Lead Fire Engineer

Our client who’s an award-winning fire engineering consultancy known for delivering cutting-edge fire safety solutions across commercial, residential, healthcare, and infrastructure projects. This company has built a strong reputation in the Irish market for technical excellence, innovative thinking, and a collaborative, supportive culture. With continued growth and a solid project pipeline, they are now looking to expand their Dublin-based team with an Associate/Lead Fire Engineer who is passionate about safety, performance, and technical delivery.

About the Role:

Senior or Associate-level Fire Engineer to lead fire safety projects across various sectors in Ireland and the UK. This is a client-facing, technically involved role with project leadership, mentoring, and strategic consultancy responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Production of fee proposals, fire strategy reports and other relevant documentation as and when required.
• Maintaining client relationships.
• Managing projects from appointment through to completion.
• Mentoring junior staff, guiding them on professional development.
• Attend Client meetings, conduct site surveys and inspections and communicate the intended fire strategy to the design team and client through phone calls, emails and meetings as appropriate.
• Reviewing architectural drawings to determine potential fire strategy approval risks and opportunities to add value.
• Overseeing fire engineering calculations and modelling.
• Third Party Review/Design Verification.
• Assessment and understanding of the main Irish fire safety legislation and standards applied to buildings and industrial facilities.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

They provide consultancy services that are strategic, focussed on delivery, manage risk and benefit our clients.

They are looking for people with strong technical and analytical skills, but we are also looking for the following qualities:

• A creatively geared person who can understand risk and provide solutions.
• A self-starter who is driven by results whilst maintaining a good work-life balance.
• Someone who takes personal pride in the quality of their work.
• You must be pro-active and enthusiastic.
• A basis of understanding commercial management and resourcing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player who is willing to support and share knowledge with colleagues in the office.
• You must be able to demonstrate a real passion for your work.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• A degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working as a Senior Fire Engineer within a Fire Safety Engineering team in the Irish construction industry, with some project management experience.
• Engineers Ireland or IFE Membership (MIEI, MIFireE or AIFireE).
• A thorough understanding of TGD B, BS 9999 and BS 9991.
• A thorough working understanding of the Fire Safety Certificate (FSC) process, including experience corresponding with fire officers.
• Working knowledge of regulatory controls. BCAR and a proven ability to develop and implement fire engineered design solutions in the built environment.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive Salary
• Enrolment to company bonus scheme, paid twice annually.

• Hybrid working policy with a real focus on work/life balance.

• Access to the company Private Healthcare Scheme
• 33 days annual leave inc. bank holidays, increasing by 2 days after 2 years.
• Additional day of annual leave on employee’s birthday (or nearest working day).
• Currently trialling a 9-day fortnight which new employees would see after passing probation.
• Flexible working: 8 hour working day structured to suit individual employees between the hours of 7am-8pm.
• Enrolment to company pension scheme, 5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution.
• Annual professional subscriptions paid.
• Study support available for CPD and relevant training.
• Participation in monthly wellbeing challenge via Pacer, with cash prizes and for group ‘steps’ challenges with a chnace to win cash prizes up to €200
• Become part of a fantastic team that believes in positivity, autonomy and being judged on results.