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Building-Fire Code Consultant / Adviseur bouw-/brandvoorschriften

Antwerp, Belgium

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.

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Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is one of the largest fire safety engineering consultancy firms in the world and the largest in Europe with offices located in Belgium, Finland, Italy, 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.

We are currently seeking an experienced Code Consultant specialising in Building and Life Safety. The role can be based at any of our growing offices across Belgium.

We are looking for motivated, individual to work in all aspects of life safety with a strong focus on building codes and interpretation of life safety requirements. We offer excellent compensation and encourage education and growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will ideally have a well-rounded background in building and life safety code consulting. The role will involve collaboration across multiple teams and disciplines for highly visible projects around the world.

• Key tasks will be providing best in class technical solutions to architect/engineering design teams and installation contractors.

• Management and implementation of a wide variety of life safety and fire safety related consulting projects.

• Evaluate projects for compliance with egress, fire resistance, interior finishes classification, occupancy, fire safety systems requirements

• Satisfy client needs and expectations by completing assigned tasks on schedule and within budget.

• Preparation of project-related technical reports.

• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others.

• Local travel requirements to project sites and team meetings.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience in Consulting, Architecture, or Engineering

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or higher.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – in English and in Dutch. Dutch language skills are a must in order to understand the local code compliance and thus a hard requirement.

• Ability to present clear and technically sound life safety and building code compliance strategies.

• Ability to work well independently and with others.

• Fire alarm and sprinkler system understanding, applications, knowledge, or experience is desired.

• Experience with Belgian fire safety codes is desired.

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