Our team are the lifeblood of Ashton Fire and as such we are always looking for exceptional people to join us.

We want our team to be challenged and inspired and love what they do. We strongly believe that the ideal work/life balance is out there somewhere, and we offer our team a flexible working policy in the hope that they can find it! Some people enjoy working in the office, while others prefer to work from home, at Ashton Fire, we offer the best of both worlds, with offices in the UK and Ireland as well as home working options – whatever works best for you and the nature of your role.

We’d love to hear from you

We are always interested in speaking to talented professionals in the industry. Our latest vacancies will be available on this page, though if you’d like to get in touch speculatively, we’d love to hear from you.

Current Vacancies

Senior Fire Engineer

Location: Birmingham

You will be operating in a technical capacity providing high quality fire safety consultancy support to our clients, along with providing technical support to the team and helping other engineers gain skills and increase their knowledge. This role will require you to develop our commercial interests through generating follow-on work from current clients and/or bringing in new clients, quoting for work accurately and understanding the financial elements.

A key element of the role will be to manage projects, clients, other consultants, invoicing effectively, and to continue to support the industry we operate in and to develop recognition outside of our business as a fire safety expert through engagement with different industry bodies or committees.

You will be primarily based in Scotland, but there will be opportunities to collaborate with and work from any of our other UK offices.

We will provide a supportive environment for you to develop both personally and professionally, and we want you to be proactive in this by being accountable for achieving your personal and our collective goals.

• Maintain high levels of quality in all fire engineering areas.

• Help provide arbitration on issues arising in a manner likely to sustain a positive working environment.

• Keep up to date with new technologies and innovations in fire engineering and brief the team where relevant.

• Be fully conversant with all relevant legislation and recommend/ensure procedures are updated accordingly.

• Attend and make positive contribution to meetings.

• In collaboration with Directors, provide analysis of workload within Ashton Fire and allocate as appropriate.

• Give encouragement, support, supervision (as appropriate), training and guidance to the team.

• Be part of the decision-making team during interviews for new team members.

• Identify and develop business opportunities and market the service offered within the organisation.

• To assist the Directors in providing short-, medium- and long-term projections to ensure we respond to changing markets and client requirements.

• Ensure the application of all Company policies, i.e. Equal Opportunities, Grievance etc. and deal with any deviations or report to the Directors. In association with the Directors, assist with the development and implementation of policy in respect of Ashton Fire Limited.

• Contributing to the development of the wider fire safety community through contributions to committees, conferences, work exchanges, etc.

 

Essential requirements:

• Minimum 4 years+ experience in the fire engineering field.

• Associate member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (AIFireE).

• BSc, BEng or higher in fire engineering (or a relevant engineering discipline).

• Upbeat personality with a high level of integrity and ethics.

• Excellent organisation and time management skills.

• Strong, positive communication skills.

• Good problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Fluent in English (spoken, written and comprehension)

 

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Competitive salary

And bonus scheme

Training opportunities

A keen focus on CPD

Enhanced PMI + EAP

Plus cash plan

Generous holidays

Plus the Christmas break

Benefits

As a relatively new business we are always looking to improve our benefits, especially where these align to our core values. Recently we have focused on our environmental impact, offering public transport season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, city bike hire scheme and electric car leasing opportunities. This is in addition to our workplace pension, flexible working policy, death in service and group income protection insurance. We look to continually improve our benefits as we grow as a business, ensuring that everyone shares in our success.

Ashton Fire taking your career to the next level

We want you to develop personally and professionally. Whether you’re just starting out or already an experienced professional, we will nurture your talents to help you achieve your goals.

We are genuinely curious and believe in life-long learning. Every minute of every day brings an opportunity to listen, open our minds, and broaden our horizons. We are never too experienced to learn.

We are collectively driven by our ambition to provide a positive impact on society, operating ethically and in an environmentally conscious manner.

We strive to offer an inclusive, diverse workplace offering equal opportunities for all.