Chief Engineer (Fire)

Position:

Chief Engineer (Fire) Location:

London or Manchester Business:

Costain Group PLC Division:

Technical Excellence Salary:

(DOE) - Competitive salary, car/allowance, a bonus scheme of up to 10% and a broad range of rewards and benefits that motivate, engage, and deliver personal and business excellence, both now and in the future. Reporting to:

Group Chief Engineer Costain are seeking to hire a highly skilled Chief Engineer (Fire) to join our Technical Excellence Leadership Team. This is a high-profile role as you will be driving all aspects of fire expertise across the business, including construction operations, compliance, risk, design management, compliance, and upskilling. Our increasing portfolio means significant growth is expected in this technical discipline so agility, vision, leadership, and accountability will be key. The Technical Excellence Team provides support across the whole project lifecycle and across all sectors, so you will be working in an engineering led team who drive a right first & safe by design ethos. The role focus is on engineering so you will need to be a Chartered Fire Engineer or be very close to achieving it. Recognised expertise in fire engineering – including built environment, PFP, active systems, temporary conditions, construction sites etc is required and UK construction / building sector knowledge is essential. A delivery mindset is required to support our projects & clients & ensure we achieve excellence in all aspects of fire safety. You will also develop / own the corporate processes, play a key role in determining supplier / staff competence and be able to react to priority events and ensure compliance to published guidance, BS / PAS, regulations and recognised best practice, including emerging requirements. Hybrid / Work from Home & Costain Office (targeting 60% in office/site), based in London or Manchester, with visits to projects across the UK, particularly in aviation at Heathrow & Gatwick. We are offering a competitive salary, car/allowance, and a bonus scheme of up to 10%.

About Us Costain has been improving the lives of people through infrastructure for more than 160 years. Today, we’re involved in solving some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure challenges. We improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive. Costain is an inclusive and family friendly employer: we’re committed to tackling systemic barriers, so we create a psychologically safe workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to reach their full potential.

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