Overview

We’re seeking a motivated and enthusiastic graduate to begin a career in fire safety engineering with Hollis. The successful candidate will start with Hollis in summer 2026.

We’ll enrol you onto the relevant professional body training programme from the jump and start working towards chartership.

Your Day To Day

• Assist in delivering value to clients by supporting fire safety projects across the property lifecycle (e.g. fire safety strategy development, specialist fire risk assessments, and fire safety inspections).
• Participate in project work from inception to completion and gain exposure to various stages of fire safety engineering processes and the wider property lifecycle.
• Support the preparation of proposals and reports for clients, contributing to the delivery of high-quality output.
• Collaborate with other services within Hollis to provide integrated, multidisciplinary solutions.
• Aid in the development and maintenance of strong client relationships, ensuring that their needs are met efficiently.
• Engage in learning and development activities, including gaining exposure to business development processes.
• Adherence to Health & Safety procedures.
• Independence around your own continuous professional learning.
• Respect company values and culture.

Your Skills And Experience

• Degree in a related subject (e.g. Fire Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry).
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proactive mindset, with a willingness to learn and contribute to innovative solutions.

All About You

• You’re professional, self-motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, able to prioritise and multi-task with a can-do attitude.
• You’re highly organised with the ability to balance tasks and ensure deadlines are met.
• You’re flexible and able to adapt quickly to shifting priorities and tight timelines.
• You have a passion for the built environment and fire safety engineering.

All About Hollis

We’re incredibly proud to have a long tradition of recruiting and nurturing future talent. We currently have 70 graduates, 18 apprentices and 8 placements across our programmes, with a strong emphasis on learning, development, and employee growth. Hollis operates across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe and values a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to client work.

Application Instructions

You will be asked to answer three questions. Two questions are role specific and one is Hollis-related.

• Two role specific questions
• One Hollis-related question

For each question, you may choose to respond with either a written answer or a video.

Each candidate must submit at least one video response, but you can choose which question to answer by video.

Make sure all three questions are answered before submitting your application.

Written responses should be no more than 250 words each.

Video responses should be no longer than 1 minute each.

Good luck!