Fire Engineer

About The Role

At ORS, we deliver practical, commercially focused solutions that help our clients achieve successful project outcomes. We empower our people with responsibility from day one, while providing the support, expertise, and collaborative environment needed to succeed.

We are seeking an experienced Fire Engineer to support the delivery of projects for one of Ireland’s leading retail operators. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of live projects, providing fire engineering expertise from concept through to completion.

Working within a fast-paced environment, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring fire safety, regulatory compliance, and practical risk management solutions across operational retail environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Fire Engineer seeking responsibility, variety, and exposure to high-profile projects within a dynamic and growing organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide fire engineering support throughout design and construction phases.
• Review and advise on fire strategies and compliance with Irish Building Regulations.
• Identify, assess, and help manage fire-related risks across projects.
• Collaborate with design teams, contractors, and stakeholders to resolve fire safety matters.
• Undertake site inspections and project reviews as required.
• Develop practical fire safety solutions suitable for live operational environments.
  
  

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Fire Engineering.
• Proven experience in fire engineering within a consultancy, construction, or related environment.
• Strong knowledge of Irish Building Regulations and fire safety design principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work effectively across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to project delivery..
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working within retail or other live operational environments would be advantageous
• Chartered or Registered status (or working toward it)
• Leadership or commercial responsibility experience
• Strong capability in contractor oversight and tender processes
  
  

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy
  
  

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 & 2026 Great Place to Work
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025
  
  

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.