Fire Safety Assessor

Job title: Fire Safety Assessor

Salary: £60,000-£80,000 DOE

Location: Bristol / Hybrid (office, client sites & WFH)

A specialist engineering consultancy supporting safety-critical / high-hazard programmes is hiring a Fire Safety Assessor to help deliver and grow their fire engineering & assessment capability across submarines, power stations and explosives facilities.

The role

You’ll lead delivery of fire strategies, fire risk assessments, and design-stage fire safety consultancy, working closely with internal teams, clients, and relevant authorities. This is well-suited to someone comfortable owning technical delivery and guiding others.

Role responsibilities:

• Produce and review fire safety strategies, reports, technical notes and sketches, ensuring alignment with relevant legislation and guidance
• Lead / contribute to design reviews, identify fire risk issues, and propose practical mitigation
• Carry out fire engineering analysis including smoke modelling, evacuation modelling, temperature/heat spread calculations, and related assessments
• Engage with clients, designers, and statutory bodies to embed fire safety measures into projects effectively
• Use computer-based modelling tools to support fire dynamics assessments and simulations
• Support service development and mentor junior engineers / associates as the function grows

The ideal candidate:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Fire Safety Engineering / Fire Protection / closely related discipline
• Hands-on experience delivering fire risk assessments and/or fire strategies
• Background in regulated or safety-critical environments (e.g., infrastructure, defence, nuclear, energy, industrial)
• Strong stakeholder communication and report-writing skills

Desirable:

• Consultancy background
• Proficiency with fire modelling tools
• Knowledge of DSEAR and hazardous environments
• Experience across CNI settings (e.g., power, defence estates, explosives facilities)

Due to the nature of the work, the ideal candidate will be a sole UK nationals and able to meet UK National Security Vetting requirements (pre-employment screening included).

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