Principal Engineer (Facades)

TL;DR

Principal Engineer (Facades): Providing advanced technical delivery and project leadership across façade engineering and external wall fire consultancy services with an accent on risk-based fire assessments and remediation strategies. Focus on exercising independent engineering judgement on complex projects and ensuring technically robust, defensible deliverables.

Location: Based in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, or Edinburgh. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Company

A global leader in fire protection engineering, security, and risk-based consulting since 1939.

What you will do

• Lead technical delivery on façade and external wall projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Exercise independent engineering judgement on façade systems, fire performance, and remediation strategies.
• Prepare and oversee external wall fire assessment reports, including PAS 9980 appraisals.
• Lead technical discussions with clients, architects, contractors, and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Identify technical risks and develop proportionate mitigation strategies.
• Mentor developing engineers and support quality assurance processes.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Chartered or actively working towards chartership (strongly preferred).
• Significant experience in façade engineering and external wall fire consultancy.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing PAS 9980 appraisals or similar risk-based assessments.
• Strong report writing capability and structured technical reasoning.
• Clear communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Private medical insurance and an industry-leading contributory pension scheme.
• 33 days paid time off, with an additional day after 3 years.
• Flexible working hours, patterns, and early Friday finishes.
• Life assurance and income protection scheme.
• Discretionary bonus scheme and recognition programs.
• Access to extensive technical training and resources.