- Senior Engineers
- RIBA Approved
Fire Safety Consultants and Fire Engineers for Complex UK Projects
Magnus Opifex Seven is a senior-qualified fire safety consultant and fire engineer London — delivering fire risk assessment, fire strategy reports, EWS1 form sign-off and full Building Safety Act 2022 compliance. £1.6B+ in projects protected, from NHS hospitals to Google’s UK headquarters. Free initial consultation and a written quotation within 24 hours.
- Free initial consultation
- Response within 24 hours
- No obligation
- 20+Years’ Experience
- 100K+m² Protected
- £1.6B+Project Value
- 500+Projects Delivered
Selected clients and project organisations
- Coca-Cola
- Network Rail
- TATA Group
- Chelsea FC
- Novotel Hotels & Resorts
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS
- Bain & Company
- UBS
- McLaren Group
- City of Westminster
- Romulus Construction
- Hermes
- Collins Construction
- Southwark Council
- UAL — University of the Arts London
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Northampton Partnership Homes
Two Decades of Uncompromising Fire Safety
Founded by Nicoleta Vasile and Alina Scarlat, Magnus Opifex Seven has grown from a specialist consultancy into one of the United Kingdom’s most trusted independent fire safety engineering practices.
For more than two decades, Magnus has combined fire engineering, legal and regulatory understanding, commercial judgement and personal responsibility under one roof. Our work spans healthcare, residential development, commercial buildings, heritage assets, transport, infrastructure, industrial facilities and high-consequence environments.
We do not approach fire safety as a box-ticking exercise. We study the building, the people who will use it, the regulatory pathway and the commercial decisions surrounding it. Then we engineer a solution that can be understood, defended and implemented.
How can we help with your project?
Choose the area closest to your current challenge. We will help clarify the appropriate scope.
A consultancy built to be accountable
Complex buildings need advice someone will put their name to. This is how we work.
London base, UK instructions
Our office is in Great Portland Street, central London, and we accept instructions on buildings across the United Kingdom.
Senior-led delivery
Projects are led by senior engineers who stay involved from the first review through to the issued deliverable.
Written technical positions
Our advice is set out in writing, against the guidance and standards it relies on, so it can be checked by others.
Agreed written scope
Inclusions, exclusions and required information are agreed in writing before work starts, so expectations are documented.
Technical, legal and commercial in one team
Fire engineering, legal and governance responsibility and commercial ownership sit together, so decisions are joined up.
Design through to occupation
We support projects from early design and planning input, through construction stage, into handover and occupation.
The Be Safe Suite
Fourteen module pages built by a practising fire-engineering firm and structured around the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Where a module produces an output, it is an indicative working draft or information view assembled from what you declare. It is not a completed statutory assessment or submission and requires project-specific review by an appropriately competent person. Two of the fourteen modules currently produce no output at all while their evidence or channel is unavailable.
£10B+ in Protected Project Value
Over 60 projects delivered by our fire protection engineers — from complex healthcare environments and landmark heritage buildings to critical infrastructure, major regeneration programmes and nuclear facilities.
Work across complex buildings
A short selection from the portfolio, by building and sector.
Buildings we work on
Each sector page sets out the fire engineering issues that typically arise and the deliverables associated with them.
Accreditations That Matter
Independent recognition of how the work is engineered, managed and stood behind.
RIBA Approved
Approved by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Further accreditations and professional-indemnity details are shared during qualification.
Verified references are available under NDA and shared with qualified prospects.
Published knowledge
Reference material, legislation and commentary, organised so you can find the point you need.
Named people, clear responsibility
Technical, legal and commercial responsibility sits with named directors, so you know who owns each part of the engagement.
Meet the teamNicoleta Vasile, Baroness of Brattleby
Founder & CEO · Chief Legal Officer
Alina Scarlat
Founder & Director · Technical Director, Fire Engineer
Răzvan Vasile
Co-Founder · Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
From a free consultation to a clear scope and written quotation
Start with a free, no-obligation conversation. We will identify any gaps and define the appropriate scope with you.
Free initial consultation
We discuss the building, the driver behind the enquiry and the regulatory context — free of charge and with no obligation.
Technical clarification
We come back with specific questions — access, occupancy, existing documentation, constraints and programme.
Agreed scope
We set out what is included, what is excluded, what we require from you and which standards the work is written against.
Written quotation
You receive a written quotation for the agreed scope — typically within 24 hours — so the commercial and technical basis is documented before work starts.
Information that helps us define the scope
Nothing here is mandatory. Share what is available at this stage and we will identify anything else needed before the scope and fee proposal are confirmed.
Building details
Address, use, storey count, approximate floor area and construction period.
Drawings
Floor plans, elevations and sections in any format you hold — PDF, DWG or scans.
Existing documents
Previous fire risk assessments, fire strategies, surveys or enforcement correspondence.
Photographs
Photographs of the areas or defects you are concerned about, where available.
Your driver
What triggered the enquiry: planning, insurance, enforcement, sale, refurbishment or handover.
Programme
Dates you are working to, including any submission or inspection deadline.
Protect Your Investment Today
Don’t leave fire safety to chance. Speak with Magnus about your building, project stage or regulatory challenge. Your first consultation is free, with no obligation.
- No obligation
- Senior consultant
- Response within 24 hours
Industry occasion
The Noble House of Brattleby presents
The Winter Banquet
The 4th London Edition 2026
The annual white-tie banquet convened by The Noble House of Brattleby brings the construction and built-environment community together; attendance is by invitation.
- Goldsmiths' Hall
- City of London
- 2 December 2026
- White tie
The Brattleby Heritage Institute
A living British heritage ecosystem shaped by nearly a millennium of history — education, noble events, heritage construction, etiquette and philanthropy. A sister project of Magnus Opifex Seven & the Noble House of Brattleby.