Fire Risk Engineer

About the role

You will join the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) Property Services fire safety team, providing expert fire engineering advice across a portfolio of over 9,000 homes, including high‑risk residential buildings.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare retrospective fire strategy documents for existing residential buildings.
• Provide technical fire safety input across design stages (RIBA) for new build, refurbishment and remedial works.
• Carry out fire engineering analysis, including calculations and CFD modelling, to support Building Safety Cases.
• Act as a competent client, overseeing external fire engineers to ensure consistent standards.
• Support project teams to embed fire safety requirements into delivery programmes.
• Review fire risk assessments and ensure robust fire strategies are in place.
• Provide technical advice, training and guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Manage contractors and consultants to ensure compliance with fire safety requirements.
• Support development of fire safety policies, procedures and standards.
• Liaise with external bodies such as Building Control and the London Fire Brigade.

Required profile

• Fire engineering degree or STEM degree with fire safety specialism.
• Professional membership (e.g., Institution of Fire Engineers) with at least AIFireE status or equivalent.
• Working towards or holding engineering registration (EngTech/IEng).
• Strong experience in fire engineering within residential or complex building environments.
• Experience producing fire strategy reports and delivering technical fire safety advice.
• Solid understanding of Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire) Order.

Required skills

• CFD modelling for fire scenarios.
• Fire engineering calculations and modelling.
• Preparation of fire strategy documents and reports.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and fire safety legislation.
• Review and assessment of fire risk assessments.
• Development of fire safety policies and procedures.