Principal Heat Network Consultant

Turner & Townsend; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Edinburgh is looking for experienced professionals to join its Sustainability Team. The role focuses on managing Distributed Energy projects, including heat networks, and requires strong consultancy experience. Candidates should have a proven track record in delivering projects and excellent customer relationship skills. The company promotes a flexible working environment and values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity to work on impactful projects

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering DE schemes and meeting project KPIs.
• Knowledge of metering regulations and government policies on HN.
• Ability in data analysis for DE.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and project delivery.
• Facilitate and deliver Distributed Energy projects.
• Develop and implement carbon management strategies.

Skills

Client management

Consultancy experience in DE and HN

Customer relationship development

Programme management

Job description

Overview

Turner & Townsend is passionate about making a difference by delivering better outcomes for clients, helping people realise their potential, and contributing to a prosperous society. We operate on ambitious, highly technical projects in over 130 countries, with a dynamic, innovative and client-focused team culture that values integrity and quality.

Job Description: We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a number or all of the following points, in relation to Heat Network (HN) and wider Distributed Energy (DE) projects or programmes. By Distributed Energy we refer to distributed, flexible, resilient and low to zero carbon heat and power networks, systems and resources, including DE resources such as heat networks, solar PV, heat pumps, energy storage, demand side flexibility, smart grid and vehicle-to-grid charging for electric vehicles.

Experience of project development (scoping, business case, finance, high level technical – but consultant rather than engineer) for schemes involving heat networks, local energy networks/smart grid including battery storage, potentially including integrating with home EV charging/car battery storage.

Outline of the Team

This role sits within our wider Sustainability Team which specialises in measuring, managing and reducing energy consumption and associated carbon emissions, as well as wider environmental sustainability considerations. We also provide broader energy and sustainability consultancy to housing associations, the public sector and commercial businesses. Our services include:

• Delivery of city/regional carbon reduction programmes;
• Development of carbon management strategies, including net zero strategies;
• Carbon footprinting and greenhouse gas reporting;
• Identification and assessment of energy savings; and
• Implementation of management systems including ISO 50001.

Qualifications

We are looking for experienced talents to join our growing team, bringing in further specialism of HN and DE across a range of commissions. You are expected to have some or all of the following competencies

Essential

• A high quality of service delivery and client management
• Consultancy experience within DE and HN projects
• Successful track record in facilitating and delivering DE schemes across a variety of client organisations and achievement in meeting project or programme KPIs
• Track record in overcoming barriers to DE through one or more project stages like;
  • Feasibility
  • Commercialisation
  • Procurement
  • Delivery of projects
• Working knowledge and experience in DE solutions, covering multiple technologies
• Excellent customer relationship development capability
• Have a good grasp of metering and billing regulations and awareness of Government policy surrounding HN
• Programme management, reporting and organisational skills
• A working knowledge of energy demands in buildings and any relevant regulations and design codes i.e. CP1, Building Regulations Part L

Preferred

• Business Development experience
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Development of energy strategies and master planning for DE
• Ability to carry out DE data analysis

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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