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About the Role
Jensen Hughes is seeking a Principal Fire Protection Engineer to provide senior-level fire protection and life safety consulting expertise for complex projects across a variety of market sectors. This role serves as a trusted advisor to clients, delivering innovative, code-compliant solutions while supporting business growth, mentorship, and technical excellence within the practice.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior technical resource for fire protection and life safety consulting projects.
- Develop and review fire protection and life safety strategies, code analysis, performance-based design studies and alternative methods assessments for new and existing facilities.
- Interpret and apply applicable building, fire, and life safety codes, standards, and regulations.
- Prepare technical reports, engineering analyses, and code compliance documentation.
- Serve as the primary client contact on key engagements and provide strategic guidance throughout project execution.
- Support project delivery, quality assurance, and technical review efforts.
- Contribute to business development activities, client relationship management, and proposal development.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and support the continued growth of technical staff.
- Maintain and grow orders in selective markets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) (New York preferred).
- Fire Protection Engineering PE preferred.
- Minimum 15 years of progressive fire protection engineering, life safety, and code consulting experience, including responsibility for complex projects and direct client engagement.
- Strong knowledge of applicable building, fire, and life safety codes and standards, including New York State and local jurisdictional requirements.
- Experience with fire protection system design, life safety consulting, code compliance, performance-based design, and occupancy-specific fire and life safety evaluations.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships and provide technical leadership on complex projects.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience supporting large, complex commercial, healthcare, mission-critical, higher education, mixed-use, or high-rise projects.
- Established relationships within the architecture, engineering, construction, and development community.
- Active participation in professional organizations such as SFPE, NFPA, ICC, or related industry groups.
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record and providing peer review or technical oversight for major projects.
Skills
- Fire protection engineering
- Life safety consulting
- Code analysis
- Performance-based design
- Alternative methods assessments
- Client relationship management
- Technical leadership
- Business development
- Proposal development
- Mentorship
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Principal
- Senior-level
- 15+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Professional Engineer (P.E.)
- Fire Protection Engineering PE
Salary/Compensations
- $175,000—$215,000 USD
Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Healthcare coverage
- Broad range of other benefits
About the Company
- Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering, with expertise extending to security and risk-based fields.
- The company has a legacy of responsibility since 1939, helping clients mitigate risks that threaten lives, property, and reputations.
- Jensen Hughes is dedicated to making the world safe, secure, and resilient through technology, expertise, and research.
- The company fosters a culture of trust, integrity, and professional growth by prioritizing its employees.
- Global Employee Networks connect people, support career development, and provide forums for sharing experiences.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.