Fire Engineer

Jensen Hughes Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fire consultancy in Europe is looking for a talented Fire Engineer to join their London team. The successful candidate will prepare fire strategies, manage projects, and work within a dynamic technical environment offering great career progression opportunities. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Fire Engineering or a related field and ideally be pursuing Chartered status.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

33 days paid time off

Industry-leading contributory pension scheme

Discretionary bonus scheme

Access to technical training and resources

Qualifications

• Experience in a consultancy environment focused on fire engineering.
• Ability to manage medium/large projects including proposals and invoicing.
• Working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fire strategies using various standards and guidelines.
• Lead technical projects and client discussions.
• Attend industry conferences to stay current with trends.

Skills

Fire engineering background

Project management

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Fire Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom

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.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes have 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 have had a record-breaking year with some truly impressive successes to shout about, now is a great time to join us.

Why join us to grow your career:

• 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 you will work 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 encourage all Engineers to achieve chartered status and offer help and support during the process.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Be the expert to our clients and that all important first point of call.

• Lead discussion with the design team, building control and fire service.

• Attend industry conferences to network and embrace industry trends and best practices

Requirements and Qualifications

• A background in fire engineering preferably within a consultancy environment.

• A bachelor’s degree or higher within Fire engineering or similar such as Mechanical Engineering.

• Ideally working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.

• The ability to undertake works independently

Benefits

• Private medical insurance

• 33 days paid time off with an additional day after 3 years

• Industry-leading contributory pension scheme

• 4x 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

Supporting Your Work-Life Balance

• 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

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.