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

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

The role will be a mix of hybrid and working from either our London, Bath, Manchester, Leeds, or Edinburgh office.

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.

Our electrical discipline area is integral to our offers as we see an increasing need to electrify our systems. This includes working with clients on viable electrical systems and connections strategies. Clients include developers, local authorities, university campuses and network operators.

This role is a significant role in leading and delivering key electrical projects working with colleagues both within the energy team and other discipline areas. The successful candidate will find themselves in a position of responsibility working directly with senior team members and mentoring junior engineers. They will be contributing directly into the technical strategy and leading design activities on a varied and exciting portfolio of projects.

Required Skills

• Degree level, or equivalent, in electrical/power systems engineering or related discipline
• Demonstrable expertise in electrical system design typically in medium voltage (MV) levels with low voltage (LV) interfacing
• A clear understanding of the interface requirements of electrical systems in low carbon system design e.g., storage, renewables, low carbon heating, demand side response, electric vehicles and energy efficiency
• Ability to apply systems approach to complex problems in the energy and built environment sectors
• Ability to manage themselves effectively across multiple projects including project and programme management skills
• Experience of working in client facing roles.
• Strong numerical analysis and modelling skills
• Familiarity and practitioner experience working with network modelling and energy system modelling techniques
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to contribute to project fee proposals and bids working with senior team members on strategy
• Be open to serving as Line Manager to junior staff members, providing pastoral support, career guidance, and day-to-day mentoring.
  
  
  

• Project management experience in delivery of projects.
• Commercial and economic experience in evaluating project design costs
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical system interfaces and digital operating systems
• Experience of utility providers systems and applications process.
• Hold chartered status or be on a path to achieve chartered status with a relevant professional institution (e.g. CIBSE, IET, Energy Institute).
• Be familiar with design tools such as PowerFactory, PVSyst, EnergyPro, and ProDesign.
  
  
  

• 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.
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Construction

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