Fire Protection Engineer

Jensen Hughes; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jensen Hughes in Virginia Beach, VA is seeking an early to mid-career Fire Protection Engineer with a strong interest in fire protection. Recent engineering graduates are encouraged to apply and will work under senior guidance to deliver design and analysis tasks.

The role involves developing plans, performing calculations, coordinating with clients, and contributing to life safety and fire protection projects in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher and 0-3 years' experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for reports, business correspondence and presentations.
• Candidate must be local or willing to relocate to Virginia Beach, VA; not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, fire protection design, fire alarm/mass notification design, performance-based engineering design, smoke control system design, and computer modeling under the direction of a senior consultant.
• Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports on assigned tasks to ensure accuracy and adherence to professional standards.
• Assist in resolving design problems, conduct field investigations, coordinate design aspects into projects, and reference applicable codes and standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Fire code safety

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher

Job description

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.

Our wide range of Global Employee Networks connect people from across the organization, supporting career development and providing forums for individuals to share experiences on topics they're passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.

Job Overview

JENSEN HUGHES has an exciting career opportunity for an early to mid‑career Fire protection Engineer located in our Virginia Beach, VA office. We are looking for a candidate with strong interest or experience in Fire protection. Recent graduates in engineering fields are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, fire protection design, fire alarm/mass notification design, performance‑based engineering design, smoke control system design, and computer modeling under the direction of a senior consultant.
• Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports as needed on assigned tasks to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with good professional service practice standards.
• Assist in the resolution of design problems that may include performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project.
• Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries.
• Conduct and document assigned work such as basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control systems reviews, and basic fire sprinkler and water supply system reviews, including hydraulic calculations.
• Apply engineering calculations such as size required, means of egress, maximum allowable building area, sprinkler system water supplies and smoke control equipment.
• Perform fire hazard and dust hazard analyses.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients and others.
• Position may involve some CAD document preparation/production
  

Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher and 0-3 years' experience
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to write reports, business correspondence, presentations and procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public
• Passion and interest in Fire code safety and in exceeding our client expectations.
• Candidate must be local or willing to relocate to Virginia Beach, VA. This is not a remote position; the candidate will work side‑by‑side with staff in the Virginia Beach office.
  

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.