District Heating Engineer (Heat Networks)

Rise Technical Recruitment; City Of London; Ibrido; GBP 46.000 - 51.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Employer pension

Annual leave 28-31 days

Bank holidays

35-hour week

Hybrid working

Healthcare benefits

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Paid volunteering

Excellent benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a District Heating Engineer (Heat Networks) in Stratford, London, with hybrid working. The role focuses on reviewing designs, assessing heat networks, overseeing commissioning, and ensuring regulatory compliance across large-scale energy infrastructure.

You will work closely with engineering consultants, developers and internal teams to ensure safety, efficiency and long-term asset performance. Excellent pension and generous leave are among the benefits.

Competenze

• Experience as a District Heating Engineer or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of district heating systems and mechanical infrastructure.
• Experience in heat network design, commissioning, and compliance.

Mansioni

• Review and assess district heating network designs, specifications and technical documentation.
• Carry out technical assessments of existing and newly developed heat network infrastructure.
• Oversee and witness commissioning activities involving heating plant, controls and metering systems.
• Ensure district heating installations meet relevant engineering, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Identify technical defects and recommend remedial works for asset standards.
• Provide technical assurance and sign-off for heat network assets adopted into the portfolio.
• Support the technical assessment of related energy infrastructure including PV and EV charging systems.
• Collaborate with developers, consultants and internal teams to ensure safe, compliant operation.

Conoscenze

District heating

Heat networks

Mechanical engineering

Design experience

Formazione

Engineering degree

Descrizione del lavoro

District Heating Engineer (Heat Networks)

Stratford, London - Hybrid Working

£46,410 - £50,671

• Up to 12% Employer Pension Contribution
• 28 Days Holiday Rising to 31 Days
• Bank Holidays
• 35-Hour Working Week
• Hybrid Working
• Healthcare Benefits
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Paid Volunteering
• Excellent Benefits

Are you a District Heating Engineer, Heat Network Engineer or Mechanical Engineer with experience in district heating systems, design, commissioning or technical compliance?

Are you looking to join a major organisation where you can use your technical expertise to influence large-scale energy infrastructure projects, whilst benefiting from excellent working conditions, a generous pension and long-term career opportunities?

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's largest housing organisations, which is responsible for providing homes to approximately 250,000 people and operates an extensive portfolio of over 260 heat network schemes.

The organisation is continuing to invest in its energy infrastructure, sustainability initiatives and the development of its district heating networks. As part of this, they are looking for an experienced engineer to play a key role in ensuring their heating infrastructure meets the highest technical, safety and regulatory standards.

In this role, you will be responsible for reviewing district heating designs, assessing existing and newly developed heat networks, overseeing commissioning activities and ensuring infrastructure meets the necessary technical requirements before being adopted into the organisation's portfolio.

You will work closely with engineering consultants, developers, contractors and internal technical teams, providing engineering expertise and ensuring district heating infrastructure is safe, compliant and operating effectively.

Alongside the technical challenges, the organisation offers an excellent working environment, including a 35-hour working week, flexible hybrid working, a generous pension scheme, substantial annual leave and opportunities for continued professional development.

This position would suit an experienced District Heating Engineer, Heat Network Engineer or Mechanical Building Services Engineer looking to move into a technically influential position with greater involvement in engineering standards, infrastructure assessment and long-term asset performance.

The Role:

• Review and assess district heating network designs, specifications and technical documentation.
• Carry out technical assessments of existing and newly developed heat network infrastructure.
• Oversee and witness commissioning activities involving heating plant, controls, metering systems and associated equipment.
• Ensure district heating installations meet relevant engineering, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Identify technical defects, recommend remedial works and ensure infrastructure meets the required standards.
• Provide technical assurance and sign-off for heat network assets being adopted into the organisation's portfolio.
• Support the technical assessment of associated energy infrastructure, including solar PV and electric vehicle charging systems.
• Work closely with developers, engineering consultants, contractors and internal technical teams.
• Support compliance with Ofgem heat network regulations and relevant technical standards.
• Hybrid working, including approximately 2-3 days per week attending sites, alongside office and home working.

The Person:

• Experience as a District Heating Engineer, Heat Network Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Building Services Engineer or similar.
• Strong technical knowledge of district heating systems and associated mechanical infrastructure
• Experience in heat network design, commissioning, technical assurance or compliance.
• Understanding of heating plant, distribution networks, metering systems and controls.
• Knowledge of relevant technical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with contractors, engineering consultants or developers.
• Engineering degree or relevant technical qualification.
• Ideally, at least five years' relevant post-qualification experience.

Reference Number: 8326

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates