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About the Role
Jensen Hughes is seeking a senior Process Safety leader to shape and grow our UK & Ireland capability. This Director-level opportunity requires a technical-commercial specialist to build client relationships, develop market presence, and convert opportunities into profitable work. You will influence strategy, strengthen our process safety proposition, and support growth in established and emerging risk sectors.
Responsibilities
- 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, including hydrogen and battery energy storage systems.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
Skills
- Strategic leadership
- Commercial judgement
- Business development
- Client management
- Relationship building
- Technical authority
- Governance
- Quality oversight
- Consultative influencing skills
- Market insight
- Industry presence
- Team leadership
- Mentoring
- Capability development
- Process safety
- Fire engineering
- Industrial risk management
- Fire and gas detection strategy
- Gas dispersion modelling
- Hazard analysis
- Mitigation system design
- Facility siting
- Risk-based design
- Safety engineering
- Energy transition risks
- Hydrogen
- Battery energy storage systems
Location
- UK
- Ireland
Work Type
- Flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid working arrangements
Experience Level
- Senior
- Director-level
Education Level
- Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Chartered Engineer status
Benefits
- A senior platform to build, lead and influence a strategically important growth area.
- The opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects with clients operating in technically demanding environments.
- Collaboration with recognised specialists across fire engineering, process safety, industrial risk, security and resilience.
- A culture that supports professional development, technical excellence and long-term career progression.
- The chance to contribute to a purpose-led business focused on making the built and industrial environment safer, more secure and more resilient.
- Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace.
About the Company
- Renowned for leadership in fire protection engineering since 1939.
- Expertise extends across security and risk-based fields including accessibility consulting, risk analysis, process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, and digital innovation.
- Engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges.
- Dedicated to making our world safe, secure, and resilient through technology, expertise, and research.
- Believes in creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity, and professional growth by putting people first.
- Values unique perspectives and talents.
- Global Employee Networks connect people, supporting career development and sharing experiences.
- Cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.