Mechanical Design Engineer- Sheffield

Location: Sheffield or London

Our client is an innovative and rapidly expanding business based in the UK, aiming to invest in and implement over £1 billion worth of heat network projects in the upcoming years. They provide funding, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems for communities, towns, and cities. Their collaborations include local authorities, developers, house builders, and property owners. They aim to take the lead in decarbonising at the city level.

They acknowledge that the decarbonisation of heating and the built environment represents one of the final areas with clear solutions, and this is where their focus lies, along with the allocation of their investments and resources. They are a forward-thinking company driven by innovative design and proactive intelligence, seeking individuals who can analyze problems and look beyond challenges. Their goal is to lead in both commercial and technical innovation, and they invite team members to join them on this journey.

Some of their current projects include:

• The design, installation, operation and funding of a district heating system to serve 3500 homes as part of a major regeneration project.
• The design and installation of a heat network in a rural community 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, a gym and office building.
• The design, installation and operation of a new city centre wide low carbon district heating system.
• 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.

Our client is absolutely committed to an honest and collaborative approach to all their work, to being innovative in everything they do, always looking for better ways to do things and avoiding the business curses of unnecessary complexity and silos. They are a young, friendly business in the very rapidly growing low carbon energy sector, which provides significant opportunities for career flexibility and development. They focus on delivering bespoke solutions with positive outcomes for the communities they serve.

Role

Our client is seeking a highly flexible, self‑starting, post‑graduate engineer with demonstrable experience in the design of Mechanical Building Services. The nominal location of the post will be Sheffield, but other office locations in London and Carlisle will be considered. The role is to support the design and growth of heat network infrastructure in the UK, and the candidate would also be expected to visit prospective client sites 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.

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 engineer will be given the opportunity to ‘own’ a design project from inception through to operation. 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 in the design and delivery of new energy projects during the pre‑construction and construction phases working with and supported by the wider business.
• Evaluation of project scope and design inception.
• Design and implementation of medium to large scale low carbon energy systems, heat distribution networks, controls, plant‑rooms and thermal storage.
• Production of detailed drawings, reports and specifications.
• Evaluating existing buildings energy system designs and generating design changes to make them operate efficiently at lower temperatures.
• Production of viability and feasibility reports of energy systems.
• Regular on‑site evaluation to ensure design compliance during construction phase.
• Post‑construction evaluation and reporting.

Candidate

We are looking for an enthusiastic energy/building services engineer with excellent 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 should have a keen interest and have 3‑5 years of experience in delivering detailed designs in this field of engineering 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.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Building Services or Energy Engineering.
• 3‑5 years post‑graduate experience in relevant fields of building services engineering design.
• Highly numerate and with a comprehensive understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics and fluid hydraulics.
• Experience in the design of mechanical services for multi‑apartment buildings.
• Experience of energy‑centric mechanical services design, such as district heating, CHP and renewables.
• Experience in the deployment of low carbon energy sources such as ASHP and GSHP.
• A broad understanding of energy legislation and compliance.
• A good knowledge and application of CP1.

Skills

• Ability to produce detailed schematic representations of heating, DHW, chilled water, ventilation and control systems.
• Understanding of heat and utility networks is desirable.
• Highly competent in AutoCAD, Revit and Procore.
• Fully IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems, etc. as a minimum.
• Able to work as a member of a team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and in meetings.
• Good organisational, time management and planning.
• Creative, inquisitive and enjoys solving problems.
• Willingness to question conventional design methods.

Remuneration and Info

Remuneration: competitive with market. Base £49,000 – £59,000 depending on experience. Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance. An inclusive culture that promotes diversity. Design team is Sheffield based but other office locations include London and Carlisle. Permanent full time. Holidays 25 days a year plus public holidays. Pension plan provision. Private health care scheme available. Cycle to work scheme. Health and well‑being support. Company IT equipment. Continuing learning and development opportunities. Community volunteering opportunities.

Please send CV to v.elliott@envirotechtalent.com apply.