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Apprenticeship

Fire safety engineer

Level
6
Degree level
Length
5 yrs
typical
Sector
Construction and the built environment
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Provide specialist, fire-related information across the built environment to protect people and property from the destructive effects of fire by applying science and engineering principles.

What you'd do

Conduct fire engineering assessments for complex or novel buildings
Apply computational fire and evacuation modelling tools
Design or review fire safety strategies and systems
Advise design teams on fire safety during construction projects
Liaise with building control, fire authorities, and clients
Prepare detailed technical fire engineering reports
Contribute to research and development in fire safety

What you'd learn

Fire dynamics, smoke movement, and fire modelling techniques
Structural response to fire and material behaviour
Performance-based fire safety design and codes
Human behaviour and evacuation modelling
Fire safety engineering project management
Relevant legislation, approved documents, and British Standards
Technical report writing and presenting to stakeholders
Ready to look for a place?
See live Fire safety engineer apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
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