Principal Fire Engineer
Location
Colchester, Essex
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000
Employment Type
Permanent
Job Overview
A Principal Fire Engineer role in Colchester, Essex, joining a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering commercial, residential, healthcare and education projects. Suitable for an experienced fire engineering professional with 7+ years of consultancy experience, the position involves leading technical delivery, preparing fire strategies, mentoring engineers and working with clients, design teams and approving authorities across complex building projects.
Role & Responsibilities
Lead technical delivery and quality assurance across projects
Prepare and review fire strategies for complex developments
Apply performance-based and prescriptive fire engineering approaches
Mentor engineers and support technical knowledge sharing
Liaise with clients, design teams and approving authorities
Skills & Experience Required
Degree in Fire Engineering or related engineering discipline
7+ years of fire engineering consultancy experience
Strong knowledge of UK fire safety legislation and guidance
Experience preparing fire strategies and technical documentation
Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartership
Salary & Benefits
£60,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience
Hybrid working with two office days weekly
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown
Funded professional memberships, training and CPD
Bonus, pension, insurance and wellbeing benefits
About Hunter Dunning
Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.
Apply Section
If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. All applications are handled in strict confidence.
Referral Section
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Salary description
£60000.00 - £80000.00 per year