Principal Fire Engineer

Principal Fire Engineer In this newly created role, you will work as part of a growing team of industry and subject matter experts delivering some of the largest and most impactful national and global infrastructure projects across sectors such as road, rail and nuclear as well as across the wider built environment. You will lead the delivery of fire engineering design, along side liasing with and coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams. You will also be responsible for the delivery of fire strategies supported by fire engineering analysis using prescriptive and analytical methods. We encourage our colleagues to undertake research, write and present conference papers and we provide support to achieve personal and company goals. Your remit will include: * Leading project teams. * The delivery of Fire Strategies and technical reports using fire engineering principles. * Ensuring the implementation of national and international standards, BS 9999, BS 9991, BS 9992, ADB, NFPA and IBC codes. * Carry out engineering calculations or perform fire engineering analysis. * Assisting in the bidding process of future work and developing networking channels. * Participate in site inspections of tunnels and related infrastructure facilities as and when required. * Support and Mentor colleagues, developing the team and its capabilities. * Research, write and present conference papers. We would be delighted to hear from candidates with; * Bachelor or master's degree in engineering or science * A demonstrable background in fire life safety engineering. * A track record in the successful development of Fire Strategies and executing fire engineering design works . * Good knowledge of national and international fire regulations and standards such as ADB, British Standards, NFPA, UAE FLS Code, Saudi Fire Code (SBC 801), IBC/IFC Codes. * An established Project Delivery career. Our Culture Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. [1] Find out more about life at Jacobs. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - [2] find out more about our employee networks here. Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit [3] www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), [4] contact the team Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then [5] please let us know. References

Location: London, London, GB

Posted Date: 8/5/2025