Fire Protection Engineer

Company Overview

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.

We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is a company fiercely committed to our purpose, our clients, and each other, every single member of our team is essential to our success. We have a great opportunity for a Fire Protection Engineer / Expert to join us in Ghent and become part of our 1,500+ employees who work together to advance the science of safety every day.

The ideal candidate must have a strong background in fire sprinkler systems and the application of European Standards and National Fire Protection Associates (NFPA) codes and standards. Experience with performance-based fire engineering design is also a benefit. The applicant must be able to collaborate with a team of Fire Protection Engineers with diverse backgrounds and experience levels. The successful candidate will provide a mix of office engineering work (plan review, hazard classification, assumption reports) and on-site engineering and technical support. This is an exciting opportunity to gain fire protection experience and knowledge in a wider international team of experts.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the fire protection engineering service line :
• Execution of Fire Safety Protection studies and design, for different type of active fire protection systems, including :
• Risk classification
• Hydraulic design
• Pump selection
• Drafting of technical specifications, drafting bill of quantities, etc.
• On-site audits (inspections of fire safety systems)
• Design of both water and non-water based systems.
• Meeting and negotiating with clients and AHJ

Long term running projects and development :

The goal is to develop towards total project management for the Fire Protection Service line, striving towards independent working and managing your own portfolio of clients; supporting our other service lines where needed. Depending on your personal interests and goals, further developing as an expert Fire Protection Engineer. Jensen Hughes Belgium has a very diverse team in terms of services being offered, there are many options to branch into our other Fire Engineering activities, where further development could be considered in terms of code compliance, evacuation calculations, fire modelling, process safety engineering, etc.

Requirements and Qualifications

To set you up for success in this role from day one (at a minimum) the following qualifications / experience are required :

Additional qualifications / experience that could help you succeed even further in this role include :

Our Culture & Benefits

People are Jensen Hughes greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

The benefits within Europe include :

These benefits represent a solid investment in Jensen Hughes and its employees. We will frequently review the benefits programme and consider modifications as appropriate based on statutory requirements, the needs and preferences of our people, market trends, and the Company’s aims and overall performance.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained and unwavering commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

With offices around the globe, our workforce is made up of professionals from many different backgrounds. At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture and is of our People Principle.

We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

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Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

The security of your personal data is important to us. Jensen Hughes has implemented reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security standards to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, using security technologies and procedures, such as encryption and limited access. Only authorized individuals may access your personal data for the purpose for which it was collected, and these individuals receive training about the importance of protecting personal data. Jensen Hughes is committed to compliance with all relevant data privacy laws in all areas where we do business, including, but not limited to, the GDPR and the CCPA. Additionally, our service providers are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality of personal data and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose.

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.