Lead Fire Engineer
Pubblicato il 20-08-2026 - Arup in Milano
Senior Fire Engineer – Milan, Italy
Based in our office located in the city centre of Milan, you will contribute to a diverse portfolio of challenging mission‐critical projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of the fire strategy of technically demanding projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and the fire statutory sub‐consultant.
- Lead the fire protection systems design in coordination with internal and external teams.
- Act as project lead managing the service and interfacing directly with clients' teams.
- Lead the development of calculations related to fire safety studies, from simplified calculations to modelling with advanced CFD, FEM or people‐movement modelling.
- Liaise with clients from feasibility to completion to assist in setting and delivering design ambitions.
- Review and audit fire safety work in buildings and existing infrastructures.
- Manage execution of the fire engineering statutory roles from sub‐consultants.
- Assist in developing our Fire Engineering business by attending client meetings, producing bid documentation and other business development activities, and take responsibility for management and development of colleagues.
- Actively share knowledge across the team to deliver the highest quality of service to our clients.
Qualifications
- Chartered Engineer status with a proven track record in mission‐critical facilities projects.
- BS in Architectural, Mechanical Engineering, Building Engineering or similar studies.
- Master's Degree in Fire Safety Engineering or similar.
- Previous experience in fire safety and/or fire protection engineering.
- High level of English and Italian (C1).
- Knowledge of fire safety standards – BS, NFPA, FM Global and Italian fire codes.
- Knowledge of the following software packages is beneficial:
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Revit
- Hydraulic calculations – Namirial
- CFD modelling tools – FDS / Ansys
- People movement modelling tools – MassMotion / Legion / Conqueror
- Structural modelling tools – Safir / LS‐Dyna
Benefits
- Professional Growth & Development: Continuous learning opportunities, training programs, and mentorship.
- Global Opportunities: Collaborate with colleagues worldwide and explore short‐term or long‐term assignments at other Arup offices and project locations.
- Financial Well‐being & Ownership: Competitive salary and benefits package, and profit‐sharing programme.
- Flexible Working: Flexible working arrangements to support financial, physical, and mental wellbeing.
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