Fire Protection Engineer - Petrochemical & Energy Projects
Jensenhughes
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
On-site
Performance-based fire protection engineering
Hydrocarbon processing and storage facilities
Fire and gas detection
This is a strategic, client-facing opportunity for experienced professionals who are passionate about applying performance-based fire protection engineering principles to identify and mitigate operational risks, improve facility safety, and ensure regulatory and code compliance
Job Summary
This is a strategic, client-facing opportunity for experienced professionals who are passionate about applying performance-based fire protection engineering principles to identify and mitigate operational risks, improve facility safety, and ensure regulatory and code compliance.
Lead comprehensive fire protection evaluations, primarily for hydrocarbon processing and storage facilities and develop and execute upon site-specific fire protection philosophies, including but not limited to: fire and gas detection, active fire protection (e.g., fire water), passive fire protection (e.g., fireproofing), emergency management and response, etc.
Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most.
Matching Summary
This is a strategic, client-facing opportunity for experienced professionals who are passionate about applying performance-based fire protection engineering principles to identify and mitigate operational risks, improve facility safety, and ensure regulatory and code compliance.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
performance-based fire protection engineering
hydrocarbon processing and storage facilities
fire and gas detection
active fire protection
passive fire protection
consequence modeling
Process Hazard Analyses (PHA)
Nice-to-have
client-facing opportunity
optimizing fire protection equipment
safety instrumented systems
fire and gas mapping
client management
proposal development
Key Requirements
3-5+ years of experience
Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection, Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering
Familiarity with NFPA, API, and FM Global standards
Competency in hydraulic calculation software
Experience with consequence and frequency analysis
Experience conducting site surveys
Experience with modeling tools such as Phast, FLACS, FDS, and/or Detect3D