Mechanical/ Electrical Project Engineer - Tenders & Installation

Job Description

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At Centrica Business Solutions, we’re proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally – helping them to balance planet, with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power – to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We’re also transforming the UK’s energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets.

About your role:

The Technical Sales Engineer will be responsible for leading and managing all technical, environmental, and cost-related activities prior to contract award. This includes overseeing the preparation and completion of both budgetary and final proposals for client submission. The ideal applicant will have a strong understanding of the mechanical and/ or the electrical engineering requirements for Centrica Business Solutions core products, including solar, CHP, and heat pump installations, as well as familiarity with the design, engineering, and installation processes for other renewable energy systems such as solar, wind, and battery storage.

Here's what we’re looking for:

• Review private (and potentially public) sector clients tenders and /or requirements for power and heating energy infrastructure package of works and outline technical solutions in line with their requirements

• Survey clients site(s) to identify suitable technical solutions in line with Centrica Business Solutions products and identify delivery risks

• Arrange and facilitate client site survey(s) of specialist external contractors

• Collect, treat and analyse client data that affects the technical solutions and their associated costs and environmental credentials

• Deliver engineering outline design and sizing for the technical solutions and associated energy, costs and environmental benefits

• Coordinate inputs from internal teams/functions (e.g. Commercial, Finance, Engineering, Projects) into the sizing and definition of the technical solutions

• Populate and drive the Centrica Business Solutions technical, cost and environmental models and software

• Coordinate, collect and review specialist external contractors’ inputs into the models (if needed)

• Prepare and complete budgetary and final proposals for client submission

• Support sales meeting with clients and lead on the technical aspects

• Focus activities to ensuring an optimum sales velocity across the stages of the project life cycle from Qualification up to Contract award

• Lead a continuous improvement process to improve the CBS processes and engineering, cost and environmental models

• Contribute to the review of innovative technologies with credentials to entire the CBS commercial value chain

• You will have a solid knowledge of engineering project costing tools and cost management processes, along with proven experience in coordinating internal engineering resources and managing relationships with external contractors and installers

• A thorough understanding of HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental) regulations for energy infrastructure projects is essential, as is knowledge of project financing methods and commercial structures, including Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)

• The ideal candidate must also have strong IT skills for collecting, analysing, and manipulating energy data, and experience in developing and delivering onsite generation strategies to end customers. With strong analytical skills, you should be capable of distilling complex matters and effectively communicating to a wide range of audiences

• You will be a strategic thinker, able to assess opportunities within a broader context and identify risks and potential benefits, while also being able to clearly articulate complex energy-saving solutions, including costs and savings calculations

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

http://www.morethanacareer.energy/cbs

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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