Principal Consultant - Industrial Energy Efficiency and Carbon

at  SLR Consulting

Vacancy No
VN3841
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Contract Type
Full-Time
Advert
Job Description
SLR is a global leader in end-to-end sustainability solutions: providing clients with strategic advice and on the ground support. Building on the success of our long-established Carbon and Energy teams, we are looking for experienced Carbon and Energy Consultants at Associate and Principal grades on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. As experienced professionals with proven project management experience and proved business development capabilities you will work under your own initiative and take the technical lead for a range of carbon and energy-related tasks.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will provide strategic direction for our E&CC service, with a focus on aspects including energy audits and surveys (including ESOS and EU EED-compliant energy audits), feasibility studies, building and process optimisation, energy management, monitoring and targeting, energy and water benchmarking, carbon footprinting, development of Net Zero Carbon strategies and energy strategies. For the duration of 2023 you will have an involvement in ESOS related work for clients - either in an Auditing capacity if holding ESOS Lead Assessor status, or from a survey perspective to assist our existing team of ESOS assessors.
Positions can be based in any of SLR’s UK offices (with a preference for Manchester, London, Bristol or Devon), or can be hybrid or for the right person we could consider home-based/remote working.

As an experienced consultant providing advisory services across Carbon and Energy Management, we’d envisage that you would be able to demonstrate strong technical and project management skills and be effective communicators with strong interpersonal skills. We would expect that the expertise and competences which you would bring to the role would include:

• Qualified to degree-level or higher, within a relevant engineering-related subject (Chemical/Process Engineering, Energy Engineering / Renewable Energy Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering)
• Chartered Engineer and member of a relevant professional Institute - EI, IChemE, IMechE, IEE, CIBSE, or similar (or working towards for Senior grade applicants).
• Members of the EI Register of Professional Energy Consultants, Chartered Energy Managers, CIBSE Low Carbon Consultants, or other ESOS-specific qualifications are especially welcome.
• Experience in conducting on-site energy assessments, audits and surveys of industrial, commercial and public sector facilities.
• Evaluation of the performance and cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency technologies, for use in industrial, commercial and public sector facilities.
• Good knowledge of current and future drivers for energy efficiency, including SECR/MGHG Reporting, CCA, EU/UK-ETS, EU EPBD, EU EED/ESOS and Building Regulations.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English. Second languages an advantage.
• Strong report writing skills relating to energy efficiency technologies, and the results of energy assessments.
• Good IT skills with advanced skills and experience in MS Excel spreadsheet methods for various types of analyses.
• Good presentation skills, and will be comfortable communicating findings at all levels
• A proven track record in and an aptitude for business developmen