Director, Process Safety

Company Overview

Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk-based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.

Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most. For over 80 years, we have helped mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations. Through technology, expertise and industry-leading research, we remain dedicated to our purpose of making our world safe, secure and resilient.

At Jensen Hughes, we believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth starts with putting our people first. Our employees are our greatest strength, and we value the unique perspectives and talents they bring to our organization. 

Our wide range of Global Employee Networks connect people from across the organization, supporting career development and providing forums for individuals to share experiences on topics they're passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a senior Process Safety leader to help shape and grow our UK & Ireland capability. This is a high-profile Director-level opportunity for an established technical-commercial specialist who can combine deep subject matter expertise with the ability to build client relationships, develop market presence and convert opportunities into profitable work.

You will join an established international consultancy platform with a strong reputation in fire engineering, safety, security and risk. Working alongside senior colleagues across the UK, Ireland and Europe, you will have the scope to influence strategy, strengthen our process safety proposition and support growth in established and emerging risk sectors.

As Director, Process Safety, you will provide technical and commercial leadership across process safety, specialist fire engineering and industrial risk management. You will help define and evolve our service offering, lead complex client engagements, support proposal and fee generation activity, and represent Jensen Hughes in the market as a credible senior expert.

This role can be based in any of our UK and Ireland offices.

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.

Requirements and Qualifications

We are looking for an established industry expert who brings the credibility, commercial judgement and leadership presence to grow a strategically important service area. You are likely to bring:

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional standing.
• Extensive experience in process safety, fire engineering or industrial risk management.
• Recognised subject matter expertise in fire and gas systems, hazard analysis and safety studies.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a proven ability to win and develop business.
• An established industry reputation and professional network.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Credibility with operators, regulators and senior industry stakeholders.

Key Strengths

• Strategic leadership and commercial judgement.
• Business development, client management and relationship building.
• Technical authority, governance and quality oversight.
• Consultative influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Market insight and industry presence.
• Team leadership, mentoring and capability development.

What We Offer

• A senior platform to build, lead and influence a strategically important growth area.
• The opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects with clients operating in technically demanding environments.
• Collaboration with recognised specialists across fire engineering, process safety, industrial risk, security and resilience.
• A culture that supports professional development, technical excellence and long-term career progression.
• The chance to contribute to a purpose-led business focused on making the built and industrial environment safer, more secure and more resilient.

We know that people do their best work when they feel trusted, respected and supported. At Jensen Hughes, we are committed to building an inclusive culture where different experiences, perspectives and working styles are valued, and where colleagues can contribute with confidence.

We support flexible and hybrid working arrangements where these align with client, team and project needs. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, so that candidates and colleagues have the support they need to perform at their best.

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