Senior/Principal District Energy Engineer

at  Ramboll

Job Description
Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,300 people working across 17 offices who apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment and Health, and Energy. We love seeing our talents develop and succeed and you will have opportunities to work on challenging and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open, and supportive, recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.
Join our District Energy Department as our new Principal Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Design lead and task/ project manager experience, with responsibility for leading teams, and delivering on project budgets, programme and quality.
• Broad engineering knowledge for integration of district heating (and cooling) into wider systems.
• 5th generation district heating and cooling / ambient loops design.
• Appreciation of UK market and policy environment.
• 5 Case business case experience (creation).
• Experience of bidding and marketing activities.

As our new Principal District Energy Engineer, you will have a leading role in delivering exciting and innovative district heating (and cooling) projects, from producing conceptual designs to assisting asset owners improve operational performance. Our clients are broad, including government, local authorities, public bodies, energy companies, commercial property and developers.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Assume a leading role in the design of innovative low carbon district heating (and cooling) projects.
• Undertake and lead design activities such as feasibility studies, heat network zoning, hydraulic and energy modelling, along with developing technical designs and specifications.
• Support the development of junior engineers and consultants, and encourage a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing and technical excellence.
• Proactively engage with the team and become a reliable and trusted team member.
• Support the development of junior team members.