Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield.
We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but a few. Together, our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life. We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.
Whatever your ambitions or circumstances, our aim is to enable everyone to develop their knowledge, give their best, and enjoy what they do.
Being part of one of the UK’s largest building engineering consultancies, we benefit from collaborating with some of the best engineers in the business, with access to state-of-the-art technical support, and have the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most high-profile projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The Fire team also work independently on fantastic projects, with many of our team having developed long-term relationships with many great clients.
Heathrow’s Terminal 2, Multi-Megawatt Data Centre Campus, the vast £1 billion Elephant and Castle redevelopment in London, and the Great Ormond Street Hospital: Zayed Centre for Research are examples of some of the amazing projects where we have led the Fire Engineering design with other Hoare Lea disciplines.
As part of long-standing Fire Engineering relationships with external clients, we have led the fire safety design on seven of Manchester’s ten tallest buildings (including the UK's tallest residential tower), developed the current fire strategies for most of the UK's largest airport terminals, and designed two World Cup stadia.
In addition to Hoare Lea’s best-in-class training, the Fire group have developed extensive additional training and development opportunities – weekly training sessions for everyone, regular training away-days, innovation days and access to external training and conferences. We place a particular emphasis on enabling our team to achieve Chartered Engineer status – we have developed a programme for this, and numerous fire engineers have obtained their CEng with us over the years. This is all enabled by our very experienced and highly qualified team.
We are active in a number of key organisations such as the Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Smoke Control Association, BSI Group and Institution of Fire Engineers.
As a Graduate Fire Engineer, your day-to-day tasks will vary, as we’ll expose you to all aspects of our work so you can discover what suits you. You could be;
Communicating will span all of these, as we regularly liaise with project teams, meet clients or end users, and attend collaborative meetings.
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To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career. We are as committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential. So, in joining Hoare Lea, you will experience a business that enriches your knowledge, supports your wellbeing, and welcomes your individuality.
You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our 9-day fortnight scheme, thriving community groups, varied social and networking events, and extensive professional and technical development schemes. We also offer an extensive benefits package, including private medical cover, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service), alongside flexible and hybrid working.
To apply simply complete a CV profile, answer a couple questions, and submit your application.
Our projects are human-centric, and so is our recruitment process. Once you’ve applied, you’ll speak to a person every step of the way. Here’s our planned timeline:
Please only apply for one location for your discipline, if you are flexible with location, great! – you will have the chance to select your other location preferences, and this will be confirmed again with you at telephone interview. If you apply for multiple locations, you will only be considered for the location you have applied for.
Please note: We do not offer visa sponsorship for this graduate role. Only candidates already authorised to work in the UK – e.g. British/Irish citizens, EU Settled/Pre-Settled, ILR holders – will be considered.
If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence, or anything else) please let us know.
We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.
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