Design Support Engineer (Mechanical)

Overview

Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure

Location: Sheffield

Hemiko is a fast-growing, UK based, innovative business which is looking to invest in and deliver over £1bn of heat network projects in the coming years. We fund, design build, operate and maintain low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems for communities, towns and cities. We work with local authorities, developers, house builders and property owners.

We are looking to lead on city scale decarbonisation. We recognise that the decarbonisation of heating and the built environment is one of the last known and “solution clear” areas – this is where we are focussed and where we will be deploying our investment and our resources.

We are an innovative, design and proactive intelligence led company, looking to attract people who think through a problem and past an issue. We want to be at the front end of commercial and technical innovation and are looking for team members to come on that journey.

Some of our current projects include

• The design, installation, operation and funding of district heating system to serve 3500 homes in Clapham as part of a major regeneration project.
• The design and installation of a heat network in a rural community in Cambridgeshire to replace oil boilers in 300 homes with centralised low carbon heat generation.
• The design and installation of a ground source heat pump system to provide heating and cooling to a new development of 300 homes, gym and office building in South London.
• The design, installation and operation of a new city centre wide low carbon district heating system for the City of Cardiff.
• Developing detailed long‑term decarbonisation plans for existing large scale district heating networks to allow them to transition from gas fired CHP led generation to low carbon generation.

Hemiko is absolutely committed to an honest and collaborative approach to all our work, to being innovative in everything we do, always looking for better ways to do things and on avoiding the business curses of unnecessary complexity and silos. We are a young, friendly business in the very rapidly growing low carbon energy sector, which provides significant opportunities for career flexibility and development.

We focus on delivering bespoke solutions with positive outcomes for the communities we serve.

Role

Hemiko is seeking a Design Support Engineer to work in the design of District Heating infrastructure including Mechanical Building Services. The location of the post will be Sheffield. The role is to support the design and growth of energy centre and heat network infrastructure in the UK, so you may also be expected to visit prospective and active construction sites throughout the UK from time to time, as necessary.

The nature of the business and our rapid growth means that the candidate has significant opportunity to develop their career in a friendly environment and progress as the company grows. We are looking to develop teams of engineers that will be able to grow into designing a variety of energy related systems. It is anticipated, therefore, that the candidate would be seeking to broaden their skills horizon.

This position will differ from conventional design responsibilities in that the Design Support Engineer will be given the opportunity to help ‘own’ design projects from inception through to operation through a broad range of learning. Following the handover to our Operations Team, the engineer will continue to monitor and evaluate feedback from the Operations Team to help refine and improve the design and all future designs.

Specific tasks

• Participate on the design and delivery of new energy projects during the pre‑construction and construction phases working with and supported by the wider Hemiko team.
• Grow as a design engineer.
• Design hydronic systems and system calculations.
• Undertake hydraulic and thermal modelling of systems through the use of software.
• Assist in the design of medium to large scale low carbon energy systems, heat distribution networks, controls, plant‑rooms, thermal storage and fuel storage.
• The production of detailed drawings, reports and specifications.
• Equipment selection and specification.
• Surveying and evaluating existing buildings energy systems.
• Assist in the production of viability and feasibility reports of energy systems.
• Coordinate the work of others and coordinate work with engineers of other disciplines.
• Provide regular on and off‑site evaluation to ensure design compliance during construction phase.

Candidate

We are looking for an enthusiastic Design Support Engineer (Mechanical) with excellent energy engineering design, technical, and software skills who enjoys working collaboratively in dynamic multi‑professional teams, assisting in all aspects of the delivery of projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results.

You will be able to show you have had recent experience in this design area and you will have a keen interest in the field of Energy Engineering Systems for domestic, commercial and industrial buildings. You will have a keen eye for detail and be technically proficient.

We will want you to join our journey toward a more environmentally, technically responsible and effective way of designing energy systems, moving away from conventional processes into a more innovative and free‑thinking design environment.

Experience & knowledge

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Building Services or Energy Engineering.
• Highly numerate and with a comprehensive understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics and fluid hydraulics.
• 1–3 yrs experience in this field of work.
• Experience of the application of CP1/TS1.
• Working knowledge of UK regulations.

Skills

• Understanding of Heat and Utility Networks is desirable.
• Competent in AutoCAD.
• Good experience in the use of Revit.
• Experience in using Construction Management platforms such as Procore.
• IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems, etc. as a minimum.
• Excellent communication and presentations skills.
• Proficient report writing.
• Good organisational, time management and planning.
• Creative, inquisitive and enjoys solving problems.
• Willingness to question and probe.

Remuneration and Info

• Base salary range £37‑51K.
• Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
• 25 days holidays.
• Pension plan provision.
• Private health care scheme available.
• IT equipment.
• Health and well‑being support.
• Continuing learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive culture that promotes diversity.

Our values

Hemiko has evolved with a very healthy culture and working environment that is warm and inclusive; it defines us and is important to us. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socioeconomic background.

We appreciate that no one’s circumstances are the same and having the flexibility in working environments work is essential to our wellbeing. If this is significant to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

Application

To apply please send through your CV electronically and include a short summary detailing your skills and experience to:

peter.mildenstein@hemiko.com