Engineering Team Lead

Job Description

<strong>Overview</strong><p><br></p>Jensen Hughes is seeking a Team Leader to join our Dubai office. This position is responsible for leading a team of technical staff providing fire protection and life safety consulting services. The position has a strong focus on staff engagement and career development.<p><br></p>Since 1939, we have been at the leading edge of safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, serving the most complex global projects. In addition, we pride ourselves on driving code and standard development and adoption throughout the world and across industries. We planted our roots with a commitment to earning your trust and protecting lives, property and reputation. Today, we continue to work at the forefront of the professional services industry in safety, security and risk-based science, engineering and consulting. Our Company Purpose + Principles honor our past while looking to the future. The range of services we provide are how we achieve our Purpose: to make our world safe, secure and resilient. This Purpose and commitments within each of four Principles (People, Industry, Clients, Performance) reflect our company culture and how we serve our clients within the world we work and live today.<p><br></p><strong>Responsibilities</strong><p><br></p><strong> Responsibilities: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> The position is responsible for providing leadership to Managers, PM’s and is a people leader to staff across all service lines with a primary focus on Fire engineering and life safety consulting services. </li><li> The position provides mentoring, overall technical direction and fosters a positive work culture for his/her teams. </li><li> Foster a culture of acceptance and diversity in thought. </li><li> Promote employee engagement and satisfaction by ensuring positive work environment, work-life balance, guidance towards career goals and interests, and competitive reward. </li><li> Maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues to deliver quality products, on time and within budget. </li><li> Manage client expectations and relationships through clear and thoughtful communication and assist team members in doing the same. </li><li> Ensure business processes are implemented and recommend improvement for delivering of best in class service. </li><li> Assist in recruiting and retaining top talent. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Qualifications</strong><p><br></p><strong>Here’s what you’ll need:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Typically requires 8-12 years’ experience and demonstrated successful history in performing technical consulting work and developing and cultivating client relationships. </li><li> Typically requires Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Engineering or another technical field. </li><li> Experience in professional service business processes. </li><li> Advanced communication and presentation skills with the ability to deliver sales presentations to clients. </li><li> Professional Engineering License, P.Eng, Chartered Engineer or another professional designation desirable. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Why you should join Jensen Hughes: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> You will work with market-leading clients </li><li> You’ll have support from the leadership team </li><li> You’ll be given flexibility to work where and when you want </li><li> You will have the backing of a leading international firm </li><li> Career advancement with an established framework is in place clearly defining expectations and outlining opportunities for promotion </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Our Culture &amp; Benefits</strong><p><br></p>People are Jensen Hughes greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the<p><br></p>best talent. The benefits within the Europe include:<p><br></p><ul><li> Free single medical cover </li><li> Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. </li><li> We also give back to our communities through a giving programme which incorporates business </li><li> funding for employee chosen charities </li><li> We express appreciation for a job well done openly and often at Jensen Hughes — through kind words or one of our formal programmes such as our Annual Excellence Awards or peer-to-peer awards — and celebrate our team efforts. </li></ul><p><br></p>These benefits represent a solid investment in Jensen Hughes and its employees. We will frequently<p><br></p>review the benefits programme and consider modifications as appropriate based on statutory<p><br></p>requirements, the needs and preferences of our people, market trends, and the Company’s aims and<p><br></p>overall performance.<p><br></p>Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and<p><br></p>flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit both you and our business.<p><br></p>We lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. We believe that creating and sustaining a<p><br></p>culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained and unwavering<p><br></p>commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. With offices around the globe, our workforce is made up of professionals from many different backgrounds. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks