Key Takeaways
- Undertake fire safety engineering tasks including preparing fire strategies and assessing existing buildings.
- Gain experience using fire-specific design software and visiting sites.
- Work towards a professional qualification from day one.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and full working rights in the UK.
- Advert closing date: 12 November 2026.
About the Role
The Opportunity
Your role will encompass all aspects of fire safety engineering. This will range from preparing fire strategies in co-ordination with the engineering design team to the inspection and assessment of fire safety management and protection measures in existing buildings/facilities.
As part of this, you will have the opportunity to:
- Liaise with external designers and other construction and building professionals on a wide range of projects.
- Experience and develop your ability to use fire-specific design software.
- Conduct research in a variety of skills groups.
- Visit sites to monitor the implementation of fire strategies and learn about the installation and construction of fire safety systems.
From day one, you'll be given responsibility to help contribute to a range of varied and high-profile clients but will also be supported in learning about fire engineering and developing as a fire engineer. Arup will support you in working towards a professional qualification from day one.
Key responsibilities include:
- Undertake fire safety research to develop evidence-based solutions for novel fire safety hazards and strive to find ways to improve safety equity for the most vulnerable, for our clients, and in partnership with academia and industry.
- Apply Arup's 'total fire engineering' approach, working on projects from feasibility to operation.
- Enable a sustainable, resilient built environment, using the latest knowledge and expertise, assisted by Arup's in-house digital tools and software.
Is this role right for you?
Qualifications, skills and attributes required:
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic discipline, such as Fire Engineering, All Engineering and Architecture Study.
- Full working rights in the country of application.
- No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
- Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.
Core attributes:
- Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
- Innovative minds: Critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Growth seekers: A growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
- Adaptable adventurers: Ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.
Start Date: 1 September 2027
Eligibility:
- You must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without sponsorship. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
What we offer you
Arup offers an attractive total reward package. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, you'll have:
- A career in which you can belong, grow and thrive.
- Benefits that support health and wellbeing.
- A wide range of learning opportunities.
- Possibilities to have an impact through your work.
- Profit Share, enabling permanent members to share in the results of collective efforts.
- Flexible working approach.
- Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover.
- Access to flexible benefits to support your wellbeing.
Next Steps
The application process includes an online application, psychometric testing, application review, case study, interview and offer stage. Applications are reviewed as they're received, so early application is recommended.