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Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.
The Role
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 develop into a competent engineer. This will include producing detailed designs and drawings, using the latest computer modelling software, undertake site surveys, or research ground-breaking technologies. You will review building designs to assess its compliance whilst also designing solutions to bespoke fire engineering problems, as part of the overall design team, alongside the architect and Statutory Authorities.
You will undertake calculations for smoke and temperature spread, as well as more complex smoke and evacuation modelling (CFD simulations), detailed fire dynamics and structural assessments. In addition, you would undertake analysis of potential fires, by researching into problems areas and develop advice based on the outcome. You will also provide recommendations in relation to life safety systems for buildings and assist the production of fire strategy reports for buildings.
You will collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists. You will be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors. And you will advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.
What we're looking for
- An expected or achieved 2.2 or above in an Engineering Council accredited degree, ideally Fire Safety Engineering or equivalent qualification (such as Building Services, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) or Science based degree (such as Maths, Physics)
- A masters or other relevant post graduate qualification is an advantage
- Ideally a grade B or above in A-Level Maths or a Science related subject
- Previous placement or work experience in a similar industry is an advantage
- An understanding of CFD or similar modelling software is an advantage
- Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills
- Ability to work in a team environment and independently
- A friendly, ambitious and confident individual with a flexible and resilient approach
Benefits
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. Additionally, we have an award winning training scheme that you would have access to with support and on the job training in Revit by our established Digital Engineering team.
Core Benefits
- Private medical scheme
- Life Assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service
- Contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Tax free childcare
- Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
- Season Ticket Loans
- Professional membership subscription
- Flexitime
Flexible Benefits
- Discounted BUPA health assessments
- Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage, but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage
- Study Assistance
- Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel & dental insurance
- Employee retail discounts
- Sabbatical Leave
- Gym discounts
- GAYE – Give as you Earn
- Gourmet society tasting cards
- Employee Referral Scheme
Equal Opportunities
Hoare Lea is committed to ensuring that the most suitably qualified and experienced candidates are appointed to positions within the firm on the basis of job-related criteria.
