IBG - ICT Engineer

Job DescriptionICT Engineer/Senior EngineerLondonAbout usHoare 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. Hoare Lea has joined Tetra Tech’s High-Performance Buildings Group, a global alliance of MEP firms.Intelligent Buildings Group (IBG)Hoare Lea Intelligent Buildings Group is currently working on a range of unique and technically challenging projects across the UK and the world. From project concept to commissioning, our focus is on delivering creative, high-quality, and user-centered technology solutions with technical accuracy and innovative design.Intelligent Buildings Group is a team of passionate and meticulous designers, including specialist engineers from IT, Communications, Audio-visual, Electro-acoustic, Security, and Building Automation expertise.Our IB engineering design work is a collaboration of experienced, industry-leading specialists. We bring much-needed visibility between the many building technology engineering disciplines on projects by promoting a collaborative methodology. We design connected buildings with a considered approach to facility and occupant user interfaces and a strategic approach to system integration, technology procurement, and optimisation through analytics. The Intelligent Buildings Group is made up of various specialist teams, including Audio-visual, Security, ICT, and Intelligent Buildings. We are looking for an Engineer to join the ICT team.ICT TeamCentral within IBG are engineers that focus on ICT, a well-designed ICT is fundamental to the functionality of any building, and its value. A truly future-proofed building needs a secure and flexible network environment – one that can dynamically evolve alongside the changing stakeholder needs and the adoption of new technologies.Effective digital infrastructure ensures that all interconnected devices can communicate seamlessly across a building’s estate and beyond. It can also extract data to both inform a building’s performance and respond to user needs.Working with landlords, developers, and project teams, we create flexible and expandable ICT solutions that achieve industry-recognised certifications and transform a structure into an intelligent building.We actively work within BIM, using tools such as BIM 360, where we model ICT equipment in 3D. This requirement continues to grow within our exciting sector.User roles, leveraging use cases upon big data made available by the digital transformation of buildings, and providing user experience on this data through various user interfaces (UI's). Within the IBMS team, we design technical solutions to consume and normalise data into a "big data" platform, apply metadata to enrich the data sets, and design the leverage of use cases from upon this common normalised data set around building user, FM, and analytic "data mining" roles.Why work for us?You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors. You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.What we are looking forThe ideal candidate will have skills in the following areas:Confident client-facing interpersonal skills.Solid electrical and mechanical engineering background.In-depth technical knowledge of ICT concepts and design models.In-depth technical knowledge ICT Structured cabling, both copper fibre and blow fibre tubing.In-depth technical knowledge ICT active network design (core and access layer) and Wi-Fi networks.Coordination of architectural requirements (e.g. fixings, containment, rack equipment accommodation etc.) for ICT equipment installation. Technical room design.Solid report writing skills, and ability to convey new concepts in visual forms such as flow charts and topologies.Produce reports, specifications for tender, commissioning documentation, and design notes.Ability to create integrated data solutions, sketch out physical and data topologies, and understand their relationships.Understanding of Edge and Cloud IT platforms.BIM – Autodesk BIM 360Revit/CAD / MS Visio / PowerPoint / MS OFFICEAdditional skills in the following areas would be an advantage:Good basis of knowledge in physical and cyber security principles.Understanding of IOT.Understanding of Audiovisual principles.Our benefitsTo 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. Core benefitsPrivate medical schemeLife AssuranceIncome protectionElectric Car Salary Sacrifice SchemeElectric car scheme25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with the length of serviceContributory pension schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeEnhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental LeaveSeason Ticket LoansProfessional membership subscriptionFlexitimeFlexible benefits9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnightHybrid Working – activity-based approachEmployee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program that allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discountHoliday buy & sell up to 5 daysStudy Assistance Cycle to work schemeEmployee Referral SchemeSabbatical LeaveOther flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance, and GAYE (Give as you Earn)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 the offer stageHow to applyTo apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact [email protected] Diversity, equity, and inclusionWe are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups. To learn more about our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, see our DEI strategy.Adjustments and accommodationsIf 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.Flexible workingWe 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.Data privacyWe have updated our terms and conditions for candidates, click here to find out more.