Director of Engineering

Inspired is a market leading, technology-enabled provider of energy and sustainability solutions in the UK - supporting businesses to transition to net zero carbon and manage their response to climate change. Established in 2000, we became the first publicly quoted advisor following a successful AIM debut in 2011. We are now the UK’s number one destination for businesses seeking expert insight and advisory services to help them manage their energy costs, reduce their carbon emissions and prove their net zero carbon and ESG strategies to their investors and customers.

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to join our successful Optimisation Team. This is a home based role with occasional travel to offices required.

Role and Responsibilities

The Director of Engineering is responsible for leading Inspired Optimisation’s engineering function, ensuring the delivery of safe, innovative, commercially viable and technically robust energy solutions that support clients on their journey to Net Zero Carbon. As a member of the Optimisation Leadership Team, the Director of Engineering provides strategic direction, technical governance and engineering leadership across the full lifecycle of energy infrastructure projects and programmes. The role is accountable for engineering excellence, technical risk management, solution development, engineering capability and the establishment of scalable engineering standards that support business growth. The Director of Engineering will lead the development and deployment of solutions across a broad range of technologies including Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Building Management Systems (BMS), Heat Pumps, Lighting, Energy Efficiency and emerging distributed energy technologies. The role acts as the organisation’s senior engineering authority, ensuring engineering decisions balance technical integrity, commercial outcomes, operational practicality and client value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership taking reasonable care for the Health co-operate with managers and other employees in fulfilling our objectives and statutory duties.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Essential:

• Proven senior engineering leadership experience within energy infrastructure, renewable energy, building services or energy solutions environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong track record of delivering complex energy and infrastructure projects.
• Experience operating within a leadership team and contributing to business strategy.
• Experience developing engineering governance, assurance and quality management frameworks.
• Experience balancing technical excellence with commercial outcomes.
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrable experience operating in a senior engineering leadership role within the energy, infrastructure, building services, renewables or energy solutions sector.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, technical assurance and engineering risk management.
• Working knowledge of relevant UK engineering, health.