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Regional Director - Fire Engineering
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Regional Director - Fire Engineering
Regional Director – Fire Engineering
AECOM is currently seeking a Regional Director – Fire Engineering. This is a consultancy-based position with substantial oversight responsibilities. Successful candidates must demonstrate extensive experience across fire engineering sectors and the ability to manage technical teams effectively.
We are part of a global team delivering infrastructure consulting services to create positive and enduring impact worldwide.
About AECOM
Change the World — Delivering a Better One
At AECOM, we marry our professional services expertise with technical innovation to solve some of the world’s most critical infrastructure challenges—paving the way for stronger communities, resilient cities, and a sustainable future. Our mission drives us to partner with organisations, from public to private sectors, who share a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, alongside adherence to environmental, social, and governance standards.
With multinational reach, AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm generating $16.1 billion in annual revenue (FY 2025) and empowering the next wave of industry changemakers through t visionary work.
The Role: Director-Level Technical Leadership
Start here. Grow here.
This directorial position offers senior professionals, including current consultants or experienced engineers, the opportunity to lift their career trajectory by transitioning to regional management within a fire safety consulting team. AECOM provides the freedom to thrive in a globally recognised and reputation-driven organisation, fostering professional growth while advancing multidisciplinary design projects.
Core Responsibilities: Ensuring Excellence at Scale
Team Leadership & Performance
- Oversee a team of fire engineers, guiding workload allocation, project delivery, and performance management.
- Drive excellence in large-scale, complex projects—aligning outputs with regulatory requirements and client expectations.
- Collaborate transparently with multi-disciplinary teams and national leadership, ensuring on-time, budget-compliant deliverables of the highest quality.
- Lead annual performance reviews, setting SMART goals for direct reports and ensuring cascading adherence through the team hierarchy.
- Conduct comprehensive staff appraisals and champion professional development plans (PDPs) to expand sector-specific expertise.
- Foster mentorship and training, aiding early- and mid-career engineers on the path to Chartership.
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Strategic Project Leadership
- Provide fire engineering budget forecasts and schedules for national and international projects.
- Assume leadership responsibility for mid-to-large-scale projects, ensuring quality, timelines and budgets.
- Transition into an AECOM Approved Lead Verifier, ensuring projects meet organisational strategy.
- Qualify as an AECOM Approved Project Manager, acting as the authority approver.
- Initiate and sustain technical client engagements, playing a central role in client acquisition.
Business Growth & Strategic Engagement
- Uphold excellence in health and safety compliance across all operations and engagements (internal sessions, client projects, site visits, etc.).
- Maintain and strengthen client relationships, proactively fostering long-term partnerships.
- Champion AECOM’s Fire Engineering offerings, cultivating internal and external business opportunities.
- Drive and strategise recruitment for national fire engineering teams, ensuring talent alignment with business growth.
- Develop a focused marketing plan prioritising collaborative client engagement, advancing the company’s wider fire safety solutions.
AECOM University: Your Career & Well-being Hub
Join a company that fosters lifelong growth. AECOM’s industry-leading benefits' continuity your pervasive:
- Flexible hybrid working to transform your work-life balance around your unique lifestyle.
- Technical practice networks and peer-driven development.
- Volunteering days, giving back while immersing yourself in meaningful work.
Eligibility & Requirements: Critical Knowledge & Proven Experience
Essential Qualifications
- Substantial experience in UK fire engineering projects, spanning diverse sectors.
- Profound expertise in multi-disciplinary environments, aligning complex fire engineering solutions with broader project objectives.
- Rigorous command of UK fire fire regulations and standards, including (but not limited to):
- Approved Document B (ADB)
- BS 9991 (Guide to Retention), BS 9999 (Guide to Lidar modelling cave detection) and BS 9992 (Fire Safety for Occupants)
- HTM 05-02, BB100
- Proficient technical tool expertise:
- Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)
- Structural Fire Engineering (SFE)
- Evacuation modelling software navigators.
- Membership of professional institutions such as:
- Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE)
- Certifications from:
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Certified Fire Protection Engineer (CFPE)
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Preferred Qualifications
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Fire Engineering.
- Advanced technical mastery in fire engineering tools, inclusive of structural fire safety engineering solutions.
- A Master of Science (MSc) or PhD in a fire-related discipline.
- Secure UK or international security clearance (or ability to obtain).
- International fire safety experience, aligning with standards like:
- International Code Council IBC
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
- NFPA approaches
About the Hiring Process
AECOM maintains a commitment to a secure, trustworthy recruitment pipeline. Due to policy adherence:
- Mandatory in-person Day 1 induction at an AECOM office will be required upon job commencement.
Why AECOM?
At AECOM, you are not just joining a company—you're becoming part of an all-global purpose-driven movement. Our values align with equity, sustainability, inclusion, and corporate accountability, reinforcing that every effort made matters.
Below are highlighted rewards for you contribution and professional endeavours:
- Well-being support, tailored to your life stage and aspirations.
- CEQ co-working spaces – powerful infrastructure to sustain a meticulous work environment.
- Continuity with base-hand growth alliance, provided across hybrid models.
Serve as environmental catalyst, ignite transformative action, and safeguard edge-inducing challenges with cutting-edge techniques that unite our diverse colleagues on impactful projects.
AECOM is an open Equal Opportunity Employer and pledges opportunities for growth without barrier discrimination. Join us by championing your unique way of furthering the mission, ensuring innovative systems regardless of capabilities.
Application Instructions
Requirements must include a strong commmitment to work towards standards meeting a confidentiality policy and producing contributions for accessibility through Reasnable AccommodationsUKI@aecom.com for disability candidates.
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