AECOM Edinburgh, United Kingdom

AECOM is currently seeking a Regional Director - Fire Engineering. This is a consultancy-based position requiring demonstrable experience in a range of sectors and technical fire engineering applications within a client-focused environment.

What you’ll do

People

• Lead and manage the team in terms of workload management, project delivery and performance.
• Oversee the successful delivery of large, complex projects, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements and client expectations.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams and national leadership to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standard of quality.
• Lead Performance & Review processes for the team by setting and monitoring SMART goals for team members.
• Carry out staff appraisals of direct reports and ensure they do the same for their direct reports in line with AECOM Performance & Review process.
• Participate in the development of professional development plans for staff and encourage expansion of expertise across different sectors.
• Assist in training and mentoring staff to ensure technical development in line with PDPs.
• Provide specialised technical input to studies and design projects across the portfolio.
• Support and mentor less experienced staff on the path to Chartership.

Projects

• Provide estimates for fire engineering budgets and schedules to meet requirements on large, complex projects.
• Lead project delivery on mid to large size projects nationally and internationally.
• Become an AECOM Approved Lead Verifier – lead strategic direction of projects.
• Become an AECOM Approved Project Manager and act as project approver.
• Lead technical client relationships and play a major role in attracting new work/clients.
• Ensure the quality of the work is maintained and delivered to the client within agreed periods and budget.

Business

• Ensure implementation of all AECOM Health & Safety policies in the workplace and during out-of-office activities.
• Maintain good client working relationships.
• Promote AECOM and its Fire Engineering business and bring in more business to support growth.
• Support the national team in achieving its KPIs.
• Develop and support recruitment strategy and business plans for national fire teams.
• Assist in implementing a marketing strategy focused on interactive and collaborative communications with clients.
• Contribute to the Fire Team Business Plan and implementation across the fire team.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Experience working on fire engineering projects in the UK.
• Extensive experience in a large, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK guidance and standards (e.g., ADB, BS 9991/9999/9992, HTM 05-02, BB100).
• Proficiency with common fire engineering tools such as FDS, SFE, and evacuation modelling software.
• Membership in relevant professional institutions (e.g., MIFireE) and/or certifications from NFPA (e.g., CFPE).

Preferred requirements:

• UK or other nationalities considered; security clearance may be required.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Fire Engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of fire engineering tools including FDS, evacuation modelling, and structural fire safety engineering.
• MSc or PhD in a fire-related discipline; international experience with standards such as IBC, SFPE, NFPA.

Additional information: We value diverse contributions and encourage interested candidates with transferable skills to apply.