Fire Engineer

Company Overview

Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk-based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.

Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most. For over 80 years, we have helped mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations. Through technology, expertise and industry-leading research, we remain dedicated to our purpose of making our world safe, secure and resilient.

At Jensen Hughes, we believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth starts with putting our people first. Our employees are our greatest strength, and we value the unique perspectives and talents they bring to our organization.

Jensen Hughes has a rare and exciting opportunity for a talented Fire Engineer to join our market‑leading London team and help us drive excellence across our projects and deliver world‑class life safety solutions to our diverse client base in 2026! Our London team has had a record‑breaking year with some truly impressive successes to shout about, now is a great time to join us.

• We are the largest fire consultancy in Europe with offices located in Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Italy, and the UK & Ireland. Our reputation for providing innovative, design‑focused solutions has made us the consultant of choice for many of Europe’s leading property clients.
• As a Fire Engineer at Jensen Hughes, you will be an integral part of a dynamic technical team, working with our experienced Engineers alongside other teams including our Forensics division on the industry’s leading technical projects.
• Working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
• You will be given early the opportunity to progress rapidly. Jensen Hughes encourages all Engineers to achieve chartered status and offers help and support during the process.

• Preparing fire strategies for a wide range of buildings using ADB, BS9999, BS9991, BS7974, HTM Guidance and BB100 among other documents.
• Take a lead on technical projects.
• Manage medium/large‑size projects including fee proposals and invoicing.
• Act as the primary expert and first point of call for our clients.
• Lead discussions with the design team, building control and fire service.
• Attend industry conferences to network and embrace industry trends and best practices.

• A background in fire engineering preferably within a consultancy environment.
• A bachelor’s degree or higher within Fire engineering or a related discipline such as Mechanical Engineering.
• Ideally working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.
• The ability to undertake work independently.

• Private medical insurance
• 33 days paid time off with an additional day after 3 years
• Industry‑leading contributory pension scheme
• 4× life assurance
• Income protection scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced parental‑related pay
• Recognition and reward programmes to celebrate team efforts
• Access to extensive technical training and resources

• Flexible working hours and patterns including early Friday finish
• Flexible holiday use over Christmas/New Year
• Enhanced holiday entitlement after three years
• The option to carry over up to five unused holiday days into the next year

Our benefits represent a meaningful investment in both our people and the future of Jensen Hughes. We regularly review our benefits programme to ensure it aligns with statutory requirements, market trends, and the needs of our team. Any modifications will be carefully considered to support our employees and the company’s long‑term goals.

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.

At Jensen Hughes, we embrace innovation and understand that people are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and other generative platforms to learn, prepare and communicate. We have provided some guidelines regarding the responsible use of AI in the recruitment process. Please  to review.