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Our benefits

What do you get when you work for BRE?

At BRE, we don’t just offer benefits. We support careers that help shape a safer and more sustainable built environment. Our package focuses on wellbeing, professional growth, flexibility and recognition.

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Health & Wellbeing

  • Health Shield cover, with cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing costs, including prescriptions, physiotherapy and dental care

  • 24/7 virtual GP and counselling support

  • Regular health and wellbeing events

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Cafe and games room at BRE Science Park in Watford.

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Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

  • 25 days annual leave

  • Flexible hybrid working options

  • Volunteering day - help make a difference in your local community

  • Enhanced maternity, paternity,

    adoption and shared parental leave

    packages.

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Reward & Recognition

  • Annual salary review

  • Pension scheme with 5% matching employer contribution

  • Life assurance – 4x basic salary

  • Onsite parking including low cost EV charging points

  • Professional pensions advice

  • Colleague appreciation award scheme offering cash vouchers of £150

  • Employee referral scheme (£1,000)

  • Retail discounts and cash back offers with a wide range of providers

  • Professional membership reimbursement.

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Career Growth

  • Access to our digital learning platform containing thousands of courses, videos and books

  • A rigorous onboarding programme

  • Options to take on high-level qualifications such as degrees and masters

  • Access to our BRE Academy courses

  • Leadership development opportunities at multiple stages in your career

  • Regular coaching conversations with your manager to support your development.

Benefits that make a difference

  • One of the things I value most about working at BRE is the flexibility. It meant I could fit my training around work and ultimately complete my first ultra marathon in Madeira, something I’m incredibly proud of!

    Simon Hartery - Recruitment Consultant

  • The flexibility I’ve had at BRE has been invaluable. Being able to take one day a week to support my children, combined with a genuinely supportive culture and good maternity packages, meant I could look after my family without feeling like I had to compromise my career.

    Amy Worsley - Learning & Development Partner

About BRE

BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.

Founded in 1921
Co-workers 500+

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