Mechanical Design Engineer Mechanical Building Services

Hemiko

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

We are looking to lead on city scale decarbonisation. We recognise that the decarbonisation of heating and the built environment is one of the last known and solution clear areas this is where we are focussed and where we will be deploying our investment and our resources.

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 operation and funding of district heating system to serve 3500 homes in Clapham as part of a major regeneration project.

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.

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

Developing detailed longterm 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 to being innovative in everything we do always looking for better ways to do things and on avoiding 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.

Role

Hemiko is seeking a highly flexible selfstarting postgraduate engineer with demonstrable experience in the design of Mechanical Building Services. The nominal location of the post will be Sheffield but we will consider other office locations in London and Carlisle. The role is to support the design and growth of heat network infrastructure in the UK so you would also be expected to visit prospective client sites and active construction sites throughout the UK from time to time as necessary.

The 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.

Specific Tasks

Participating on the design and delivery of new energy projects during the preconstruction 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 plantrooms and thermalstorage.

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

Candidate

We are looking for an enthusiastic energy/building services engineer with excellent design technical and software skills who enjoys working collaboratively in dynamic multiprofessional 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 a keen interest and had 35 years of experience in delivering detailed designs in this field of engineering 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 technically responsible and effective way of designing energy systems; moving away from conventional processes into a more innovative and freethinking design environment.

Knowledge and Qualifications

Degree qualified in Mechanical Building Services orEnergy Engineering.

35 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 multiapartment buildings.

Experience of energy centremechanical 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

Skills

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

Remuneration and Info

Remuneration: competitive with market. Basedepending on experience.

Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.

An inclusive culture that promotes diversity

Design Team is Sheffield based but other office locations include London and Carlisle

Permanent full time

Holidays 25 days a year plus stats.

Pension plan provision.

Private health care scheme available

Cycle to work scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Company IT equipment.

Continuing learning and development opportunities.

Community volunteering opportunities

Application

To apply please send through your CV electronically and include a short summary detailing your skills and experience to: