Fire & Life Safety Engineer/Consultant-Hospitality Sector

The role

The Engineer/Consultant will manage a fire and life safety hospitality project workload across Europe and Africa. This client facing role involves technical consulting, design reviews, and business development.

What you will do

• Manage projects and coordinate technical workload of hospitality projects across Europe and Africa
• Travel extensively to support hospitality meetings, workshops, and inspections
• Attend client project and design meetings
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
• Carry out design reviews with increased autonomy
• Participate in business development including meetings, presentations, and developing proposals

Required qualifications

• Technical Degree in any Engineering speciality
• Past experience in site inspection, code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and/or developing performance-based fire strategies in a project design environment
• Excellent report writing and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills including speaking and writing in English
• Ability to present fire protection engineering strategies, speak in public, negotiate, explain concepts, and enforce standards
• Italian language skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Nice to have

• Chartered Engineer or PE
• Previous experience in the hospitality sector
• Additional European language skills such as German and French

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with expertise in security and risk-based fields. The company has been operating for over 80 years to mitigate risks to lives, property and reputations.