Fire Engineer Jobs in Manchester in 2027

Manchester’s fire engineering employers sit within a short walk of Piccadilly station, but Hoare Lea and AECOM don’t publish salaries in their October 2026 Manchester adverts, so a fair offer is hard to judge. This page maps who hires fire engineers in Manchester in 2027, the verified pay points and the residential pipeline behind the work.

Key Takeaways

• Four fire engineering employers sit in M1 near Piccadilly station, OFR Consultants, Jensen Hughes, Arup and Ashton Fire.
• Indeed puts the Manchester fire engineer average at £40,734 from 558 salaries, with a range of £25,420 to £67,904 (16 October 2026).
• The Deloitte Manchester Crane Survey 2026 recorded 8,023 homes under construction in data to 5 January 2026.
• AECOM, Hoare Lea and Jensen Hughes were all advertising Manchester fire engineering roles in October 2026.
• Hoare Lea’s Manchester advert offers a 9-day fortnight, hybrid working, private medical cover and 25 days’ leave rising with service (18 October 2026).

Where Fire Engineers Work in Manchester

Fire engineers in Manchester work in three clusters, Piccadilly and Portland Street (M1), Castlefield and Cathedral Approach (M3), and First Street and Manchester Science Park (M15). The M1 cluster holds four fire engineering employers within a short walk of Piccadilly station.

Which fire engineering consultancies are based near Piccadilly?

OFR Consultants, Jensen Hughes, Arup and Ashton Fire all have Manchester offices in M1. OFR lists Manchester first of its nine offices, and Jensen Hughes is hiring fire engineers at all levels in Manchester (October 2026).

• OFR Consultants. Sevendale House, Third Floor, Lever Street, M1 1JA, on the edge of the Northern Quarter.
• Jensen Hughes. Manchester One, Suite 14B, 53 Portland Street, M1 3LD.
• Arup. 6th Floor, Three Piccadilly Place, M1 3BN, beside Piccadilly station.
• Ashton Fire. Tootal Buildings, Broadhurst House, 56 Oxford Street, M1 6EU.

Which employers hire fire engineers in Castlefield and First Street?

BB7, AECOM, WSP and Hoare Lea hire fire engineers outside the Piccadilly cluster. BB7 works from the Department Bonded Warehouse, 18 Lower Byrom Street, M3 4AP, near Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink. AECOM is at 100 Embankment, Cathedral Approach, M3 7FB, on the Salford border, and advertised a Manchester Fire Engineer role on Indeed on 25 October 2026.

WSP has two Manchester offices, 8 First Street, M15 4RP, and the Bright Building, Pencroft Way, M15 5GS, at Manchester Science Park on the Oxford Road corridor. Hoare Lea advertised a Fire Engineer or Senior Fire Engineer role in Manchester on 18 October 2026.

Mechanical engineering graduates from the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University sometimes start in building services design at firms such as WSP and AECOM before converting to fire engineering through an IFE-accredited MSc.

Fire engineers at multidisciplinary firms check compartment lines and fire doors in shared project models, so current BIM working practices shape their daily drawing reviews.

What Fire Engineers Earn in Manchester

Fire engineers in Manchester average £40,734 on Indeed, from 558 salary reports, with a range of £25,420 to £67,904 (16 October 2026). That’s 5.9% above Indeed’s UK fire engineer average of £38,461. The Indeed figure includes fire alarm technicians, so specialist consultancy grades pay more at each level.

OFR’s bands are employee-reported across its UK offices. The Building Safety Regulator’s six £62,898 Fire Engineer posts in March 2026 didn’t list Manchester, and the nearest listed locations were Bootle and Crewe.

What Drives Fire Engineering Demand in Manchester in 2027

Residential construction drives Manchester’s fire engineering demand. The Deloitte Manchester Crane Survey 2026 recorded 8,023 homes under construction in data to 5 January 2026, and Manchester City Council confirmed “more than 8,000 homes” on 3 February 2026. Residential buildings of 18 metres or seven storeys and above count as higher-risk buildings, so each tall scheme needs a Gateway 2 fire strategy.

BSR had 1,706 Gateway 2 applications in progress nationally at 5 October 2026, with new-build approval at 97% and a 23-week median. BSR’s 2026–27 strategic plan targets 18-week decisions on non-complex new-build applications by the end of March 2027.

How We Place Fire Engineers in Manchester

We place fire engineers with Manchester consultancies and multidisciplinary firms through our fire engineering recruitment desk. BSV Recruitment places building services engineers with Greater Manchester design teams now, with live roles for a BIM Coordinator at £35,000 to £50,000 and a Senior Electrical Engineer, Building Services, at £45,000 to £55,000 (25 October 2026).

We build every placement on a recruiter’s network of engineers and hiring managers, not on job board volume.

1. Step 1. We map your residential fire strategy, Gateway 2 or CFD experience to the Manchester clusters that hire for it.
2. Step 2. We find out what each employer pays before you apply, because adverts from Hoare Lea and AECOM don’t show a figure.
3. Step 3. We review your CV for fire engineering employers, so it lists BS 9991 strategies, Gateway 2 submissions and CFD work.
4. Step 4. We prepare you for technical interviews on BS 9999, BS 7974 and higher-risk residential design.
5. Step 5. We negotiate pay against verified benchmarks, from Indeed’s £40,734 Manchester average to OFR’s Principal band of £54,000 to £72,000.

Fire Engineer Jobs in Manchester FAQs

How much do fire engineers earn in Manchester?

Manchester fire engineers average £40,734 on Indeed, from 558 salaries (16 October 2026), which is 5.9% above the UK average of £38,461. That average includes alarm technicians. At OFR Consultants, which lists Manchester first of its nine offices, Fire Engineers report £41,000 to £48,000 and Principals £54,000 to £72,000.

Which consultancies employ fire engineers in Manchester?

OFR Consultants, Jensen Hughes, Arup and Ashton Fire have offices in M1 near Piccadilly station. BB7 and AECOM work from M3 in Castlefield and Cathedral Approach, and WSP has offices on First Street and at Manchester Science Park. Hoare Lea advertised a Manchester Fire Engineer or Senior Fire Engineer role in October 2026.

Is there demand for fire engineers in Manchester in 2027?

Demand is steady, driven by residential construction. The Deloitte Manchester Crane Survey 2026 recorded 8,023 homes under construction, and tall residential schemes need Gateway 2 fire strategies. AECOM, Hoare Lea and Jensen Hughes were all advertising Manchester fire engineering roles in October 2026, and BSR had 1,706 Gateway 2 applications in progress nationally.

Can fire engineers in Manchester work hybrid?

Most Manchester consultancy fire engineering roles are hybrid, with site and workshop days in person. Hoare Lea’s Manchester advert offers hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight (18 October 2026). Fire strategies still need site inspections, design team workshops and regulator meetings in person.

Does BSV recruit fire engineers in Manchester?

BSV Recruitment recruits fire engineers for Manchester employers from its head office in Knaphill, Woking, Surrey. BSV already places building services engineers with Greater Manchester design teams, with live BIM Coordinator and Senior Electrical Engineer roles in Manchester and a Junior Electrical Design Engineer role in Bolton (25 October 2026).

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