About Ashton Fire
What is Ashton Fire?
Ashton Fire is a UK and Ireland-based fire safety engineering consultancy founded in 2019. They provide fire safety engineering, specialist fire engineering, fire safety design, post-occupancy fire safety assessments, external wall assessments (relevant since the Grenfell tragedy and the UK Building Safety Act), fire risk management systems, safety cases, and product assessment / fire testing services.
Where will I work?
Offices across London, Oxford, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh in the UK plus operations in Ireland. The company supports hybrid and remote working alongside the in-office presence. Fire engineering staff routinely visit client sites for surveys and post-occupancy assessments.
What is the Ashton Fire team like?
~84 fire engineers, consultants and support staff across the multi-city UK + Ireland footprint. Heavy bias toward chartered / chartership-track fire engineers. Active graduate intake (2026 Graduate Cohort recruitment underway).
Work-Life Balance
Ashton Fire advertises a 9-day fortnight on their own careers page, verbatim: "Enjoy an extra day off every two weeks, giving you more time to focus on what matters most." Secondary StudySmarter ad for the 2026 Graduate Fire Engineer cohort confirms the benefit applies to graduate roles too.
The arrangement is paired with flexible core hours so employees can shape their workweek around personal commitments, plus the option of hybrid and remote working from home.
Perks and Benefits
- 9-day fortnight — extra day off every two weeks (verbatim from their careers page).
- Flexible core hours — shape your workweek around your life.
- Hybrid and remote working options.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 30 days at 9 years' service.
- 6% employer pension contribution, rising to 8% at 5 years' service.
- Active chartership support pathway for fire engineers.
- 2026 Graduate Cohort programme with structured onboarding.
How to Apply
Apply via ashtonfire.com/careers or email [email protected] with your CV. The 2026 Graduate Cohort applications run for all office locations.
Note: Ashton Fire does not operate a public ATS-backed careers page. This profile is added on 4dayweek.io for visibility of their 9-day fortnight policy; individual job listings are not auto-imported.