Senior Energy Consultant - Heat Network

Senior Energy Consultant – Heat Network

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At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making a difference by leading the journey to Net Zero. We are driven to build a world where opportunities are open to all, people can live healthy, safe lives, and society has a positive impact on the natural world. Through our commitment, capability and care our team builds trust and delivers better outcomes for our clients.

Our Sustainability team specialises in helping client organisations reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and achieve wider sustainability aims. Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Delivery of city/regional carbon reduction programmes
• Development of carbon management strategies, including Net Zero strategies
• Carbon footprint, greenhouse gas reporting and associated ESG disclosures
• Identification and assessment of energy saving opportunities and investment case support
• Green building certification assurance on real estate capital projects
• Estates decarbonisation plan and heat decarbonisation plans
• Net Zero programme management and delivery

Our specialists in sustainable Cities & Workplaces are growing. We seek individuals with experience in building certification and/or real estate decarbonisation.

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a number or all of the following points in relation to Heat Network (HN) and wider Distributed Energy (DE) projects or programmes.

By Distributed Energy we refer to distributed, flexible, resilient and low‑to‑zero‑carbon heat and power networks, systems and resources, including heat networks, solar photovoltaics (PV), heat pumps, energy storage, demand‑side flexibility and vehicle‑to‑grid charging for electric vehicles.

Experience of project development (scoping, business case, finance, high‑level technical – consultant rather than engineer) for schemes involving heat networks, local energy networks or smart grids, including battery storage and integration with home EV charging.

We expect you to have some or all of the following competencies.

• High quality of service delivery and client management
• Consultancy experience within DE and HN projects
• Successful track record in facilitating and delivering DE schemes across a variety of client organisations and meeting project or programme KPIs
• Track record in overcoming barriers to DE through one or more project stages:
• Feasibility
• Commercialisation
• Procurement
• Delivery of projects
• Working knowledge and experience in DE solutions, covering multiple technologies
• Excellent customer relationship development capability
• Good grasp of metering and billing regulations and awareness of government policy surrounding HN
• Programme management, reporting and organisational skills
• Knowledge of energy demands in buildings and relevant regulations and design codes (e.g., CP1, Building Regulations Part L)

• Business development experience
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Development of energy strategies and master planning for DE
• Ability to carry out DE data analysis

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We support a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SoX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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