Director Fire Engineering

About The Role

Lead and shape a growing fire engineering capability, leading high-profile projects to successful delivery.

• Lead and oversee complex, multi-disciplinary fire engineering projects, ensuring the highest standards of technical excellence.
• Provide authoritative advice on performance-based design, fire & smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation strategies, and fire safety compliance across diverse building types, including healthcare, life sciences, commercial, residential, and major regeneration projects.
• Act as the technical sign-off authority for all fire engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with legislation, standards, and best practice (ADB, BS 9991, BS 9999, NFPA, EN standards).
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in fire engineering practices across the business.

Client & Market Leadership

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with senior clients, developers, architects, contractors, regulators, and local authorities.
• Lead the Fire Engineering team in securing new work, contributing to business development strategy, bids, proposals, and client presentations.
• Represent Stantec at industry forums, technical panels, and regulatory consultations, enhancing the company's reputation as a leading fire engineering consultancy.

Business Development & Growth

• Drive strategic growth of Stantec's Fire Engineering services across UK-wide markets.
• Identify new market opportunities, emerging sectors, and areas for service expansion.
• Support leadership in shaping long-term business strategy, service offerings, and commercial success.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of fire engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and technical excellence.
• Guide staff through professional development, chartership (CEng/IFE) and career progression.
• Inspire and develop junior and senior staff to achieve project and personal growth objectives.

About You

• Proven track record leading complex, high-profile projects and teams.
• Strong business development experience, with a history of securing and delivering multi-million-pound projects.
• Deep technical expertise in performance-based fire engineering, CFD, evacuation modelling, and design solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and client engagement skills.
• Experienced in multidisciplinary project environments, able to influence and integrate across Architecture, MEP, Structural, and Project Management teams.
• Strategic thinker with commercial acumen, strong leadership, and a proactive, collaborative mindset aligned with Stantec values.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IFE membership or equivalent, with extensive experience in fire engineering consultancy.

Why Join Us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team, very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards: Stantec was awarded the "Best place to work" and "International consulting firm of the year" at NCE Awards 2024, and consistently recognized in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great Projects in all our sectors across the UK.
• Industry-leading training and development as well as paid professional subscriptions.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, termination, or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.