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Lead Fire Safety Engineer

National Grid -
Addlestone

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Job details

£55,000 - £78,000 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Car scheme

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Engineering
Master's degree
Mentoring
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR)

Full job description

Team

Engineering

Business Unit

Electricity Transmission

Requisition No.

10627

City

Addlestone, GB, KT15 3LA

Bristol, GB, BS1 4DJ

Leeds, GB, LS15 8ET

Derby, GB, DE74 2TZ

Variable Base, GB, A1A 1AAA

Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA

Date posted

4 August 2026

Lead Fire Safety Engineer

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Lead Fire Safety Engineer and find your superpower.

National Grid is recruiting for a Lead Fire Safety Engineer - Flexible locations accross UK - Hybrid Working

Job Purpose

In this role, you will act as the subject matter expert for fire safety and fire risk management across National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) high voltage substation and infrastructure assets.

You will lead development and implementation of fire safety strategies across England and Wales, ensuring that assets, projects, policies, specifications and risk assessments remain aligned to relevant legislation, technical standards, regulatory requirements and good industry practice.

You will provide expert technical advice to projects on fire design, own and maintain key technical policy and specifications, support design assurance activities, and help shape the way fire risk is managed across both new infrastructure and the legacy estate.

What you'll do

Act as the subject matter expert for fire safety, fire engineering and fire risk management across NGET high voltage substations and associated infrastructure.
Lead the development, review and implementation of fire strategies, policies, technical specifications, risk assessments and compliance reviews.
Own and maintain relevant technical policy and specifications for fire risk management
Provide expert advice to projects on fire design, fire safety requirements and compliance with Building Regulations, standards, codes of practice and good industry practice.
Support design assurance activities, including review of fire strategy documents, fire engineering assumptions, Technical Deviation requests and project compliance evidence.
Develop a clear understanding of fire risk across the legacy estate, including risks associated with third-party activities and adjacent land uses.
Lead and support the asset management approach for fire safety systems, including deluge systems, fire barriers, suppression systems and associated inspection and maintenance requirements.
Specify, interpret and challenge fire and smoke modelling outputs, including CFD, zone models and other fire dynamics studies.
Support consistent fire risk assessment outputs and action management across sites, projects and operational teams.
Feed fire risk insights into wider resilience planning, emergency planning and long-term asset management strategies.
Build strong relationships with internal teams, delivery partners, designers, contractors, operational colleagues and external stakeholders.
Support effective communication with Fire and Rescue Services and other external bodies where fire safety risks, mitigations or emergency response arrangements need to be understood.
Keep up to date with changes in regulation, fire safety standards, industry practice, emerging technology and innovation in fire engineering.
Represent National Grid on relevant industry groups, technical forums, committees and external working groups.
Mentor and support colleagues across Asset Management, Engineering, Operations and project teams to improve fire safety capability and decision-making.

About you

A degree in a relevant engineering, science or fire safety discipline, ideally supported by an MSc in Fire Engineering or equivalent specialist experience.
Chartered Engineer status, ideally through the Institution of Fire Engineers, or evidence that you are actively working towards chartership.
Strong technical knowledge of fire engineering, fire safety design, performance-based fire engineering and relevant national frameworks.
Experience working across both building and infrastructure projects, ideally in a complex operational or safety-critical environment.
Knowledge of UK fire safety regulations, Building Regulations, standards, codes of practice and relevant international guidance.
Experience reviewing fire strategies, fire risk assessments, compliance evidence and technical design submissions.
Familiarity with fire and smoke modelling tools, such as CFD, zone models or evacuation models, and the ability to interpret modelling outputs and assumptions.
Experience with DSEAR assessments and/or fire incident investigations would be beneficial.
The ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and develop effective working relationships.
The ability to work to challenging deadlines, manage competing priorities and provide confident technical judgement in areas of ambiguity or complexity.
A proactive approach to continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and mentoring others.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £55,000 – £78,000 – dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

The closing date for this vacancy is 18th August. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

DE & I statement:

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, offering flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop, and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives, and business need. We are committed to building a workforce that can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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