Degree Apprentice Fire Engineer - Buildings - Manchester (2026)
STANTEC UK LIMITED
Manchester (M2 3PW)
Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
Posted on 16 October 2025
Contents
Summary
We have an opportunity for a Degree Apprentice (Level 6) Fire Engineer to join our Apprentice Programme in our Fire Engineering team based in Manchester, starting in 2026.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Fire safety engineer (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, working hours TBC
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You’ll work alongside a team has a earned a reputation for delivering technically excellent work. From concept to construction, our fire engineering expertise helps to optimise design and ensure complex buildings are compliant with regulations. We have extensive experience working on public sector, residential, commercial, industrial and high hazard process construction projects. We deliver a range of engineering services throughout each step of the development process, from site appraisal, through to planning, design and delivery services for all types of projects.
Where you'll work
100 Barbirolli Square
Manchester
M2 3PW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Training course
Fire safety engineer (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
- Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
- Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
- Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
- Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
- Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
- Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
- Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
- Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
- Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
- Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
- Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.
- Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
- Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
- Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
- Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
- Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
- Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
- Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
- Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
- Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
- Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
- Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
- Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.
Training schedule
- Fire Safety Engineer Level 6
- University of Central Lancashire - Block Release
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
BTEC in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
About this employer
The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
https://www.stantec.com/uk/careers/graduates-apprentices (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Fire Engineer, Consulting, Fire Safety.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346749.
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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
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