and commercial risks.
• Support peer reviews and lessons-learned processes.
• Maintain awareness of emerging legislation and industry trends.

Project Delivery

• Lead and oversee delivery of complex and high-risk projects across multiple sectors.
• Manage technical inputs from junior and senior consultants.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
• Attend and lead client, design team, and regulatory authority meetings.
• Support negotiation with Approving Authorities, Building Control, Fire and Rescue Services.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, developers, architects, and contractors.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Provide clear, authoritative advice in both written reports and verbal presentations.
• Support clients through planning, design, construction, and occupation stages.

Business Development

• Contribute to work winning, fee proposals, and bid submissions.
• Identify new business opportunities and support strategic growth of the fire consultancy offering.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.

What does it take?

Essential:

• Extensive experience in fire engineering or fire safety consultancy.
• Proven track record delivering complex fire strategies and engineered solutions.
• Strong understanding of fire safety legislation and regulatory processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading teams and managing projects.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Knowledge of the Building Safety Act and associated Regulations and guidance.

Desirable:

• Chartered status or working towards (e.g. CEng, IEng, MIFireE, MSFPE).
• Experience across multiple sectors (residential, commercial, healthcare, transport, industrial, etc.).
• Knowledge of international codes and standards.
• Experience providing expert witness or third-party review services.

Qualifications:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Fire Engineering, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional memberships.

Working arrangements:

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from home with frequent site visits Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with an hour for lunch break.

What can we offer you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you.
• Salary exchange pension scheme.
• Life cover.
• Paid sick leave.
• Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work.
• Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year.
• Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials.
• Healthcare Cashplan.
• MotorSave Scheme.
• Refer a friend.
• Liftshare.
• Virtual GP.

We’ve always encouraged new and different perspectives - and that also means making ours a workplace that encourages diverse and unique voices. Where everyone feels welcome, included, and supported to be themselves and achieve more.

So, if you join us, you’ll find an inclusive workplace that recognises your hard work, offers lots of learning and development, flexible and hybrid working, and support for your wellbeing. As well as benefits that can make a difference to your life.

Ready to start shining? Our people are our passion, so we’re all about helping them to shine. That means putting everything in place for you to have a rewarding career with us. So you can go far in your career, with us behind you. And our business will grow, too. So, if you’re ready to start your career journey with Bellrock, we’re ready to welcome you. It’s a great place to be - the light, the energy, the solution. You.

Apply today.