Director, Process Safety

About the role

Jensen Hughes is seeking a senior Process Safety leader to help shape and grow our UK & Ireland capability. This Director-level role requires an established technical-commercial specialist to provide leadership across process safety, specialist fire engineering, and industrial risk management. You will influence strategy, lead complex client engagements, and represent the firm as a senior expert.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of a specialist process safety capability across the UK & Ireland.
• Provide senior technical input on fire and gas detection strategy, gas dispersion modelling, hazard analysis, mitigation system design, facility siting, risk-based design and safety engineering.
• Advise clients on existing facility modifications, ageing asset management and energy transition risks, including hydrogen and battery energy storage systems.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships across relevant industry sectors.
• Convert technical expertise and market insight into commercially successful workstreams.
• Lead and support proposal development, fee generation and strategic growth planning.
• Represent Jensen Hughes through industry committees, standards bodies, technical forums, thought leadership, publications and conference activity.
• Collaborate with colleagues across process safety, fire engineering, industrial safety and adjacent technical disciplines.
• Mentor technical teams and support knowledge sharing, quality and capability growth.

Required skills

• Process safety
• Fire engineering
• Industrial risk management
• Hazard analysis
• Safety studies
• Business development
• Client management
• Technical leadership

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional standing

About the Company

Jensen Hughes is a global consultancy specializing in fire protection engineering, security, and risk-based fields. Since 1939, the firm has provided expertise in areas including forensic investigations, emergency management, and digital innovation to help clients protect lives, property, and reputations.