Market Leader - Fire & Building Safety
Jensen Hughes · Seattle, WA
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States💰 $140,000via greenhousePosted 2026-06-23
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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 is seeking a Market Leader based in the Pacific Northwest, ideally near Portland, Oregon or Bellevue, Washington. This position reports to the sub-regional team leader and is a “seller doer” who is responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships, selling new services and offerings, and performing senior technical consulting for new and existing clients.
Successful candidates will ideally reside in and/or relocate to the Pacific Northwest area to allow for appropriate proximity to the team necessary for successful engagement.
Responsibilities
Client Focus
Identify and facilitate opportunities for continuing revenue growth via a range of professional engineering and life safety, and fire engineering services to achieve the subregional/regional revenue goals
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues to deliver quality products, on time and within budget
Manage client expectations and relationships through clear and thoughtful communication and assist team members in doing the same
Lead business development activities such as attending local society meetings and meeting with clients; these activities will be arranged and/or supported by the regional team
Establish credibility with clients by managing close association with professional/trade organizations, code-making bodies, and regulatory agencies
Accountable for meeting profitability goals assigned (clients / accounts)
Technical Excellence
Perform technical engineering and consulting services, specifically in code consulting, fire life safety, and other fire engineering assessments
Perform project management activities for projects assigned to you
Serve as a senior engineer / consultant and technical leader for the regional team and perform quality control reviews of deliverables prior to submittal to clients
Ensure business processes are implemented and recommend improvements for delivering best-in-class service
Exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity
Develop innovative solutions by leveraging differences in education, personalities, skill sets, experiences, and knowledge bases within the team
Requirements and Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in fire protection engineering
Demonstrated successful history in performing technical consulting work and developing and cultivating client relationships
Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) in Engineering or another technical field.
Advanced communication and presentation skills with the ability to deliver sales presentations to clients
Professional Engineering (PE) license, NICET certification, or equivalent strongly preferred
Demonstrated business development mindset and client development portfolio required
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Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation may vary based on factors, including but not limited to, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, internal equity, alignment with market data.
Jensen Hughes offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a retirement plan, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position and location.
National Pay Range $140,000 — $180,000 USD Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
At Jensen Hughes, we embrace innovation and understand that people are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and other generative platforms to learn, prepare and communicate. We have provided some guidelines regarding the responsible use of AI in the recruitment process. Please click here to review.
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