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Divisional Managing Director

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Divisional Managing Director – Fire Engineering Consultancy
Six figure salary + benefits
Flexible base
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading UK fire safety and compliance organisation seeking an experienced Divisional Managing Director to build, lead and scale its Fire Engineering Consultancy division.
This is a significant senior leadership opportunity with responsibility for:
- Setting and delivering the consultancy’s growth strategy
- Full commercial ownership including revenue, margin, utilisation and forecasting
- Leading technical governance, quality assurance and professional standards
- Developing senior client relationships and new business opportunities
- Recruiting, developing and leading a high-performing team of fire engineers and consultants
- Establishing the consultancy as a recognised leader within the UK fire engineering market
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We are particularly interested in speaking with senior leaders currently operating within a fire engineering consultancy environment, ideally with responsibility for a business unit, practice, region or consultancy team.
Candidates should combine strong technical fire engineering credentials with proven commercial leadership, business development and P&L experience.


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Qualifications:
- BSc/MSc in Fire Engineering or related discipline, with IFE membership and ideally CEng/IEng status.
An excellent opportunity for an ambitious consultancy leader looking for the autonomy to shape and grow a substantial fire engineering business within an established wider Group.
Please apply in strictest confidence to Paul Davidson, Managing Director – PDA Search & Selection.
paul.davidson@pdasearchandselection.com | pdasearchandselection.com
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