Principal Fire Engineer (UK based)

ORS is one of the leading fire engineering companies in Ireland. Our fire safety team consists of experienced and dynamic professionals, dedicated to providing the best fire safety service for our clients.

We are looking to grow our team into the UK and currently require an experienced Senior Fire Safety Engineer or Fire Safety Lead to join our expanding team. The role is ideal for professionals with strong technical backgrounds looking for the next step in their building consultancy career.

ORS operates a hybrid/remote model of working; we pride ourselves on being an industry leader in flexible working arrangements.

Preference will be given to those whose qualification is suitable to attain the title of Chartered Engineer with the IFE or equivalent.

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• Develop ORS’s presence in the UK, assisting in growing and mentoring the UK based team, while playing a lead role in delivering a range of exciting fire protection engineering projects.
  
• Responsible for the technical, on-time and on-budget delivery of a range of fire engineering projects.
  
• Proactive in identifying opportunities for improvements with responsibility for attending on-site, client and design team meetings and preparing fire safety strategies for a range of complex projects.
  

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• A bachelor’s degree (Level 8) in fire engineering.
  
• 5-10 years relevant experience in the UK market
  
• Highly self-driven
  
• High level verbal and written communication skills.
  
• A strong focus on time and resource management
  
• Excellent communication and computer skills.
  
• Excellent people management and project execution capability.
  
• Chartered status is preferable but not essential.
  
• Full clean driving license.
  
• Based in the Midlands or London area.
  

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

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• Competitive salary
  
• Performance-related bonus
  
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
  
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
  
• Work from abroad
  
• Flexible working hours
  
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
  
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
  
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
  
• Company and birthday annual leave days
  
• Death in Service benefit
  
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
  
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
  
• Talent Development Programmes
  
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy
  

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

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• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
  
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
  
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
  
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
  
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
  
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
  
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
  
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
  
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
  
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
  
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025
  

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. xcfaprz We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.