Graduate Assistant Fire Engineer

About the role

As a Graduate Assistant Fire Engineer you will join RLB’s fire engineering team to help develop fire safety strategies for a variety of building types. You will be involved from concept design through to construction, ensuring fire safety is integrated throughout the project lifecycle. This role offers hands‑on experience, mentoring and a clear pathway to a professional fire engineering career.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in creating fire safety strategies and reports for new and existing buildings in line with UK regulations and international codes.
• Perform fire engineering calculations such as means of escape, smoke control and structural fire protection.
• Support the use of computational tools, including CFD and evacuation modelling software.
• Contribute to fire risk assessments, audits and site inspections.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary internal teams, architects, clients and building control bodies.

Required profile

• A degree (or pending) in Fire Engineering, Mechanical, Civil, Building Services or a related STEM discipline.
• Client‑focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely.
• Team player with a strong willingness to learn and deliver excellent customer service.

Required skills

• Fire engineering calculations
• CFD modelling
• Evacuation modelling software
• Fire risk assessments

What we offer

• Hybrid working to support work‑life balance.
• Competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement, with the option to purchase extra days.
• Private healthcare, dental and eye‑care vouchers.
• Continuous learning programmes, APC support and mentoring schemes.