Location: London (hybrid working 2 or 3 days in office)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 p/a

Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours

Employment: Permanent

What makes us different

The Useful Simple Trust (UST) is a highly renowned group of professional design and consultancy practices, driving change through our four brands: Expedition Engineering, Useful Projects, Useful Studio and Thomas Matthews. The company has 80+ talented and committed civil and structural engineers, architects, construction innovation consultants, strategists, designers and sustainability experts who work side-by-side creating positive outcomes for our changing environment following our key company values: Work for Good, More with Less, Restore and Adapt and Get, Set, Zero. As a Social Enterprise, B-Corp™ and Employee Benefit Organisation, we do things differently.

Our people are highly motivated and committed, in part because our structure and values mean that our combined success is shared equitably. We share part of our profit and re-invest the rest in research, social and environmental projects. We deliver purposeful projects that we believe have a sustainable impact on our clients and the wider human environment. We are particularly focused on the sector’s biggest challenges around productivity, resource efficiency and the climate emergency / net zero.

Expedition Engineering is an award-winning engineering consultancy and has a rapidly growing pipeline of work offering innovation consulting in the infrastructure and construction sector – with a client list including HS2, Network Rail, National Highways, Environment Agency, UK water companies, several major contractors and Innovate UK - and we are looking to expand our team. We work as an innovation partner to our clients, advising on efficiency and process improvements, solving challenges with novel designs, partnering with supply chains to deliver innovations at scale, and guiding the efficient delivery of innovations in practice.

We use a range of idea generation and project delivery techniques, recognising the importance of neurodiversity in both creating and evaluating ideas. Our in-house team includes experts with backgrounds in sustainability, structural and civil engineering, environmental engineering, construction, process improvement, Lean, digital technology and practical innovation delivery. We also work collaboratively with a network of academics and practitioners to augment our skill set.

Our key workstreams in innovation include:

Delivering a transformative low carbon programme with a major infrastructure client. Roll out of common elements of design. Accelerating industrialised bridge construction, as exemplified through our innovative AVA pedestrian bridge. Delivering a game changing productivity strategy for a major programme of capital works. Developing new methods of delivering and scaling innovations after pilot stage. Unlocking industrialised construction for a major construction programme in the energy sector.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Senior / Principal Energy and Carbon Consultant to join our team. Your role will be in supporting the development of energy infrastructure strategies for new developments and estate renewal. In addition, you will support the sustainability team in the development of sustainability strategies which encompass objectives across social, environmental and economic goals.

The successful candidate will have relevant experience in energy consulting, mechanical or electrical engineering and be chartered or working towards this. We are interested in hearing from people who have specialist expertise in designing energy infrastructure for smart cities, technical building services experience and detailed knowledge of low carbon heating solutions and renewables.

As an employee benefit trust, we offer mentoring support to accelerate learning and opportunities for advancement. We are really proud of our growth and development and this reflects in our workforce as the acceleration of development of our people gives us the best tools to provide our services to our clients.

Attributes

Professional qualifications and core knowledge

- Preferably MEng/MSc in mechanical/electrical engineering or similar (BEng/BSc a minimum requirement).  - Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards chartership and member of CIBSE, EI, IMechE, IET or similar.

- Core knowledge of mechanical or electrical services, energy technology/systems and design/delivery of MEP strategies across RIBA Stages.

- Proficient in energy and carbon modelling using SAP, PHPP and IES (or other dynamic simulation). 

- Experience in implementing energy and building services solutions for residential-led schemes at building and site levels.

- Technical experience or knowledge of delivering wider masterplan solutions including heat networks, thermal storage and low to zero carbon technologies (including heat pumps, CHP, PV). An interest in developing smart cities strategies, including large scale renewable installations, communal batteries and associated electrical infrastructure.

- Experience carrying out energy audits of existing buildings and advising on energy efficiency measures. A wider interest in environmental and social sustainability themes, such as embodied carbon, circular economy and green infrastructure.

- Knowledge and experience in applying the latest policies and guidance relating to sustainable development.

Consultancy skills

- Experience in preparing Sustainability and Energy Statements for planning. Experience in undertaking feasibility studies, reviewing different options against whole life carbon and cost criteria.

- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary design teams. Ability to communicate clearly to clients, engineers and architects. Strong analytical and research skills. Excellent report writing skills.

- Delivery of high-quality technical advice, client reports, technical publications, presentations and training materials. Excellent project management, financial management, and organisational skills.

- Experience in understanding opportunities in relation to sustainable development. Participate in wider industry groups to share knowledge and enhance outcomes.

What we offer

We believe in investing and growing our people as much as we do our business. We foster talent, equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing to develop a high performing and sustainable workforce.

The package comprises

Bupa Private medical insurance for employee and direct family members.

Supported route to chartership with enhanced learning and development opportunities.

Flexible working including 9-day fortnight scheme.

Annual Eyecare Scheme Workplace Health Assured & WeCare 24/7 EAP access  Canada Life Assurance

Company pension scheme and other benefits available to you from your first day with Expedition Engineering.

Cycle to work scheme.