Fire Engineer

On behalf of UK Parliament, we are looking for a Fire Engineer (Inside IR35\) for a 6 month hybrid contract based in London.

As a Fire Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:

• Supporting the Principal Fire Engineer in providing fire engineering services and representing the Property and Asset Strategy Team with key internal and external stakeholders.


• Reviewing and assuring fire engineering and fire safety design proposals, ensuring they meet statutory requirements, technical standards, and Parliamentary policies.


• Liaising with project leaders, consultants, and designers to review designs, provide advice, and ensure responses are delivered efficiently and to agreed timescales.


• Contributing to the development, review, and updating of Parliamentary fire safety technical standards in line with changes to legislation, British Standards, and codes of practice.


• Applying and managing compliance with relevant regulations, legislation, and design standards throughout design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance stages.


• Providing technical advice and professional support on fire engineering matters to colleagues across Property and Asset Strategy, Project Delivery, Maintenance, and Fire Risk Management teams.

• Demonstrated experience working within complex existing estates, including heritage buildings and healthcare environments such as hospitals.


• Proven capability in reviewing, evaluating, and providing assurance on fire engineering design proposals.


• Extensive expertise in applying and interpreting prescriptive, fire\-based engineering policies and standards.


• Degree\-level qualification in Fire Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering, or a closely related discipline.


• Ideally some experience working within public sector environments, with an understanding of associated compliance, governance, and stakeholder requirements.


• Current CTC (Counter Terrorist Check) clearance or higher, or ability to obtain the appropriate level of security clearance.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UK Parliament guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

UK Parliament guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex\-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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