Jensen Hughes
Jensen Hughes
Jensen Hughes is an international engineering and consulting firm focused on safety, security, and risk. Its multidisciplinary teams advise clients through fire protection engineering, accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, forensic investigations, and security risk consulting. The company serves sectors including government, healthcare, science and technology, and energy, offering opportunities for professionals interested in technical consulting and resilience-focused work. Founded in 1939, Jensen Hughes continues to build on its longstanding expertise in fire protection engineering while helping organizations address complex safety and security challenges.

Process Safety Director, UK and Ireland

Lead Jensen Hughes’ process safety consultancy growth across the UK and Ireland. Shape services, advise industrial clients, develop business and mentor technical teams.

Description

  • Develop and deliver Jensen Hughes’ specialist process safety capability across the UK and Ireland.
  • Provide senior technical guidance on fire and gas detection, gas dispersion modelling, hazard analysis, mitigation systems, facility siting, risk-based design and safety engineering.
  • Advise clients on facility modifications, ageing assets and energy transition risks, including hydrogen and battery storage.
  • Build and sustain senior client relationships across relevant industry sectors.
  • Turn technical expertise and market knowledge into commercially successful work.
  • Lead proposal development, fee generation and strategic growth planning.
  • Represent Jensen Hughes in industry committees, standards bodies, technical forums, publications and conferences, and through thought leadership.
  • Work with colleagues in process safety, fire engineering, industrial safety and related disciplines.
  • Mentor technical teams and strengthen knowledge sharing, quality and capability.

Requirements

  • Hold a degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
  • Have Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional standing.
  • Bring extensive experience in process safety, fire engineering or industrial risk management.
  • Demonstrate recognised expertise in fire and gas systems, hazard analysis and safety studies.
  • Show strong commercial judgement and a proven record of winning and developing business.
  • Have an established industry reputation and professional network.
  • Have experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Be credible with operators, regulators and senior industry stakeholders.
  • Bring strategic leadership and commercial judgement.
  • Have strengths in business development, client management and relationship building.
  • Provide technical authority, governance and quality oversight.
  • Influence senior stakeholders through a consultative approach.
  • Bring market insight and an active industry presence.
  • Lead, mentor and develop technical teams.

Benefits

  • A senior opportunity to build, lead and shape a strategically important growth area.
  • Work on complex, high-impact projects for clients in technically demanding environments.
  • Collaborate with recognised specialists in fire engineering, process safety, industrial risk, security and resilience.
  • Access professional development, technical excellence and long-term career progression.
  • Contribute to a purpose-led business working to make built and industrial environments safer, more secure and resilient.
  • Join an inclusive culture that values varied experiences, perspectives and working styles.
  • Use flexible and hybrid working arrangements in line with client, team and project needs.
  • Receive reasonable adjustments during recruitment and in the workplace.

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