Passive Fire Protection Lead Engineer

What's the role?

At Hilti, we're on a bold mission to transform the passive fire protection industry - and we're investing significantly in our critical services to make it happen. As part of this growth, we're seeking a Passive Fire Protection Lead Engineer to join our established team. In this expert-level role, you'll take ownership of complex, high-impact technical cases, ensuring the highest standards of engineering excellence and delivering smart, safety-first solutions that make a real difference. You'll lead technical consultations with customers and internal teams, provide second/third-line support on challenging cases, and use your specialist expertise to mentor colleagues and elevate team capability. Drawing on your industry experience, you'll conduct technical assessments, drive customer excellence, and act as the final reviewer for the most complex Engineering Judgements (EJs).

What does the role involve?

As an expert in Passive Fire Protection, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional service to internal and external stakeholders. You'll apply your expertise to propose bespoke firestop solutions and develop engineering evaluations and judgements.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Resolve complex technical challenges - from escalated third-line support cases to exceptional Engineering Judgements (EJs), ensuring seamless integration and expert-level solutions.
• Lead and oversee technical evaluations - run consultation calls, act as final reviewer for EJ feasibility and outputs, manage EJ parent tickets, and ensure quality, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Drive technical excellence and team development - mentor engineers and field colleagues, lead advanced knowledge-sharing sessions, and remain the go-to expert in passive fire protection.

Where you'll be based

Our Regional Head Office is located at Circle Square, Central Manchester. We offer a hybrid working pattern and flexible working options - feel free to discuss what flexibility means to you during your interview.

What you need is:

• Proven expertise in Passive Fire Protection, including assessments, engineering judgements, and technical writing.
• Relevant qualification such as a relevant Engineering degree, IFE, ASPF
• Strong experience delivering complex solution assessments or applied engineering.
• Up-to-date knowledge of national and international fire protection codes, standards, and regulations.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving ability with a focus on practical solutions.
• Strong communicator and team player in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Proficient in technical English for reviewing and revising documentation.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Willingness to commute to our Manchester HQ when required.
• Willingness to travel within Europe for training, fire-testing and events (with notice).

Who should apply?

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and have the expertise to deliver engineering assessments in Passive Fire Protection, along with the drive to grow and contribute to a global initiative shaping the future of the industry-we'd love to connect.

What do we offer?

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive salary aligned with knowledge and experience.
• Genuine long term career development shaped and driven by you and your goals, with support from us to maximise your potential.
• Excellent progression opportunities (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 33 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus paid days off for great moments in life - your birthday, moving home, getting married, starting a family and moments where you may need more support - fertility treatment, neonatal birth, home emergency day.
• Private healthcare, life insurance and wellbeing support.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams