Fire & Life Safety Senior Engineer / Consultant -Mumbai (Hospitality)

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&aposre passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is now seeking an experienced Fire & Life Safety Senior Engineer / Consultant to join our India operations. In this role you will be responsible for managing and working on our hospitality projects throughout India.

Jensen Hughes India is a growing Business, and you will work alongside locally based colleagues and will report to the Middle East Hospitality Lead with a dotted line to the Managing Director - India. Based in Mumbai this role will have projects responsibilities across India, leading FLS hospitality operations for the country. While there is a preference for this role to be based out of Mumbai, this role could be open to hybrid work options and will require approximately 50% of the time travelling across Project sites within India.

This is a client-facing role and therefore a solid technical understanding of Fire and Life Safety principles, excellent communication & organization skills are a must. In this role, you will demonstrate experience and passion in Code Consulting, Performance Based Design, and/or Fire Protection System Design

Responsibilities

- Manage projects and coordinate technical workload of hospitality projects implementing a variety of Fire & Life Safety consulting projects across India
- Willing to travel extensively (approximately 50%) mainly across India to support hospitality meetings, workshops, and inspections
- Attend client project & design meetings, managing project expectations completing assigned tasks on schedule and within budget
- Carry out design and layout reviews
- Prepare and present technical reports and presentations including fire strategy reports
- Carry out site compliance audits, gap analysis in line with local and NFPA compliance requirements
- Lead and carry out Design reviews and participate in various levels of Business Development, including meetings and presentations with Clients and developing proposals

Qualifications

- Technical Degree in Fire Engineering or equivalent
- Relevant experience in Code consulting, design and design review of fire suppression & alarm systems, developing performance-based strategies in a project design environment
- 5 years of experience in Fire engineering
- Chartered Engineer or PE highly desirable but not essential
- Excellent report writing and interpersonal skills along with excellent communication skills including speaking and writing in
- Ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies, speak in public, negotiate, explain fire protection concepts, and enforce standards while strengthening relationships, occasionally under pressure
- Should be able to work independently and as part of a team, enjoying professional challenges and wanting to be an integral part of the long-term growth of Jensen Hughes.
- Strong Project Management capabilities and understanding of Project Financial management

Why you should join Jensen Hughes

- You will work with market-leading clients and have the backing of a leading international firm
- There is continued support from the leadership team with a flexible approach to carrying out day to day activities including hybrid work opportunity
- Career advancement with an established framework is in place clearly defining expectations and outlining opportunities for advancement

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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- Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to staffing firms or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.

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