Structural Fire Engineer

Key Duties:

• Working with structural engineers on exciting and complex buildings to ensure life safety and optimise protection.

• Informing and supporting design aspirations, functionality and architectural form.

• Project managing small to medium structural fire engineering projects.

• Holding responsibility for the financial performance of small to medium scale projects.

• Working with Associates and Associate Directors to prepare fee proposals and engage in work winning activities.

• Developing, with support, towards lead structural fire engineer on small to medium scale projects.

• Managing client care and general consultancy on both small- and large-scale projects.

• Representing Buro Happold at design team meetings, both internally and externally.

• Mentoring junior engineers on their career path.

• Actively promote the department and engaging in the development of group strategy.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Masters degree or higher in Structural Engineering or Structural Fire Engineering.

• Being a chartered engineer or being close to achieving it.

• Experience in an engineering consultancy environment.

• Experience in managing small to medium scale structural or structural fire engineering projects. 

• Experience in writing and reviewing performance-based engineering reports.

• Excellent consultancy skills, good communication abilities and the experience to deal with complex situations, negotiation and understanding the differing needs of our clients and within stakeholder groups.

• Confident, proactive character, able to take the lead in challenging situations and guide less experienced engineers.

Exposure to the following areas is advantageous...

• Experience in designing and assessing current and historic structures at ambient temperatures and in fire.

• Experience in undertaking and supervising fire and heat transfer assessments followed by structural modelling at elevated temperatures.

• Experience in using and checking of structural fire engineering FEM packages like SAFIR, VULCAN or similar.

• Experience in undertaking and supervising different forms fire modelling including but not limited to natural fires, localised fires and CFD.

What we offer:

• Hybrid working arrangements.

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.

• International working and flexible holiday

• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month. 

• Company Pension Scheme.

• Life Assurance and Income Protection.

• Professional subscriptions. 

• Flexible Benefits - including Cycle scheme, Dental insurance, Optical Cover, Travel insurance, Corporate discounts.

Interested?   Intrigued?   Inspired? 

Join us to find out what you’re really capable of.

Described by our clients as 'passionate', 'innovative', 'collaborative': Buro Happold is an independent, international engineering practice that for over 40 years has become synonymous with the delivery of creative, value led building and city solutions for an ever changing world. Having worked on every continent, our clients include more than 90% of the world's leading architectural practices and we have collaborated with global organisations such as the United Nations, The World Bank and UNESCO. Through our global community of driven, world leading engineering and consulting professionals we deliver elegant solutions for buildings and cities that seek to address the major problems facing societies today. Follow us @burohappold and find out more at www.burohappold.com. ​

Buro Happold value flexible working as an important part of the way we work. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. #LI-JN1 #LI-Hybrid

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.