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Senior Energy Engineer

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.

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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 work 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 installation. 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.

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Required Skills

  • Strong understanding and experience in energy infrastructure project commercialisation, with a focus on District Heat Networks.
  • Oversee the planning, design, and implementation of heat network projects.
  • Effectively communicate with clients to understand their requirements and provide tailored solutions.
  • Offer commercial advice on economic modelling, feasibility studies, and business cases for heat networks.
  • Develop concise and engaging reports and economic models.
  • Experience in stakeholder engagement and client-facing roles within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Lead and provide commercial guidance to project teams to deliver project scope.
  • Identify and evaluate new and emerging technologies, policies, and services in the energy sector
  • Understand wider engineering disciplines involved in master planning and collaborate within multi-disciplinary project teams.
  • Degree in a related discipline (e.g., STEM, economics) and working towards chartered professional registration such as APM.

Desirable skills

  • Experience in energy consultancy, focusing on heat networks.
  • Strong ability to communicate and interact with colleagues and clients.
  • Experience in undertaking techno-economic appraisals of energy systems.
  • Experience in engaging and working with regulatory authorities within the UK.
  • Experience in managing project teams of 5+ people.
  • Proficient in negotiations and stakeholder management.
  • Experience in managing complex projects.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

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. 

Join us to find out what you’re really capable of. #LI-TG1

What we offer you

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.

  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Attractive salary 
  • 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. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid

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 recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. 

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