Associate Fire Protection Engineer

Jensen Hughes • Allen, TX

96d • $67,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Jensen Hughes has exciting career opportunities available for Associate Fire Protection Engineers at our Allen, Texas office. Summer & Fall 2025 graduates are welcome to join our global team of 1,500+ engineers, scientists and consultants who are among the very best in the industry. We continue to build on our heritage of making the world a safer place. We have served on more than 150 committees for international codes and standards to help drive adoption throughout the world. With tens of thousands of projects under our belts, we have the expertise needed to help with any challenge you may face. Working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team that always strives to do the right thing for our people, clients, and communities. You will be given early responsibility and the opportunity to progress rapidly. Jensen Hughes encourages all Engineers to achieve professional licensed status and we offer help and support during the process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Civil or Architectural Engineering or other related engineering field.
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to write reports, business correspondence, presentations and procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public.
• Passion for advancing the science of safety and in exceeding our client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, performance-based fire engineering design, under the direction of a P.E. or an experienced consultant.
• Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports as needed on assigned tasks to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with good professional service practice standards.
• Assist in the resolution of design problems by performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project.
• Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries.
• Conduct and document basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control systems reviews, and basic sprinkler and water supply systems reviews, including hydraulic calculations.
• Submit progress reports to Project Managers and Project Leaders.
• Position may involve some CADD document preparation/production.
• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• Broad range of other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree