AI Specialist/AI Developer in Nottingham

Hollis is building the next generation of intelligent, data‑driven services—and we’re looking for an experienced AI Specialist & Developer to play a pivotal role in that journey. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI capabilities across the business, including the creation of a proprietary Hollis Copilot. This intelligent platform will learn from our property and consultancy data, adapt to real‑world workflows, and significantly enhance productivity across our teams.

You’ll bring deep technical expertise in large language models (LLMs), Microsoft AI technologies, data engineering, and solution architecture, working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant AI solutions that create real business value.

• AI & Large Language Model Development
  • Design, build, fine‑tune, and optimise LLM‑powered solutions, including custom models and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) frameworks.
  • Architect and develop a scalable Hollis Copilot integrated with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 Document Management, and internal datasets.
  • Build conversational AI agents with self‑training capabilities and automated reinforcement loops using property and consultancy data.
• Data Engineering & AI Training Pipelines
  • Collaborate with our in‑house data team to engineer robust pipelines that ingest, cleanse, classify, and index structured and unstructured data.
  • Implement secure embeddings, vector stores, and knowledge graphs to support intelligent contextual search.
  • Develop automated feedback and telemetry loops to enable continuous model improvement.
• Microsoft Copilot & Cloud Integration
  • Architect and deploy AI workloads on Microsoft Azure, including Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Search, Fabric, and Copilot extensions.
  • Integrate AI capabilities into Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and custom web applications.
  • Develop plugins and extensions that enhance Microsoft Copilot with Hollis‑specific functionality.
• Solution Design & Architecture
  • Partner with the CTO, COO, and Innovation teams to translate business challenges into AI‑enabled solutions.
  • Produce architectural designs, prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts, and technical documentation.
  • Ensure all solutions meet high standards of security, professional compliance (including RICS and GDPR), and responsible AI governance.
• Innovation & Delivery
  • Lead the technical delivery of AI pilots and full‑scale deployments alongside the transformation team.
  • Work closely with service heads, surveyors, product owners, and data teams to identify high‑impact AI use cases.
  • Contribute to Hollis’ long‑term AI and digital innovation roadmap, including bespoke AI agents that automate and optimise business processes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Expert knowledge of large language models, prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, and RAG systems.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Machine Learning, and related services.
• Experience building Copilot extensions, Copilot Studio solutions, or custom copilots.
• Proficiency in Python, C#, or similar languages for AI integration and development.
• Experience with vector databases, embeddings pipelines, and similarity search.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 architecture, data governance, and secure enterprise AI patterns.
• Experience with modern software engineering practices, including APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with property or real‑estate data, or AI applications in asset‑rich industries.
• Experience with knowledge graph technologies.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric or data lake architectures.
• Background in machine learning research or applied ML within enterprise environments.

Key Competencies

• A strong innovation mindset with the ability to turn ideas into practical, scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• A problem‑solving approach focused on efficiency, scalability, and measurable business impact.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑moving, evolving environment.
• A clear commitment to responsible AI, ethics, and compliance.

Our preference is to recruit directly wherever possible. Should this role be approved for support from external recruitment partners, we will contact our PSL agencies accordingly. Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Effective introduction of a candidate will only be accepted if it has been requested to submit CV’s in relation to a specific vacancy. Any speculative submissions will not incur a fee. For any queries, kindly reach out to the appropriate Talent Acquisition team member.

The Company

Hollis is a leading independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle. We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, ESG consultants, project managers and technical specialists operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

Why join us?

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently‑owned and independently‑minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals. We offer a highly attractive salary and a generous benefits package including:

• Life assurance and private medical insurance
• Season ticket loan
• 5% Employer pension contribution
• 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday
• Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more
• EV car scheme
• Longevity awards

Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can. We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.

We’re Inclusive

Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented or non‑dominant groups. We’re focused on a culture of inclusion; where all barriers including prejudice are removed from our working environment; and where all our people are empowered to be the best they can be.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you would like the opportunity to join Hollis but your past experience is not an exact match, we encourage you to apply anyway as you could be the right candidate for this role or another role within the company. If you require alternative formats of our documents or need to apply offline, please get in touch with the talent acquisition team: talentacquisition@hollisglobal.com or call us on 020 7622 9555.