Passive Fire Protection Technical Lead - MoD

Are you ready to lead at the forefront of fire safety engineering, working on some of the UK's most prestigious projects? Do you have a technical background and a genuine interest in passive fire protection?

Location: Multiple locations available in the UK. Then Crown House Technologies, our in-house MEP Engineering business, could be the perfect place for you. We are currently seeking a PFP technical leader to join the team on our projects across the UK. At CHt, you'll become an integral member of an innovative, industry‑leading team, working on some of the most technically challenging and rewarding projects in the construction industry. We are committed to your growth, offering extensive training, career development, and long‑term progression opportunities.

Passive Fire Protection (PFP) plays a crucial role in building safety, bridging architecture, structure, and MEP services. It requires meticulous planning and collaboration across design and construction, and we're leading the way in how we approach PFP.

We're looking for a PFP Technical Leader/Manager/Engineer to join our team and ensure that PFP elements are carefully integrated from the outset of every project. You'll work alongside our expert fire team, setting projects up for success while shaping the future of fire protection in construction.

What We're Looking For

• Technically‑minded, quality‑focused individuals with an interest in fire engineering and an understanding of how materials react to fire.
• Open to candidates from architectural, structural, MEP, quality, or construction backgrounds.
• A passion for learning, development, and progression in a rapidly growing sector.

Key Responsibilities

• General: Manage PFP for services penetrations and building fabric, contributing to risk and opportunity registers, and ensuring compliance with fire strategies. Lead knowledge sharing across teams and ensure PFP systems meet mandatory requirements.
• Design: Facilitate design development for standardised PFP solutions, ensuring coordination with the design team and compliance with fire strategies. Review test data and specifications, managing PFP component selection and documentation.
• Delivery: Collaborate with project teams to mitigate risks, manage assurance inspections, and ensure robust quality checks. Oversee the handover process to ensure smooth client transitions.

CHT is one of the UK's most advanced and innovative engineering and business services specialists. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, and founded on more than 200 years of experience, we are a leading construction and infrastructure technology services provider, supplying a complete building services package with communications, ICT, intelligent building, monitoring, BMS and the UK's largest mechanical, electrical & public health manufacturing facility – a 129,000 sq. ft factory – offering off‑site manufacturing and assembly for our digitally engineered modular MEICA packages.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long‑term conditions and disabilities through the “Offer an interview scheme.” This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com.