Senior Fire Engineer, Glasgow
Role Overview
As a Senior Fire Engineer, you will be a key member of our technical team, contributing to the delivery of innovative fire safety strategies across a diverse portfolio of projects. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including environmental designers, building services engineers, and sustainability consultants—to develop integrated fire engineering solutions that support safe, efficient, and climate-positive buildings
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure technical quality, compliance, performance, and consistency across all Fire Engineering design outputs.
- Review and approve design deliverables including drawings, schematics, schedules, technical reports, and specifications.
- Coordinate effectively between internal disciplines and with external consultants.
- Take lead responsibility for coordination between disciplines within the office and with external consultants.
- Develop and apply fire engineering strategies using CFD modelling and tools such as Pyrosim, Pathfinder, and CFAST.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development.
- Support business development through client engagement and proposal writing.
What we are looking for
Hopefully you’re on board so far and excited about what your days at Atelier Ten would look like. We do have a few items on our wish list for you to become the next great Atelier Tenner. We are looking for someone who is curious, proactive, and self-motivated. So, you ideally will possess:
- Degree in Fire Engineering or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in delivering fire engineering solutions in the built environment.
- Proficiency in fire modelling software and relevant codes/standards.
- Strong communication and project management skills.
- Chartered or working towards chartership (e.g., IFE, CEng).
- Passionate about sustainability and integrated design.
What we offer
In return for your expertise, leadership, and commitment, we offer:
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- A flexible, modern working environment that supports work-life balance
- Access to a rich network of experienced engineers and technical mentors across our UK offices
- A diverse and exciting portfolio of projects with real-world impact
- Structured training and clear career progression opportunities within a growing and forward-thinking organisation
- Private healthcare benefits
- Generous paid time off from day one, with an additional four weeks of paid time off for long service
- Flexible and hybrid work schedule
- Salary sacrifice pension contributions
- Highly engaged co-workers with a shared hunger for knowledge
- Mutual respect and support from colleagues and leadership
- Freedom to contribute ideas and make a personal difference that is not always possible in a large corporate environment
Join us
If you are ready to lead a team, shape the built environment, and drive climate-positive outcomes across a portfolio of exciting and meaningful projects, we would love to hear from you.
Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they tick every box on the job specification. But to us, your experience, skills and passion are what are important. So – feel free to get in touch to discuss the nature of the role and how you might fit. Tell us about your achievements, tell us about your journey, and about what you have learned.
To apply, please send a cover letter and your CV to Gabriel Connor at recruitment@atelierten.com.
Reasonable Adjustments
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