Location: London Manchester or Birmingham (This is a hybrid role)

Ridge is an award-winning multidisciplinary built environment consultancy, employing over 1000 people across 12 locations throughout the UK. Our vision is to help our clients to create better places for people to live, learn and work.

At Ridge, our people are the foundation of our success, and our greatest asset. They drive our vision and embody our values. Our people are what separate us from the competition and we never lose sight of this. We offer not just a job, but a journey. We believe in commitment, and the value of a stable, long-term career path. We challenge our people to be the best they can be and help them grow with training and support.

Due to the recent success of our Fire Consultancy Team, we’re now in an exciting period of growth with a new opportunity for a Fire Engineer to join our award-winning teams in either London, Birmingham or Manchester. The teams form part of established multidisciplinary offices and will see the continued development and expansion our fire consultancy capabilities.

Ridge’s fire consultancy works throughout the building lifecycle, from design to in-occupation services.  Depending on your experience, you may contribute to building design, construction services, and/or fire safety risk assessments.

• Preparing fire strategy reports and working closely with stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Assisting clients with meeting requirements under relevant legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022, relevant secondary legislation, the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and the Fire Safety Order (as amended).
• Carrying out analysis of fire risk and providing guidance on suitable control measures.
• Supporting internal design teams as part of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Working across a range of buildings and sectors, on different fire safety challenges and issues.
• Undertake regular communication with our Client’s team to co-ordinate programmes of inspections and remedial works.
• Taking particulars on site, writing up schedules of works required and in association with others, prepare specifications, obtain estimates, plan programmes of work, monitor progress of works on site, checking compliance with the specification.
• Provide a practical and methodical approach to solving problems, working to fixed budgets and working within tight deadlines.
• Provide advice in connection with applications for Building Regulations Approval on Fire Related matters.

If you have relevant experience in fire risk assessment, and have suitable third-party registration on a recognized scheme, there may also be the opportunity to assist with fire risk assessments and validation under Ridge’s BAFE SP205 certified system.

To be successful in your application for our Fire Engineer position you will need to be fully conversant with current fire safety legislation including the Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and technical standards as well as a full understanding of current fire safety issues, trends and best practice.

It is essential that you have completed a degree in fire safety or fire risk engineering.

You will hold membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers and will have achieved or be working towards professional registration with the Engineering Council.

We anticipate that the Fire Engineer role within Ridge will grow and develop; therefore initial and on-going training in areas where knowledge may be limited will be fully supported by Ridge.

What We Can Offer

This role offers you the chance to progress your career at a forward thinking, friendly company. Along with providing you with an opportunity to learn and develop skills and qualifications as part of a dynamic team, we also offer;

• Ability to contribute to the growth and development of the team, adding value to our growing business
• 25 days holiday - entitlements increase by 1 day per annum after 3, 5 and 8 years
• Company car allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Standard 6% Ridge Contribution - rising to 7% after 5 years, and 8% after 10 years
• Highly competitive salary
• Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work Scheme
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Gym Membership Scheme
• Company car leasing scheme

When you join Ridge and Partners, you will be surrounded by professional people who are experts in their field. You will work with and be surrounded by mentors and a support network to help you to embrace new challenges, grow, develop your skills and experience to progress with your career.

Ridge has climbed to 14^th position in the Building Magazine Top 150 Consultants, whilst continuing to rise within the Top 50 Architects, Engineers, Project Managers, and Surveyors lists – with us in the top 10 surveyors in the country. Showcasing our continued success!