At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead fire safety strategies for high-rise residential buildings and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Company: Leading residential contractor focused on building safety and remediation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, bonus, private healthcare, and 25 days holiday.
- Other info: Flexible home-based work with occasional team meet-ups in London.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in building safety and protect thousands of residents.
- Qualifications: Chartered Fire Engineer or nearing chartership with experience in remediation and re-cladding.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 60000 £ per year.
This is a role with a residential focused principal contractor in an established Building Safety team, focused purely on remediation across mid and high-rise residential buildings UK-wide. You'd be the technical fire authority across a national portfolio of re-cladding and remediation schemes, working with major housing associations and development clients on some of the most significant building safety programmes in the country.
What you’d actually be doing:
- Developing and reviewing fire strategies for buildings undergoing façade remediation.
- Leading the technical fire input into Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 submissions to the BSR.
- Assessing non-compliant cladding systems (ACM, HPL and others) and shaping the remediation approach, working to PAS 9980 and the wider HRB regime.
- Coordinating with design teams, contractors and specialist consultants.
- Liaising with Building Control and Fire & Rescue.
- Acting as the technical lead for site and pre-construction teams across various projects.
Who they’re after:
- A Chartered Fire Engineer (CEng MIFireE), or someone well on the way to it, with a solid grounding in residential high-rise.
- Remediation and re-cladding experience is essential.
- Genuine command of the Building Safety Act, Gateway and PAS 9980.
- Ability to write clear technical reports and engage with a range of stakeholders.
- Housing association/social landlord exposure is a plus.
- Ex-Fire Service or Building Control backgrounds are welcomed.
- Full UK driving licence, as there’s occasional travel.
The setup:
- Home-based with flexible working.
- Occasional trips to the London HQ to get the team together.
- £70k–£120k depending on experience, plus car or allowance, bonus, private healthcare, strong pension and 25 days holiday.
The work itself contributes to post-Grenfell remediation that genuinely makes thousands of people safer in their homes.
Interested? Have a confidential chat before you decide anything, happy just to talk it through.
Fire Engineer in England employer: tdm recruitment
As a leading residential contractor, this company offers an exceptional work environment for Fire Engineers, with a strong focus on building safety and remediation across the UK. Employees benefit from flexible home-based working arrangements, competitive salaries, comprehensive healthcare, and a commitment to professional growth within a collaborative team dedicated to making a real difference in community safety. Join a forward-thinking organisation where your expertise directly contributes to enhancing the safety of thousands of residents nationwide.
