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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 have a rare and exciting opportunity for a talented Technical Director to join our market leading Manchester team and help us drive excellence across our projects and deliver world class life safety solutions to our varied client base into 2026! Our Manchester team have had a record-breaking year with some truly impressive successes to shout about, now is a great time to join us.  Why join us to grow your career: We are the largest fire consultancy 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. As a senior professional Fire Engineer at Jensen Hughes, you will be an integral part of a dynamic senior technical team, working with our experienced Engineers alongside other teams including our Forensics division you will work on the industries leading technical projects. Working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. Responsibilities To maintain a high level of professional awareness of technical matters in the fire industry, assimilate and synthesise developing technical issues and provide updates and briefings as required. Guiding our fire engineering professionals, along with advising and delivering complex solutions to large construction engineering projects within leading consultancies. Taking control of current and future projects and ensuring that financial targets of the team are met and exceeded, develop existing relationships with key clients and deliver fire safety engineering solutions Drive behind the delivery of technical excellence, team engagement, and the go-to in developing their key clients in this discipline. Be the expert to our clients and that all important first point of call. Lead discussion with design team, building control and fire service. Attend industry conferences to network and embrace industry trends and best practices Supervise and train graduate engineers. Requirements and Qualifications To set you up for success in this role from day one (at a minimum) the following qualifications/experience are required: A background in fire engineering preferably within a consultancy en