Job Description

It is fair to say that this is a unique organisation in many way's; they describe themselves as being a disorganised workers cooperative, they are described by others as one of the premier design consultancies in the world and by their staff as a great place to work.

With over 70 offices in 32 countries and over 7000 members of staff they have a truly international presence operating in all fields of construction design including city centre master planning, highways, bridges, geotechnical, geoenvironmental, rail and building services.

This particular team concentrates on fulfilling the energy and sustainability needs of clients with regards to building services and the utilities aspects of their projects.

With aim of developing energy solutions and plans for urban regeneration, business parks and individual buildings, this team implements a range of schemes from community heating to wind farms and other renewable energy sources such as solar energy.

They are also heavily involved with communicating strategic energy advice from government through to business and vice-versa acting as an advisor to government and other bodies as to strategy for minimising the energy impact of current and future buildings.

Joining an existing team based in South Yorkshire that works through out Yorkshire, the UK and internationally you will be involved with all aspects of energy engineering and advice.

You will be providing design input, procurement advice and project management expertise from the inception of project through to completion.

Typical projects undertaken by the group include: providing site specific advice to clients in relation to building and infrastructure projects, production of energy demand analysis data, plant capacity selection and energy performance assessment, energy procurement advice and reviewing designs from energy/utility usage point of view.

Working closely with other design teams (internally and externally) you will also be liaising with utilities, clients, architects and contractors on a daily basis and using your strategic focus to ensure you deliver the best long term solution to the client.

Qualifications/Skills Required

It is likely that you are a Chartered Engineer and able to demonstrate considerable expertise in the field of Energy Engineering, ideally in all fields (design, procurement and project management), but you should be proficient in one and capable of working effectively in the other two as a minimum.

Possessing a strategic mindset, you must be confident in a client facing situation being able to manage their expectations while providing advice regarding all possible options whether it is on site generation, CHP or taking advantage of the de-regulated energy market.