Graduate Fire Engineer 2025 Start – Edinburgh

Job title:

Graduate Fire Engineer 2025 Start – Edinburgh

Company

Jensen Hughes

Job description

Company OverviewAt Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields – from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture — we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.Job OverviewThese roles are open across all our UK & I offices, please do not apply to all the vacancies but your preferred location, if you are open to more than one location, we will identify this during the recruitment process. Please note to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the UK.Since 1939, Jensen Hughes has been a company fiercely committed to our purpose, our clients, and each other, every single member of our team is essential to our success. We have a great opportunity for Graduate Fire Engineer to join us in Edinburgh and become part of our 1,500+ global employees who work together to advance the science of safety every day.Why join us to grow your career?

• What if I told you 74% of our current Directors/Technical Directors in the UK & Ireland started their career with us as graduates? Exciting right!
• We are the largest fire consultancy in Europe with offices located in Belgium, Finland, Italy, Denmark and the UK & Ireland. Our reputation for providing innovative, design focused solutions has made us the consultant of choice for many of Europe’s leading property clients.
• As a Graduate Fire Engineer, you will be an integral part of a dynamic design team, working with our experienced Engineers you will receive constant technical support to quickly gain knowledge and experience in fire engineering projects.
• Working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
• You will be given early responsibility and the opportunity to progress rapidly. Jensen Hughes encourage all Engineers to achieve chartered status and offer help and support during the process.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the fire engineering analysis of exciting projects involving new and existing buildings.
• You will work on a wide range of buildings such as high-rise office buildings, large retail complexes and airport developments, each providing unique challenges in developing an innovative fire engineering strategy.
• You will be tasked with analysing fire growth, means of escape, structural fire resistance and smoke control by various methods including computer modelling software such as Computational Fluid Dynamics. The preparation of technical reports and liaising with our clients, who include some of the largest building developers in the country, is an important part of your role.

Requirements and QualificationsTo set you up for success in this role from day one (at a minimum) the following qualifications/experience are required:

• Right to work in the UK.
• Graduated within the last 2 years with or expect to receive a Masters Degree within a Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace and or Physics discipline.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Additional qualifications/experience that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• A team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Enthusiasm to innovate.
• A second European language is an advantage but not essential.

Please note that we have previously taken graduate fire engineers from other STEM Master courses including Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace / Aeronautical and Physics. Those individuals have had very successful careers with us.If you have decided a career in Fire is what you want to peruse and you hold transferable STEM Masters Degree then please do get in touch and tell us why we should hire you.#LI-MRJensen 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.The security of your personal data is important to us. Jensen Hughes has implemented reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security standards to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, using security technologies and procedures, such as encryption and limited access. Only authorized individuals may access your personal data for the purpose for which it was collected, and these individuals receive training about the importance of protecting personal data. Jensen Hughes is committed to compliance with all relevant data privacy laws in all areas where we do business, including, but not limited to, the GDPR and the CCPA. Additionally, our service providers are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality of personal data and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose.*Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placementsJensen 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.

Expected salary

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:29:44 GMT

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