Intermediate Mechanical Engineer - Kantor

Intermediate Mechanical Engineer - Kantor

Kantor Energy is currently recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer to work on various Kantor projects, based in the Kantor/Dornan London Office.

Kantor is a specialist engineering contractor that has been designing and building innovative and sustainable energy systems for clients across the UK and Ireland for over 12 years. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dornan Engineering Group (itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner Construction).

Dornan is a leading Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation contractor with projects in Ireland, mainland Europe, the Nordics and the UK.

You will join a hard‑working, ambitious and innovative team and benefit from a supportive culture where your ideas and contributions will be recognised.

• Detailed design and site engineering work across a range of scales and types of heat network projects in the London area.
• Engagement with supply chain during initial procurement, detailed design, construction and commissioning phases to ensure optimal product selection and delivery.
• Combination of engineering office‑based (during detailed design phase) and site‑based role (during construction phase).
• Reporting to the Engineering Manager (design phase) and Lead Site Engineer (construction/commissioning phases).
• Review, analysis and reporting on project performance.

• Level 8 / Honours bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an engineering role, preferably within the energy sector.
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach, with willingness to take on novel challenges.
• Good understanding of heat network systems, and in particular LTHW systems and heat pumps.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, in particular MS Excel and MS Word.
• Some experience (preferable) in use of computer drawing software, e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, Solid Works.
• Desire to experience the full project engineering lifecycle, from design through to construction, commissioning and operation.
• Willingness to engage and collaborate with a wide range of multidisciplinary counter parties.

Kantor’s mission is to deliver novel and innovative solutions within the distributed energy sector, with a focus on sustainable and low‑carbon projects. You will be contributing to this important enterprise at a time of high projected growth throughout the energy sector.

Kantor has an exciting pipeline of projects in the Heat Networks sector. The combination of the aggressive growth plans of the UK Government for Heat Networks, the strong positioning of Kantor within the sector and the ambitions of the wider Dornan/Turner group to expand their low carbon energy sector footprint make this the ideal time to join our team.

• Ongoing educational assistance and promotion of CPD, including support for engineers on their journey towards Chartership.
• Collaboration through various team building, social and charity events.
• Commitment to employee wellbeing with an Employee Assistance Programme and an in‑house Health & Wellbeing advisor.
• Supportive culture with leadership exposure and opportunities to deliver real value from the outset.

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