Principal Fire Engineer

We're recruiting for Principal Fire Engineers nationally. This role is ideal for a technically strong, client-facing fire specialist who enjoys leading complex projects, mentoring teams, and shaping best practice across a thriving multidisciplinary business.

About The Business

Our Buildings team delivers innovative, sustainable and people-focused design solutions across the UK and internationally. We are expanding our specialist Fire Engineering capability and have exciting opportunities for Principal Fire Engineers to be based from any of our UK offices.

About The Role Technical Leadership

• Lead the delivery of performance-based and code-compliant fire strategies across a diverse portfolio, including healthcare, education, commercial, residential, life sciences and major regeneration projects.
• Provide authoritative guidance through all project stages, including concept design, detailed design, construction, and handover.
• Oversee fire and smoke modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling and smoke control strategies, working closely with internal specialists.
• Ensure all design solutions meet relevant regulations, standards and Stantec quality processes (ADB, BS 9991, BS 9999, NFPA, EN guidelines).
• Act as Technical Lead on major bids and complex multi-disciplinary schemes.

Client & Project Leadership

• Build strong relationships with clients, architects, developers, contractors, and approval authorities.
• Lead client meetings, technical workshops and regulatory consultations.
• Provide clear, commercially aware advice that supports successful planning, design and delivery outcomes.
• Champion fire-safety integration across Stantec's Architecture, MEP, Structural, Transport, Environmental and Project Management teams.

Business Growth

• Contribute to the growth of the Fire Engineering service within the buildings business across the UK.
• Support work-winning activities, including fee proposals, bid writing and strategic pursuits.
• Identify opportunities to develop new markets and strengthen our position as a trusted partner for clients.

People Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor and support Fire Engineers and Senior Fire Engineers, helping shape their development and pathway to IFE/CEng status.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence, collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the team and wider business.
• Lead internal initiatives and contribute to thought leadership within Stantec's Fire Engineering community.

About You

• Extensive experience producing fire strategies for complex buildings.
• Proficient in FDS, PyroSim, Pathfinder or similar modelling tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical matters clearly to clients.
• Experience in a consultancy environment working on multidisciplinary projects.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset aligned to Stantec's values of community, creativity and integrity.

Qualifications

• Degree in Fire Engineering or a related discipline (MEP, Structural, Building Services with fire specialism).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards with IFE or equivalent.

Why Join Us

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK & I.
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for 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, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.