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Principal Fire Consultant

at Jensen Hughes (View all jobs)

Doha, Doha, Qatar

Company Overview

At 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 Overview

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.

Jensen Hughes is seeking a self-motivated Principal Fire Engineer to be heavily involved in a large industrial project in Qatar / KSA. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced engineer with extensive technical experience in client management, inspections, GAP analysis and reviewing drawings. You will be a key part of Operation Team leading major client projects. This position is located in Doha, but all candidates will be considered if willing to travel.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of the fire engineering disciplines on site including Inspections of Fire Protection and Detection systems, PA/VA Systems, Compartmentation, Fire Dampers, Smoke Extract/Pressurization systems, Fixed Extinguishing / Sprinkler systems.

Experienced in producing Fire Risk Assessments for all types of buildings, including but not limited to Commercial, Public and Industrial Buildings, in particular in relation to NFPA Requirements.

Experienced in fire safety and protection for all types of buildings, including a wide variety of occupancy types, in particular industrial facilities, commercial buildings, retail complexes, amongst others.

Passive and active systems, carrying out testing and witness testing of all fire systems, carry out regular site inspection at an early stage to ensure compliance to local codes and regulations, liaise with clients, architects, consultants from other disciplines, and approval authorities, ensuring the fire systems meet the approved cause and effects and producing engineering judgements for review.

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

1. A team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels

2. Excellent communication and time management skills

3. Enthusiasm to innovate

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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.