Energy & Development Engineer in Blackburn

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi’s Strategy of Growth? Due to company growth/expansion, Vital Energi Ltd are looking for an Energy & Development Engineer to join our growing team located in Blackburn.

This role is responsible for coordinating the development and submission of high-quality bids and Investment Grade Proposals (IGPs) for energy efficiency projects. This role involves reviewing client requirements, planning deliverables, managing cost and design forecasts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting technical development. The position also includes conducting site surveys, identifying Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs), collaborating with design teams, and maintaining relationships with clients and suppliers to deliver innovative, compliant, and successful energy efficiency projects.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Undertake thorough reviews of tender documentation to fully understand the client’s requirements.
• Detail key tender deliverables in a presentable manner, to ensure effective communication to the wider team.
• Have a good commercial understanding of each project, to identify key risks, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with team members, including demonstrating transparency, and building good relationships with team members, clients, and the supply chain.
• Undertake cost development activities with support from Estimating, demonstrating a good understanding of cost plans.
• Be able to forecast preliminaries and design costs as part of the cost development.
• Take part in Sign Off meetings with the Senior Leadership team, supporting the Head of Pre-Construction / Energy & Development Manager / Bid Managers.
• Carry out detailed site surveys and investigations to identify Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) for our retrofit decarbonisation projects.
• Work with our design team to develop technical solutions, concept designs, and specifications for energy efficiency projects and zero carbon roadmaps.
• Support the development of specifications for works to ensure that the design is fully aligned with the project brief.
• Ensure compliance with specific Regulations (e.g. Building Regs, Health & Safety, CDM etc) and customer policies at the design/development phase.
• Develop an understanding of long-term Measurement and Verification (M&V) procedures, supporting the existing team with the development, specification, and management of ongoing M&V.
• Provide technical support during the bid stage of the project including input into quantitative and qualitative responses to bids.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers and the supply chain.
• Identification of potential new products and technical solutions by maintaining close contact with the industry and suppliers.

The Company:

Vital Energi is a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We are supporting Hospitals, Universities, New Build developments, Towns and Cities as well as Industrial and Commercial clients to decarbonise their buildings. We have and continue to work on ground-breaking projects throughout the UK which are supporting the UK’s Net Zero targets, such as the recently announced £1 billion low-carbon infrastructure project for Westminster. With plans to double our headcount over the coming years, supported by offices opening in new locations across the country and our strong investment pipeline, coupled with our expansion into new markets such as industrial power generation with our very own Energy-from-Waste facility, there is no better time to join the family here at Vital Energi.

Experience:

• HND/Degree level is preferred.
• HND or degree qualification in a relevant subject is preferred.
• Membership of an appropriate body is also preferred.
• Experience or demonstrable skills in identifying and developing successful Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs).
• Technical experience in the design, procurement, and construction of mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
• Knowledge and experience of undertaking projects as the Principal Contractor.
• Previous experience in Estimating / Project Delivery / Commercial (desirable).
• Experience in working in collaborative working environments.
• Drive, excellent people management, and team working skills.

The package:

• Salary negotiable DOE.
• Company Car.
• Contributory Company Pension Scheme.
• Non-contributory death-in-service insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 25 Days Holiday plus 8 days bank holidays.
• Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service.
• Option to purchase/sell additional holidays.
• Onsite gym/wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office.
• Discounted gym membership across the UK.
• EV charging points where possible.

Applications will be processed within 28 days of receipt. If you have not heard from us within this time period it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training, and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements. Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.