AECOM
Principal Fire Protection Engineer
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Job Description
About the Role
AECOM is currently seeking a Principal Fire Protection Engineer specialised in Fire Fighting Systems design to be based in one of our offices in St. Albans, London Aldgate, Manchester, or Croydon. This is a consultancy-based position requiring experience in a design and client-focused environment.
Your role will involve designing, calculating, and proposing fire safety solutions to clients on small and large-scale projects. You will act as a key point of contact and expertise, and be involved in surveys, reports, and the day-to-day project management of secured programs.
This role is ideal for an established consultant looking to take the next step or someone with a strong depth of knowledge who wants to join a well-respected and established fire safety consultancy.
Key Duties
- Prepare design packages for various RIBA stages, including design drawings, technical specifications, design reports, and hydraulic calculations.
- Prepare fire suppression systems solutions for various building and industrial applications, types, and stages of project design.
- Perform calculations such as sprinkler system water supplies and gas suppression clean agent quantities.
- Lead remote project delivery teams.
- Prepare fee proposals for fire systems design at RIBA Stages 1-7.
- Conduct technical reviews.
- Assist technically in the resolution of design problems, which may include performing field investigations or inspections.
- Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, local approving authorities, contractors, and other third parties as required.
- Project manage the delivery of various scale projects, both small and large.
Minimum Requirements
- Intermediate-level written and oral communication skills. Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Relevant degree or professional qualification.
- Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business.
- Knowledge of British and International design standards and Building regulations is essential.
- Knowledge and experience of fire suppression systems such as:
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems (Wet, Dry, Pre-action, Foam, etc.)
- Water Mist Systems
- Gaseous Suppression Systems
- Wet and Dry Rise Systems
- Fire Hydrant and Hose Reel Systems
- Hypoxic (Oxygen Reduction) Systems
- Good knowledge of software packages for fire suppression systems design (Word, Excel, CAD, REVIT, Hydraulics software).
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Due to the nature of the projects for this role, it is essential that you are able to obtain a minimum of BPSS.
Qualifications
- A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.
- Relevant degree or professional qualification (BEng, MEng, PHD).
- Registered with Engineering Council (CEng, IEng) or working towards achieving it.
Additional Information
At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design, and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social, and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Job Details
- State/Province: Hertfordshire
- Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
- Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
- Work Location Model: Hybrid
- Operating Group: International
- Primary Location: UK - St Albans, 10 Bricket Road
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