Director, Process Safety

The role

You will provide technical and commercial leadership across process safety, specialist fire engineering and industrial risk management. You will lead the development of a specialist process safety capability across the UK and Ireland and build client relationships.

What you will do

• Lead the development and delivery of a specialist process safety capability across the UK & Ireland.
• Provide senior technical input on fire and gas detection strategy, gas dispersion modelling, hazard analysis, mitigation system design, facility siting, risk-based design and safety engineering.
• Advise clients on existing facility modifications, ageing asset management and energy transition risks.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships across relevant industry sectors.
• Convert technical expertise and market insight into commercially successful workstreams.
• Lead and support proposal development, fee generation and strategic growth planning.
• Represent Jensen Hughes through industry committees, standards bodies, technical forums, thought leadership, publications and conference activity.
• Collaborate with colleagues across process safety, fire engineering, industrial safety and adjacent technical disciplines.
• Mentor technical teams and support knowledge sharing, quality and capability growth.

Required qualifications

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional standing.
• Extensive experience in process safety, fire engineering or industrial risk management.
• Recognised subject matter expertise in fire and gas systems, hazard analysis and safety studies.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a proven ability to win and develop business.
• An established industry reputation and professional network.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Credibility with operators, regulators and senior industry stakeholders.

Benefits

• A senior platform to build, lead and influence a strategically important growth area.
• The opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects.
• Collaboration with recognised specialists.
• A culture that supports professional development, technical excellence and long-term career progression.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a global leader in fire protection engineering, security, and risk-based fields. The company works to mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations.