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Fire Protection Engineer

at Jensen Hughes (View all jobs)

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Company Overview

Since 1939, we have been at the leading edge of safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, serving the most complex global projects. In addition, we pride ourselves on driving code and standard development and adoption throughout the world and across industries. We planted our roots with a commitment to earning your trust and protecting lives, property, and reputation. Today, we continue to work at the forefront of the professional services industry in safety, security and risk-based science, engineering and consulting. Our Company Purpose + Principles honor our past while looking to the future. The range of services we provide are how we achieve our Purpose: to make our world safe, secure and resilient. This Purpose and commitments within each of four Principles (People, Industry, Clients, Performance) reflect our company culture and how we serve our clients within the world we work and live today.

We have an exciting opportunity for FPE (Fire Protection Engineer) to join our Shanghai team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain fire protection experience and knowledge in a wider international team of experts.

Responsibilities

As a member of our team, responsibilities will include:

• Conduct design review and commissioning services for fire protection and life safety systems. Duties include review of design and construction drawing submittals; verification of as-built site condition and redline drawings; construction surveys and inspections; development and executing functional performance tests; and reporting and documentation of these services.

• Review of designs will include evaluating whether the design has met the owner’s intent based on contract serviceability, maintainability, and operability requirements, that the design has adhered to all applicable life safety codes and assess whether fire protection and life safety systems and components are adequately sized for owner / tenant identified requirements.

• Apply fundamental fire and life safety engineering principles to review and create performance-based solutions to design challenges that are not addressed by the straightforward application of existing fire protection codes and standards.

• Evaluate existing facilities for compliance with codes and provide recommendations for improvements.  Evaluations will include site surveys and analysis of life safety systems.

• Review and perform calculations related to sprinkler and standpipe system water supply capacity (i.e., hydraulic calculations), fire alarm systems (i.e., voltage drop and line loss), and fuel gas (i.e., supply and pressure).

• Provide engineering support to the building owners for fire protection system inspection, testing, and maintenance.

• Meet client and customer needs and expectations by completing assigned tasks in the time allotted, and effectively communicating with project team members, clients, customers, and others.

• Compose technical letters and reports to address specific technical concepts as may be needed by assigned tasks.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Excellent report writing and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies and have good communication and negotiating skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, enjoy professional challenges and desire to be an integral part of the long-term growth of Jensen Hughes.

• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, in Chinese and English.

You must have the right to work in Shanghai, China to be considered for this position.

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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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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.