Fire & Life Safety Engineer/Consultant
Kuala Lumpur | Southeast Asia
Your next opportunity could take you far beyond the office.
Imagine working on major hospitality projects across Southeast Asia, travelling to project sites, meeting clients, inspecting systems during critical stages of construction, and seeing your engineering advice come to life.
At Jensen Hughes, we’re looking for a Fire & Life Safety Engineer/Consultant to join our growing Malaysia team. This is an opportunity for a motivated engineer with around 2+ years of experience to take the next step in their career and build their expertise within one of the world’s leading fire and life safety consultancies.
You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and consultants, gaining exposure to Fire & Life Safety Code Consulting, Fire Protection System Design and Review, site inspections, testing and commissioning. You won’t be sitting behind a desk all day either — the role involves regular travel across Southeast Asia, client meetings, project workshops and site-based work.
What makes this opportunity different?
🌏 Regional exposure – Work across Southeast Asia and experience projects in different markets and jurisdictions.
🏗️ See projects come to life – Get out on site for inspections, testing, commissioning and critical project phases.
🔥 Build specialist expertise – Develop your skills across fire codes, fire protection systems and performance-based fire safety strategies.
🤝 Work directly with clients – Build your consulting, communication and stakeholder management skills.
📈 Grow your career – Learn from experienced professionals and progressively take on more responsibility as your technical capability develops.
🏨 Work on exciting hospitality projects – Be part of projects where fire and life safety is critical to protecting people, buildings and brands.
If you’re an engineer who enjoys solving problems, getting out on site, working with clients and wants a career that can take you beyond a single market, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
Jensen Hughes has an opportunity for a Fire & Life Safety Engineer/Consultant with strong analytical and creative thinking skills to manage a hospitality project workload across Southeast Asia and will report to Jensen Hughes Malaysia Hospitality Manager. The successful candidate should enjoy frequent travel and client interaction as part of their work. This is a client facing role and therefore a solid technical understanding along with excellent communication and organizational skills are a must. In this role, you will be initially trained in Code Consulting, and Fire Protection System Design/Review.