Jensen Hughes
Fire Protection Engineer
About this role
Jensen Hughes seeks an early to mid-career Fire Protection Engineer for their Virginia Beach office to deliver professional-level fire safety consulting and design services. The role involves code compliance analysis, system design, field inspections, and technical documentation under senior guidance.
What you'll do
- Perform fire protection engineering services including code consulting, design, and performance-based analysis under senior consultant supervision
- Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports that meet professional standards and client requirements
- Conduct building code analyses, egress studies, fire alarm system reviews, and sprinkler/water supply assessments
- Execute engineering calculations for means of egress, building areas, water supplies, and smoke control systems
- Perform fire hazard and dust hazard analyses and identify applicable codes and standards
- Assist in design problem resolution through field investigations, detailed computations, and coordination across project aspects
What they're looking for
- Fire protection engineering and life safety code knowledge
- Performance-based engineering design
- CAD document preparation
- Hydraulic calculations for sprinkler systems
- Fire alarm and smoke control system design
- Technical writing and report preparation
- Communication with clients and project teams
- Building code analysis
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Jensen Hughes
Jensen Hughes is a fire protection engineering and security consulting firm that designs fire safety systems and provides code consulting for complex building projects. The company is hiring fire protection engineers, fire modeling specialists, and full-stack software developers to support its engineering practice and build cloud-based platforms.
- Website
- jensenhughes.com
Likely interview questions
- Can you walk us through your approach to conducting a building code analysis for a new commercial occupancy?
- How would you apply performance-based engineering design principles to solve a complex fire protection challenge?