Head of Engineering

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At Centrica Business Solutions, we’re proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally – helping them to balance planet, with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power – to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We’re also transforming the UK’s energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets.

About your role:

We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead, manage, and develop an industry leading Engineering team who exhibit a growth mindset. As our Head of Engineering, you will provide strategic direction along with thought and commercial leadership across a diverse group of professional engineers.

You’ll be accountable to integrate with sales to quickly mature the feasibility and assess the suitability of an opportunity using project phase gates. If approved, you’ll own the engineering and design program to deliver at or ahead of scope, schedule, cost, quality, all while ensuring the safe performance.

You will also have experience in standardisation to deliver turnkey energy efficiency, heat and power supply agreements in excess of £100M per annum across multiple technologies such as Combined Heat and Power (CHP), energy storage, heat pump installations, solar, and battery storage, while remaining experts on emerging, complimentary, and disruptive technologies.

Your role responsibilities will include:

• Lead, inspire and develop a high performing, multi-disciplinary and diverse team fully empowered to define, drive, and own the design of all technologies (CHP, solar, heat pump, LED lighting, building energy management systems, HVAC, gas generation, and battery storage).
• Accountable for the utilisation, quality and on-time delivery of all design scopes.
• Selection, management and performance of 3rd party design resources.
• Ensure robust governance in place particularly in relation to technical, engineering, regulatory, contractual and HSE decision making, supporting good safe business decisions, based on sound commercial evaluation.
• Ensure the competence and training framework policy and procedures are adhered to, meaning each team member attains and maintains the required competency level.
• Create a continuous improvement culture and deliver innovative solutions that place CBS as the leading player in the UK Energy Solutions marketplace and enable a right first-time engineering delivery, satisfying all key internal metrics and customer specifications.

Location: Salford based (circa 2 days p/w) with occasional travel to Windsor and Project Sites.

Here's what we’re looking for:

• CEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Essential Senior Project Management Qualification or extensive experience leading a multi project and multi discipline P&L.
• Experience in successfully assessing feasibility, detailed design and engineering, and delivering major capital projects.
• Proficiency in developing energy assets on industrial and commercial properties connecting into private networks.
• In-depth understanding of all legislation, regulations, working practices and other codes of practice relevant to the industry.
• Business knowledge, strong commercial acumen, and understanding of Centrica's commercial aims and objectives.
• Confidence, credibility, and communication skills to drive behavioural and performance improvements as well as change projects.
• Skilled in leading and managing multidisciplinary teams, across multiple locations and projects.
• Ability to operate at senior level: setting strategy, securing resources, building a high performing team, influencing internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of driving a culture of continuous improvement.
• Health and Safety exemplar, who prioritises the safety of themselves and others, and understands the leadership behaviours required to influence others in this area.
• Deep growth mindset with an individual that sees challenges as opportunities and is a natural collaborator with peers.
• Client-driven with deep commercial acumen to understand costs and benefits in real time.
• Experience of technology and engineering decisions as well as contractual aspects of customer jobs.

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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