Associate Fire Engineer

Description - External
Joining Arup
Are you ready to lead with purpose, shape the future of our industry, and make a tangible impact across teams, clients, and society? At Arup, we're looking for a skilled professional who brings strong technical expertise and a strategic mindset to deliver outstanding results across multidisciplinary projects.

In this role, you'll be a visible expert in your field—someone who not only brings deep specialist knowledge but also connects across disciplines to drive innovation. You'll guide teams with clarity and empathy, foster a culture of trust and growth, and play a pivotal role in shaping project strategies and capabilities.

Your experience with client engagement will be essential—you'll lead business development initiatives, set service standards, and help shape client and market strategy. Commercially savvy, you'll manage complex projects with confidence, prepare winning proposals, and ensure successful project delivery aligned with Arup's business goals.

The Opportunity

• Play a broader role across Arup by extending your influence beyond the Fire team.
• Lead a mix of project and non-project initiatives that connect teams and drive innovation.
• Take shared ownership of team leadership, contributing to its growth and success.
• Help shape long-term outcomes, guiding both project direction and team development.
• Apply your experience delivering moderate to large-scale projects with confidence and minimal oversight.
• Build strong relationships through clear, effective communication with external stakeholders.
• Use sound judgment to make timely decisions that add real value.

Is this role right for you?

• Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, specialising in Fire Engineering or similar area; Chartered and enrolled on NPER.
• Has extensive experience and knowledge of specialist areas and keeps up to date with current industry information and own knowledge and skills;
• Contributes to the development of others through sharing expertise, demonstrates design/supervisory experience;
• Understand requirements of typical contracts (e.g. ACEA) and able to negotiate non-standard clauses.
• Provides training and support to team
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies or significant credit towards eligibility for membership;
• Able to review the technical calculations of others.

What We Offer You
At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Please see a list of Arup's Australia benefits below:

• Hybrid working policy & flexible working hours
• Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Paid parental leave for the support carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer.
• Birthday leave
• International mobility opportunities
• Insurances (life & income protection)
• Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
• Novated car lease
• Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers

Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process
Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.