Full-Time

Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Posted on 9/18/2025

Jensen Hughes

Jensen Hughes

1,001-5,000 employees

Global safety, security, risk engineering consulting

Compensation Overview

$160k - $182k/yr

New York, NY, USA

Remote

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Required Skills
Communications
Requirements
  • Minimum eight (8) years of experience in consulting or engineering.
  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) or higher, preferably with a focus on Fire Protection Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to mentor staff and interface with clients.
  • Demonstrated project management capabilities.
  • Demonstrated capabilities in professional service business processes.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
Responsibilities
  • Team and Office Culture: Work with the leadership team to promote a positive and healthy office culture; Maintain a highly inclusive working environment; Foster a culture of acceptance and diversity in thought; Leverage the effects of diversity for a competitive business advantage by developing best in class solutions; Promote employee engagement and satisfaction by ensuring positive work environment, work-life balance, guidance towards career goals and interests, and competitive reward.
  • Client Focus: Maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues to deliver quality products, on time and within budget; Assist regional leaders and applicable business development staff to support growth goals by cultivating and expanding client relationships; Manage client expectations and relationships through clear and thoughtful communication and assist team members in doing the same.
  • Technical Excellence: Support business process implementation and recommend improvement for delivering of best in class service; Exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity; Maintain a working knowledge of company policies, procedures and guidelines; Develop innovative solutions by leveraging differences in education, personalities, skill sets, experiences, and knowledge bases within the team; Establish credibility with clients by managing close association with professional/trade organizations, code-making bodies, and regulatory agencies.
  • Professional Growth: Assist in recruiting and retaining top talent; Mentor staff on business processes and procedures.; Identify and facilitate opportunities for regional growth, helping to achieve opportunities for staff; Proactively grow and broaden his/her skill base; Ensures a team environment of technical and moral support that enables employees to take challenging new projects and grow
  • Collaboration: Communicate with regional leaders and project managers to level workload across talent in an effective and efficient manner; Drive successful collaboration with key Jensen Hughes business partners (strategy & business development, financial planning & analysis, human resources, etc.); Promote direct collaboration between local staff and staff from other divisions, geographies and offices
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional Engineering License preferred.

Global leader in safety, security, and risk-based engineering solutions serving commercial, industrial, and government clients. Provides fire protection engineering, building safety, risk analysis, and emergency management through consulting, design, and implementation services to ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate risks. The approach combines engineering science with tailored workflows: assess client needs, model risks, design safety measures, manage projects, and deliver ongoing support to achieve safer facilities. Differentiators include a broad, international reach, cross-disciplinary expertise across fire protection, safety, and security, and a focus on customized, compliant solutions rather than one-size-fits-all products. The goal is to help clients enhance safety protocols and risk management while meeting regulatory requirements across industries.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Baltimore, Maryland

Founded

1980

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Wildfire risk consulting demand surges as climate-driven incidents increase globally.
  • Energy storage and nuclear safety markets expand with renewable energy and carbon-free infrastructure.
  • SMS acquisition (Dec 2025) adds energetic materials testing and process safety hazard analysis.
  • Mission-critical data center and government security consulting markets grow substantially.

What critics are saying

  • Integration failures from SMS and PLC Fire acquisitions trigger 15-20% staff turnover.
  • WSP Global's integrated engineering bundles capture 25% of North American fire protection projects.
  • California wildfire regulations disqualify Jensen Hughes from 30% of state government contracts.
  • Talent poaching by Arup's Asia-Pacific division drains 10-15% of engineering workforce.
  • Forensic engineering flaws in high-profile cases expose $100M+ litigation liabilities.

What makes Jensen Hughes unique

  • 1,800+ engineers across 100+ global offices deliver integrated fire, safety, and forensic solutions.
  • Gryphon Investors backing enables rapid M&A strategy: 6 acquisitions since 2022 expand capabilities.
  • Multidisciplinary expertise spans fire protection, process safety, forensics, and security risk consulting.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Private medical insurance

33 days paid time off

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

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

PR Newswire
Dec 9th, 2025
Jensen Hughes acquires Safety Management Services to expand energetic materials expertise

Jensen Hughes, a global fire and life safety engineering firm, has acquired Safety Management Services (SMS), a Utah-based specialist in process safety and energetic materials consulting. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1998, SMS provides process hazard analysis, energetic material testing, facility design for explosives operations, OSHA compliance and risk management services to commercial clients and government agencies including national laboratories. The company also manufactures testing equipment for energetic materials and has completed projects across the US, Europe, the Middle East, India, South Korea and Australia. The acquisition marks Jensen Hughes' second deal in 2025. The company, which operates from over 100 offices globally with 1,800 staff, is backed by middle-market private investment firm Gryphon Investors.

PR Newswire
Sep 24th, 2025
Jensen Hughes Acquires Professional Loss Control Inc., Strengthening Its Presence in Canada

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Jensen Hughes, a global leader in fire & life safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, today announced the acquisition of the Canadian operations of Professional Loss Control Inc., doing business as PLC Fire Safety Engineering - a highly respected fire & life safety engineering firm headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with operations spanning the country.

SecurityInfoWatch
Nov 8th, 2024
Jensen Hughes appoints Dominic Casserley as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors

Jensen Hughes announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Dominic Casserley as its Executive Chair.

BizClik Media
Dec 7th, 2023
Leading Australian Fire Safety Engineering and Testing Consultancy Warringtonfire Australia Joins Jensen Hughes

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Today Jensen Hughes, the global leader in engineering, consulting and technology that make the world safe, secure and resilient, announced it has acquired Warringtonfire Australia, a leading fire testing and fire safety engineering consulting firm in Australia, from Element Materials Technology.

PR Newswire
Dec 7th, 2023
Leading Australian Fire Safety Engineering and Testing Consultancy Warringtonfire Australia Joins Jensen Hughes USA - English USA - English Latin America - español Brazil - Português USA - Deutsch

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Today Jensen Hughes, the global leader in engineering, consulting and technology that make the world safe, secure and resilient, announced it has acquired Warringtonfire Australia, a leading fire testing and fire safety engineering consulting firm in Australia, from Element Materials Technology.

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