UK Director of Fire Engineering

We are currently partnered with an International Specialist Consultancy, Engineering, and Advisory firm, with offices across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Singapore, as they look to add a UK Director of Fire Engineering to their division in London. There is the scope for this role to grow into a global position.

The London arm of this consultancy is expanding and we are very keen to help them by bringing on an experienced team member to enable the expansion of the business in their core business function of Fire Engineering. They are looking to appoint imminently.

The business in London currently has around 40 members of stuff with the intention to grow to 65 over the next year and a half. This headcount growth is due to excellent repeat business requests and the winning of exciting new projects both here in the UK and across the Middle East.

The role will be to support the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with design and project team Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases. The role will also include independent project management of complex design and construction projects, covering all aspects of Fire Engineering.

Role Purpose:

• Facilitate growth of the consultancy's Fire division across London and the wider UK market, whilst leveraging the internal brand to strengthen their presence in the international fire markets.
• Leading fire design service line, managing team of designers and engineers.
• Hold responsibility for leadership with client development and team growth.
• Continuing the growth and development of our Fire & Life Safety offering to the UK and international markets
• Strong track record of business development in London and the wider UK market

The ideal candidate fits the below profile:

• Proven leader with experience in growing a fire engineering design team
• Experience in numerous complex and prestigious projects across the UK
• Strong communication skills, a thought leader in the industry
• Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
• Committed to technical excellence
• Good relationship builder (internal and external)
• Collaborative personality

Responsibilities:

• Lead business development activities to achieve revenue targets for the fire division.
• Demonstrable business development network and desire to grow a team around you.
• Financial responsibility to ensure business profitability.
• Independently manage complex projects with multifaceted technical scope and stakeholder management both internally and externally.
• Experience in supporting the production of proposals, bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP) responses.
• Ability to assess and understand design proposals and advise on associated risk.
• Develop business plans and strategies for capitalising on existing relationships and entering new markets.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal / people management, and mentoring skills to support senior leadership in building the regional team, reviewing staff performance, coaching, mentoring employees, driving training initiatives and continuous technical improvement in the division.
• Development of fire management strategies and business growth.

Essential Skills:

• BEng/BSc in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• BSc or MSc in Fire Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 8 (eight) years experience across fire engineering
• Minimum of 4+ (four) years experience in a client facing role.
• Demonstratable network and experience in winning work across major built environment projects.
• Demonstratable experience in leading and facilitating the growth of design teams.
• UK experience with international experience preferred.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Fire Safety / Engineering within Residential, Commercial and Hotels sectors.
• A thorough understanding of Fire Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.
• Ability to deliver & control project delivery, within time and budget.

Company benefits include market leading compensation, a generous employer pension contribution, regular opportunities for international travel, hybrid working, life insurance, private medical insurance, and a great deal more. Notably, this role will afford you an enormous amount of autonomy with the backing of a reputable global brand.

This is a unique opportunity that is not to be missed. If you think your experience matches up well, please click apply or reach out to Jamie Will at Calibre Search.

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