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Senior energy engineer

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Buro Happold
Energy engineer
Posted: 21 July
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Building engineering teams to work on niche projects in an ever challenging world.

Got a flair of the complex? Buro Happold's Energy Consulting team are looking for a Senior Energy Engineer to join our vibrant and friendly team in Edinburgh.

Based in our Bread Street office near Edinburgh Castle, with hybrid working.

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 detailed design of some of the most innovative district energy and smart grid installations. The team is split geographically across Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and London. The Edinburgh office has over 86 multi-disciplinary team members, and 5 energy team consultants with a range of 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 economic modelling of energy systems for feasibility studies/options appraisals.


Desirable Skills

* Experience in developing detailed feasibility studies for campus/city-scale energy systems
* Experience of economic modelling 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 the construction and delivery of district energy projects
* Ability to undertake research and evaluation of new technologies, policies, and services in the energy sector.
* Site visit experience to build an understanding of existing heat and electricity systems in buildings and to assess potential low-carbon opportunities


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. -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 who 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 the way 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 and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.



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Engineering and Information Technology
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Construction

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