Job Description
Company Overview
At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people.
Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939.
Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation.
As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.
We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture - we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.
Job Overview
These roles are open across all our UK & I offices; please do not apply to all the vacancies but your preferred location.
If you are open to more than one location, we will identify this during the recruitment process.
Please note to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in Ireland.
Since 1939, Jensen Hughes has been a company fiercely committed to our purpose, our clients, and each other.
Every single member of our team is essential to our success.
We have a great opportunity for a Graduate Fire Engineer to join us in Dublin and become part of our 1,500+ global employees who work together to advance the science of safety every day.
Why join us to grow your career?
What if I told you 74% of our current Directors/Technical Directors in the UK & Ireland started their career with us as graduates? Exciting right
We are the largest fire consultancy in Europe with offices located in Belgium, Finland, Italy, Denmark 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 Graduate Fire Engineer, you will be an integral part of a dynamic design team.
Working with our experienced Engineers, you will receive constant technical support to quickly gain knowledge and experience in fire engineering 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 responsibility and the opportunity to progress rapidly.
Jensen Hughes encourages all Engineers to achieve chartered status and offers help and support during the process.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the fire engineering analysis of exciting projects involving new and existing buildings.
You will work on a wide range of buildings such as high-rise office buildings, large retail complexes, and airport developments, each providing unique challenges in developing an innovative fire engineering strategy.
You will be tasked with analysing fire growth, means of escape, structural fire resistance and smoke control by various methods including computer modelling software such as Computational Fluid Dynamics.
The preparation of technical reports and liaising with our clients, who include some of the largest building developers in the country, is an important part of your role.
Requirements and Qualifications
To set you up for success in this role from day one (at a minimum) the following qualifications/experience are required:
Right to work in Ireland.
Graduated within the last 2 years with or expect to receive a Masters Degree within a Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics discipline.
Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Additional qualifications/experience that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
A team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
Excellent communication and time management skills.
Enthusiasm to innovate.
A second European language is an advantage but not essential.
Please note that we have previously taken graduate fire engineers from other STEM Master courses including Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace / Aeronautical and Physics.
Those individuals have had very successful careers with us.
If you have decided a career in Fire is what you want to pursue and you hold a transferable STEM Masters Degree, then please do get in touch and tell us why we should hire you.
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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.
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