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Job Description
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AECOM’s Sustainability & Decarbonisation Advisory is a leader in the Built Environment Net Zero Policy & Research field, including Decentralised and Renewable Energy. The team currently requires a Senior Energy Consultant with a particular focus on technical delivery. We are looking for someone with a strong grasp of the UK energy market, how buildings, estates, towns, and cities can be decarbonised through integrated low-carbon energy projects, such as the introduction of district energy networks, and demonstrable project management skills.
What you’ll do!
You’ll engage in diverse work, from shaping policy and handling planning applications to supporting local authorities with climate studies. We’re looking for adaptable individuals who take initiative and excel at problem-solving. If you’re ready to contribute to a sustainable future, we want to hear from you! The role offers a great opportunity for career progression for a candidate who demonstrates passion, technical ability, and leadership skills.
Job duties:
* Support or lead the technical delivery of energy decarbonisation projects including local energy system masterplanning, new development planning applications, policy development and research/innovation for clients.
* Developing methods for predicting and reducing energy use through use of technology, controls or behavioural change.
* Project management and support or lead technical delivery of projects.
* Interfacing, communicating and building relationships with clients and key contacts around the business and wider industry.
* Mentoring and guiding junior consultants/ engineers.
* Bid writing and work winning.
Come grow with us:
The team specialises in the decarbonisation of buildings and places, including low carbon sustainable building planning and design, ranging from innovative modular homes to large-scale high-profile developments in London. We have a significant number of projects across the UK&I, and we are also supporting the UK Government in the delivery of related schemes, including the Future Homes and Future Building Standards.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
Qualifications
* Degree relating to energy, decarbonisation, engineering, physics or other complementary disciplines. Post graduate degree would be beneficial.
* Chartered status or working towards Chartership (e.g. CEng, CEnv) would be beneficial.
Requirements
* A good understanding of the UK Built Environment and energy sectors/ policies.
* Knowledge of renewables, low carbon heating technologies, energy storage technologies, key technical and legislative documents (e.g. Code of Practice, Energy Act, Part L, Heat Zoning).
* Strong client facing skills, and leading or supporting technical project delivery
* Track record of project management would be beneficial.
* Knowledge of building services, their design and operational requirements including controls and utilities and commissioning would be beneficial.
* General commercial awareness around business case writing (e.g. Green Book, EPC, government funding schemes, ESCO contracts).
* Ability to undertaken energy and carbon calculations using tools and methodologies such as IES, PHPP or SAP. Experience of data analysis and working with programming languages such as Python would be beneficial.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.