Design Support Engineer (Electrical)

Hemiko is a fast-growing, 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 through 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 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, 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, self-starting, Electrical Engineer with a building services design experience to join the design team as a Design Support Engineer (Electrical). The location of the post will be Sheffield. The role is to support the design and growth of heat network infrastructure in the UK, so you may also be expected to visit prospective 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 and progress as the company grows. 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 help ‘own’ design projects 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 pre-construction and construction phases working with and supported by the wider Hemiko Team. In more detail this will include:

• General & Emergency Lighting design,
• Small Power and Data,
• Containment,
• LV Distribution and single line diagrams,
• Automatic fire Alarm system,
• The production of detailed drawings, reports, calculations and specifications for different RIBA stages.
• Surveying and evaluating existing buildings energy systems.
• Coordinating the work of others and coordinating work with engineers of other discipline.

Candidate

We are looking for an enthusiastic engineer with excellent electrical engineering 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 recent experience in this design area and you will have a keen interest in the field of low carbon 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. 

Qualifications/Experience:

• An appropriate Electrical Qualification (BEng),
• Experience of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Amtech and Dilaux,
• Good knowledge of the UK relevant legislation, standards, regulations, guides, and all-round good practice,
• IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems, etc. as a minimum,
• Excellent communication and presentations skills, written and oral,
• Good organisational, time management and planning,
• Creative, inquisitive and enjoys solving problems,
• Willingness to question conventional design methods,
• A strong desire to learn, develop and progress,
• A team player with a high level of self-motivation and organisational ability.

Remuneration and Info

• Base salary - £37k - £51k
• Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
• 25 days holiday
• Pension plan provision.
• Private health care scheme available 
• IT equipment
• Health and well-being support
• Continuing learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive culture that promotes diversity

Our values

Hemiko has evolved with a very healthy culture and working environment that is warm and inclusive; it defines us and is important to us.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socioeconomic background.