Senior Energy Engineer

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Energy Engineer to join their dynamic Energy Consulting team. This role offers the chance to lead innovative projects across the UK, focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability. You will collaborate with a diverse group of professionals, tackling complex challenges in energy systems and contributing to significant projects that impact communities. With hybrid working options and a commitment to professional development, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the energy sector while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday entitlement

Generous company pension scheme

Flexible benefits including dental insurance

Enhanced parenthood leave policies

Learning and development programme

Membership to professional bodies

Employee assistance programme

Community support opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a relevant discipline and professionally registered or advancing towards it.
• Experience in client roles overseeing district energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects involving energy systems and carbon efficiency.
• Communicate complex technical subjects to diverse audiences.

Skills

Knowledge of UK energy policy

Technical knowledge of low and zero-carbon technologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience in developing feasibility studies

CIBSE Heat Network Consultant knowledge

Research and evaluation of new technologies

Education

Degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical engineering, energy, physics, or environmental

Professionally registered (e.g. CEng)

Job description

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Building engineering teams to work on niche projects in an ever challenging world.

Have you got a flair for the complex? Buro Happold's Energy Consulting team is looking for a Senior Energy Engineer to join our vibrant and friendly team.

The role will involve hybrid working and occasional travel overseas with the flexibility to be based out of any of our UK offices.

Here at Buro Happold expect the exceptional

Our UK Energy team sits within Buro Happold Cities and contains over 50 engineers, scientists, geographers and commercialisation consultants. The team works throughout the project lifecycle from national scale spatial energy system analytics through to detail design of some of the most innovative district energy and smart grid installations. The team is split geographically across London, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh. The London office has over 20 energy team consultants with a great range of grades, professional backgrounds and expertise working on local, national and international projects.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of UK energy policy and regulatory drivers of energy and carbon efficiency across a range of project scales.
• Technical knowledge and familiarity with the sizing, design, operation, and implementation of low and zero-carbon technologies and key components in district energy systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate detailed design and technical subjects to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Degree educated, preferably in a related discipline e.g. mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering, energy, physics or environmental, and professionally registered e.g. CEng or equivalent, or well advanced in working towards professional registration.
• Experience and understanding of building integrated and utility-scale energy systems, building energy performance, and efficiency standards.
• Experience in developing detailed feasibility studies for campus/city-scale energy systems.
• Experience of economic modeling of energy systems for feasibility studies/options appraisals.
• CIBSE Heat Network Consultant - CP1 2020 knowledge and experience.
• Experience in client or owner’s engineer roles overseeing construction and delivery of district energy projects.
• Ability to undertake research and evaluation of new technologies, policies and services in the energy sector.

What's in it for me?

The chance to take on a leadership role in a growing team, working alongside various environmental and engineering disciplines on some of the most significant projects in the UK.

What We Offer You

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key; we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Consulting, and Design
• Industries: Construction