Fire Risk Engineer in EC1

Job Description

Your new company \nYou will be joining the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) within their Property Services division, working as part of the specialist Fire Safety team.\nRBKC is a leading London local authority with a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement across its housing portfolio. With over 9,000 homes, including a significant number of higher-risk residential buildings, the council is delivering an extensive capital programme and is committed to strengthening fire safety standards across all assets.\n\nThis is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-profile, technically complex fire safety projects that directly impact wellbeing.\n\nYour new role \nAs a Fire Risk Engineer, you will provide expert fire engineering advice and technical oversight across RBKC's housing portfolio, playing a key role in both strategic and project-based fire safety delivery.\nYour responsibilities will include:\n\nPreparing retrospective fire strategy documents for existing residential buildings\nProviding technical fire safety input across design stages (RIBA) for new build, refurbishment and remedial works\nCarrying out fire engineering analysis, including calculations and modelling (e.g. CFD), to support Building Safety Cases\nActing as a competent client and overseeing external fire engineers to ensure consistent standards across projects\nSupporting project teams to embed fire safety requirements into delivery programmes\nReviewing fire risk assessments and ensuring robust fire strategies are in place\nProviding technical advice, training and guidance to internal stakeholders\nManaging contractors and consultants to ensure compliance with fire safety requirements\nSupporting the development of fire safety policies, procedures and standards\nLiaising with external bodies including Building Control and the London Fire Brigade\nThis is a highly technical role where you will influence design standards, support a major capital programme, and contribute to the council's long-term fire safety strategy.\n\nWhat you'll need to succeed \nTo be successful in this role, you will have:\n\nA fire engineering degree (or relevant STEM degree with fire safety specialism)\nProfessional membership (e.g.

Institution of Fire Engineers) with at least AIFireE status or equivalent\nWorking towards or holding engineering registration (EngTech/IEng)\nStrong experience in fire engineering within residential or complex building environments\nExperience producing fire strategy reports and delivering technical fire safety advice\nA solid understanding of Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order\nExperience working with design teams, contractors and stakeholders across large-scale projects\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including risk-based fire engineering assessments\nExcellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills\nYou will also demonstrate a proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a strong commitment to delivering safe, compliant and -focused outcomes.\n\nWhat you'll get in return \nIn return, you will receive:\n\nThe opportunity to work for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea\nA technically challenging and high-impact fire engineering role\nInvolvement in a major capital programme and complex building safety projects\nA collaborative and forward-thinking team environment\nOngoing training, CPD and professional development opportunities\nWhat you need to do now \nIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.\nIf this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.\n\nHays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)