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Head Of Design

Harmony Fire 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Full-time

Lead and establish the design function for the Building Fabric division, overseeing technical quality and compliance for passive fire and building fabric works. Manage a team of designers and surveyors while collaborating with pre-construction and delivery teams to ensure buildable and competitively priced designs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and establish the design function for the Building Fabric division, overseeing technical quality and compliance for passive fire and building fabric works. Manage a team of designers and surveyors while collaborating with pre-construction and delivery teams to ensure buildable and competitively priced designs.

Requirements

  • Requires a degree in a relevant field such as building surveying or engineering and chartered membership of a professional body like RICS or CIOB. Candidates must have a proven track record of leading design functions within passive fire protection or related construction disciplines.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Personal Development Plan
  • Leadership Mentoring
  • Ongoing Training
  • Unlimited Holiday
  • Bonus Scheme Up To 50% Of Annual Salary
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Enhanced Maternity And Paternity
  • Free Lunch And Snacks
  • Team Social Budget
  • Cycle To Work
  • Auto-enrolment Pension
  • Company Events
  • Reward And Recognition Scheme

Key Skills

Leadership of design function Technical quality assurance Compliance for passive fire protection Building fabric design expertise Team management of designers and surveyors Collaboration with pre‑construction and delivery teams Cost‑effective design solutions Chartered membership (RICS or CIOB) Building surveying or engineering degree Strategic design planning Stakeholder communication Regulatory compliance Risk assessment Project coordination Construction documentation

About Harmony Fire

Harmony Fire is a global leader in the full range of fire protection solutions. Born from an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to do things differently, Harmony was founded in 1976 by a group of fire industry professionals. Our unique methodology ‘think. protect. sustain.’ includes a comprehensive consulting, design, project delivery and maintenance service to ensure that our customers have total ‘peace of mind’. We create sustainable partnerships through expertise and passionate people who care.

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