Fire engineering solutions you can trust

Beca provides fire safety engineering services across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

n Australia, our fire engineering consultants operate out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, and Newcastle. We regularly work on projects in regional and remote locations as well as capital cities.

Our New Zealand offices are in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin, Napier, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Nelson, Whangārei, and Queenstown. These strategic locations allow our fire engineers to support projects throughout the country.

In Singapore, Beca’s fire engineering team supports complex building and infrastructure projects and works closely with local authorities to meet regulatory requirements. We also assist clients across the broader APAC region where specialist fire engineering input is required.

Fire engineering focuses on how a building is expected to behave in a fire and whether people can evacuate safely under credible fire scenarios. It applies scientific and engineering analysis to assess fire risk, develop fire strategies, support performance-based design, and engage with regulators where solutions fall outside prescriptive code requirements.

Fire services engineering, by contrast, is primarily concerned with the design and coordination of fire protection systems such as sprinklers, detection, alarms, and related building services. This work typically follows established standards and supports the installation and operation of those systems within a building.

On many projects, both disciplines are required. Fire engineering sets the safety intent and performance expectations, while fire services engineering delivers the systems needed to meet those requirements. At Beca, our fire engineers work closely with building services teams to ensure fire safety objectives are carried through from strategy to detailed design.

Engaging a fire engineer early allows fire safety considerations to be addressed before major design decisions are fixed. 

Early involvement helps teams understand how fire risk may influence layout and approvals, and whether initial design concepts are likely to withstand regulatory review.

When a fire engineer is involved from the outset, projects are less likely to face late design changes or approval delays. This early input also improves coordination across disciplines and provides clearer direction on the path toward construction.

Becoming a fire engineer at Beca Group requires a strong technical foundation combined with the ability to apply engineering judgement in real-world settings. Fire engineers are required to have a deep understanding of fire dynamics, combustion, and structural fire protection, as these principles underpin fire safety analysis and inform performance-based design used in regulatory processes.

An undergraduate degree in engineering or a related discipline is typically required, and completing a postgraduate qualification can broaden your skills and career options as a fire engineer, particularly for those working on complex or performance-based projects. Advanced roles often require a master’s degree in Fire Safety Engineering, along with relevant professional certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE) registration or the Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) designation, depending on jurisdiction and role.

Fire engineering consultants must also have excellent communication skills to prepare clear reports and to liaise effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including architects, project managers, regulators, and asset owners. The ability to explain fire engineering outcomes and constraints in plain language is essential.

At Beca, we look for people who want to grow their expertise over time and contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team that values practical problem-solving and ongoing innovation. Our careers pathway supports ongoing professional development and education, mentoring, and exposure to a wide range of projects, reflecting our commitment to helping engineers build meaningful long-term careers.