Design Engineer

Hemiko are recruiting for a Design Engineer reporting to the Director of Engineering.

The successful candidate will be responsible for participating on the design and delivery of new energy projects during the pre-construction and construction phases working with and supported by the wider Hemiko Team.

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., Hemiko are 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 we embrace flexible working arrangements across our business and have live projects across the UK and offices in London and Carlisle as well as in Sheffield. You would also be expected to visit prospective client sites and active construction sites throughout the UK from time to time.

The compact 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.

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 will be able to show you have had 3-5 years of experience in this design area and you will have a keen interest in the field of Energy Engineering Systems 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 and technically responsible and effective way of designing energy systems; moving away from conventional processes into a more innovative and free-thinking design environment.

Specific Tasks

Participating on the design and delivery of new energy projects during the pre-construction and construction phases working with and supported by the wider Hemiko Team. In more detail this will include:

• Evaluation of project scope and design inception


• The design and implementation of medium to large scale low carbon energy systems, heat distribution networks, controls, plant-rooms, thermal storage and fuel storage.


• The 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
  
  You will be able to show you have had 3-5 years of experience in this design area and you will have a keen interest in the field of Energy Engineering Systems for domestic, commercial and industrial buildings. You will have a keen eye for detail and be technically proficient.


We appreciate that no one's circumstances are the same and having the flexibility in working environments work is essential to our wellbeing. If this is significant to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.,
• 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 centre 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, 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 presentations skills, written and in meetings.


• Good organisational, time management and planning.


• Creative, inquisitive and enjoys solving problems.


• Willingness to question conventional design methods
  
  We are Armed Forces friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.


About Hemiko

Hemiko is a fast-growing innovative business which is looking to invest in and deliver over £1bn of heat network projects in the coming years. We fund, design, build, operates and maintain low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems. This work is for communities, towns, and cities. We work with local authorities, developers, house builders, and property owners.

We are looking to lead on town and city scale decarbonisation. We recognise that the decarbonisation of heating and the built environment is one of the least known and "solution clear" areas - this is where we are focused and where we will be deploying our investment and our resource.

We are an innovative, design and proactive intelligence led company, looking to attract people who think around a problem and past an issue. We want to be at the front end of commercial and technical innovation and are looking for team members to come on that journey.

Some of our current projects include:

• The design, installation, operating, and funding of a district heating system to serve 3,500 homes in Clapham as part of a major regeneration project.


• The design, installation, and operation of a new city centre wide low carbon district heating system for the City of Cardiff.


• The design, installation, and operation of a ground source heat pump system to provide heating and cooling to a new development of 300 homes a gym and office building in South London.


• The design and installation of a heat network in a rural community in Cambridgeshire to replace oil boilers in 300 homes with centralised low carbon heat generation.


• 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.


Hemiko is absolutely committed to an honest and collaborative approach to all our work, always looking for better ways to do things and avoid the business curses of unnecessary complexity and silos.

We are a young, friendly business in the very rapidly growing low carbon energy sector, which provides significant opportunities for career flexibility and development. We focus on delivering bespoke solutions with positive outcomes for the communities we serve.


• Remuneration: Base £45,000-£50,000 (depending on experience).


• Design Team is Sheffield based but location is flexible and will consider remote and flexible arrangements.


• Permanent full time but we would consider a shorter working week and can be flexible.


• Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.


• An inclusive culture that promotes diversity.


• Holidays 25 days a year plus statutory holidays - with an option to purchase, or sell, up to an additional 5 days per annual leave year.


• Pension plan provision.


• Private health care scheme available.


• Cycle to work scheme.


• Electric Car lease scheme.


• Health and well-being support.


• Continuing learning and development opportunities.


• Company PC/laptop, etc.