CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

Ultimately, we deliver solutions, and use our restless curiosity and leading-edge skills to challenge and innovate. So, we’re looking for you to demonstrate the skills, qualifications and experience listed below.

• Technical and commercial aspects of District heating and heat networks (ideally complete with CIBSE Heat Network Consultant accreditation)
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of city scale heat networks including; master planning, feasibility, techno-economic feasibility, detailed project development and design. To CIBSE CP1 and HNDU requirements.
• Experience undertaking technoeconomic analysis of heat networks and developing business cases to support with project procurements.
• Common HVAC Systems and how they interact with heating and cooling networks.
• Extensive experience in process engineering, ideally specialising in heating/cooling projects.
• Working knowledge and/or awareness of Heat Network modelling software e.g. EnergyPro, COMSOF, Hysopt etc
• Robust understanding of various options for provision of low carbon heat and the barriers and opportunities for their use in various applications.
• Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of relevant standards and regulations including but not limited to; Heat Networks Regulations, Heat Networks Zoning, CIBSE CP1 etc.
• Knowledge of heat network support and grant funding opportunities including but not limited to; Heat Networks Delivery Unit, Green Heat Networks Fund, Heat Networks Efficiency Scheme etc.
• Whole life cost and carbon modelling
• Qualified in a related technical subject (Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree)
• Chartered or approaching chartered status with a relevant professional body
• A range of report writing, and visual and verbal presentation techniques
• Willingness and patience to provide high levels of personal support to clients
• Ability to work well collaboratively, both internally and with external partners and sub-contractors and in diverse multidisciplinary teams
• Good analytical skills
• Sound knowledge and use of MS Office suite of software

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

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EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

As a Senior Associate Heat Networks Engineer, you will join an established and innovative team of advisors and consultants, delivering an exciting portfolio of work in the public and private sectors. As you contribute to the collective growth of our team’s capability, we will offer you exceptional opportunities for technical and management skillset development and long-term career progression.

Your role will be rewarding and varied, and responsibilities will typically include

• Supporting the development of technical solutions and energy strategies to help the Buildings and Infrastructure sector meet governmental and local ‘net zero carbon’ targets, focusing on both heat and power.
• Support the development of potential heat networks projects from early stage strategies and masterplans through to feasibility assessments, design and delivery.
• Contribute to and lead on the delivery of heat networks feasibility studies and reports. Including undertaking technoeconomic analysis and business case development.
• Develop projects from strategic definition through to concept stage in alignment with CIBSE Code of Practice (CP1).
• Understanding and communicating ‘net zero carbon’ policies to clients, in support of them setting their own ‘net zero carbon’ aspirations and developing action plans to meet defined outcomes.
• Interfacing net zero carbon advisory with wider buildings and infrastructure outcome needs, such as environmental parameters to achieve ‘healthy buildings’ and whole life cost effectiveness in operation
• Ensuring the production of deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget
• Supporting business development related activities, identifying opportunities/prospects to allow us to prepare/position the team to produce winning proposals
• Supporting the development of client relationships to provide good prospects and repeat business
• Contributing to winning new work; client-facing at a senior level