Senior Fire Engineer - Fire Engineering & Fire Safety Job in Kensington, London - up to £65,000

Lead fire engineering projects from design through to implementation, Hybrid working, Discretionary bonus

Job Summary

Senior Fire Engineer job Kensington is a hands-on role within a compliance consultancy delivering fire engineering and building safety advice. Based in Kensington, this position sits within the Fire Engineering & Fire Safety sector and supports complex UK projects. Project types include residential, commercial, education, hotel, and retail developments requiring safe, compliant, and practical fire engineering solutions.

The role leads fire engineering projects from design through to implementation while working closely with clients and multidisciplinary design teams. You will produce fire strategies, fire engineering design work, and CFD modelling for project requirements. Client and design team meetings take place both in person and remotely, supporting coordinated delivery throughout each project.

Senior Fire Engineer job Kensington also requires clear technical reporting and strong knowledge of UK fire codes and regulations. Permanent candidates are welcome, and the consultancy is also open to considering contract candidates.

About the Company

This opportunity is with a busy and growing consultancy working across the built environment. The team delivers fire engineering and building safety advice for residential, commercial, education, hotel, and retail projects. Its work supports clients requiring safe, compliant, and practical fire engineering solutions across complex project requirements.

The environment is collaborative, progressive, and supportive, with multidisciplinary teamwork forming part of project delivery. The consultancy handles high-profile and complex projects and works with clients through design and implementation stages. Candidates may be considered for either permanent employment or contract engagement, as stated for this opportunity.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead fire engineering projects from initial design stages through to practical implementation across client projects
• Produce fire strategies for project requirements across residential, commercial, education, hotel, and retail sectors
• Produce fire engineering design work for complex UK projects across the built environment
• Undertake CFD modelling as part of fire engineering design and project delivery requirements
• Attend client and design team meetings both in person and remotely throughout project delivery
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver compliant fire engineering solutions across complex projects

Skills & Experience Required

• Hold a degree in Fire Engineering or a related field relevant to the position
• Bring at least five years of consultancy experience working directly within fire engineering projects
• Be Chartered as CEng or actively working towards Chartered status within your professional development
• Demonstrate proven experience delivering fire engineered solutions for projects completed within the United Kingdom
• Maintain strong working knowledge of UK fire codes, regulations, and related compliance requirements
• Show excellent report writing skills for communicating fire engineering advice, designs, and project findings

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £65,000 salary, with flexibility stated
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday leave, and Christmas shutdown
• Hybrid working
• Travel expenses to office and sites
• £50 monthly lunch allowance
• Training and development support, wellbeing programme, and office perks

Who Is This Role Ideal For?

This role is suitable for an experienced fire engineering professional with strong consultancy experience on UK projects. It suits someone comfortable leading projects from design through implementation while coordinating with clients and multidisciplinary teams. The position requires confidence producing fire strategies, technical design work, CFD modelling, and clear written reports.

Candidates should understand UK fire codes and regulations and be able to apply that knowledge to compliant solutions. Candidates should hold Chartered CEng status or be actively working towards it. Permanent and contract candidates may both be considered for this collaborative consultancy environment.

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. We offer informed and confidential discussions for both clients and candidates and welcome conversations about this opportunity and your wider career plans within the built environment.

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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.

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