Graduate Fire Engineer 2026 Start - Edinburgh

Description

• You will work on a wide range of buildings such as high-rise office buildings, large retail complexes and airport developments, each providing unique challenges in developing an innovative fire engineering strategy.
• You will be tasked with analysing fire growth, means of escape, structural fire resistance and smoke control by various methods including computer modelling software such as Computational Fluid Dynamics. The preparation of technical reports and liaising with our clients, who include some of the largest building developers in the country, is an important part of your role.
• You will be responsible for the fire engineering analysis of exciting projects involving new and existing buildings.

Requirements

• A team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Right to work in the UK or Ireland.
• The option to carry over up to five unused holiday days into the next year (subject to discussion and approval)
• A Master’s degree (achieved in the last two years or expected) in Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical, or Physics.

Benefits

• Enhanced holiday entitlement after three years
• Private medical insurance
• 4x life assurance
• 33 days of holiday(including bank holidays) with an additional day after 3 years
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to extensive technical training and resources
• Flexible working hours and patterns
• Recognition and reward programmers to celebrate team efforts
• Enhanced parental-related pay
• 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.
• Flexible holiday use over Christmas/New Year
• You will be given early responsibility and the opportunity to progress rapidly. Jensen Hughes encourage all Engineers to achieve chartered status via the Institute of Fire Engineers and offer help and support during the process.
• Industry-leading contributory pension scheme
• Income protection scheme
• As a Graduate Fire Engineer, you will be an integral part of a dynamic design team, working with our experienced Engineers you will receive constant technical support to quickly gain knowledge and experience in fire engineering projects.

Training + Development

Interview process

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