

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy specialising in building services from design to delivery.
Produce design deliverables including specifications, drawings, and schedules.
Support timely invoicing, debt chasing, management of WIP and forward workload/resource planning for your own projects.
Attend design team meetings, design workshops, client meetings and site meetings.
Work with colleagues within Hoare Lea as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and also have a significant portfolio of long-term external clients.
Interact regularly with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring a communicative, collaborative and timely approach to delivery.
Work on software analysis tools – evacuation, smoke and fire modelling, heat radiation models and structural fire modelling.
Travel to clients or projects in the UK, and occasionally internationally, according to project demands.
Mentor and support our ‘next gen’ professionals including apprentices and graduates.
You will be IT literate with a working understanding of fire modelling software analysis tools.
A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Building Services, Maths, Architecture, or Physics, with a keen interest in Fire Engineering. You will have a good technical knowledge in the primary discipline of fire safety design.
You will have the ability and commitment to effectively deliver to demanding timescales and have good organisational and planning skills.
Experience working within a fire engineering consultancy role.
You should have excellent communication skills and an interest in working in a team environment.
Chartered engineer status is required for roles above Associate.
If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to help you participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence or anything else) please let us know.
Being part of one of the UKs 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 UKs largest and most high profile projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team. However, the fire team also works independently on fantastic projects, with many in our team having developed long-term relationships with many great clients.
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 up to 30 days of annual leave.
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.