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Senior Engineer - Energy Conversion
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Senior Engineer - Energy Conversion
Senior Engineer – Energy Solutions (Energy Generation & Conversion — UK & Global Opportunities)
About GHD
At GHD, we’re committed to tackling the world’s biggest energy, water, and community challenges through engineering, environmental, design, and construction expertise.
We are a global network of 10,000+ diverse professionals—a fully people-owned organisation with 200+ offices across five continents. Our mission? Building resilience and sustainability for future generations through innovative, future-focused solutions.
Shape a Sustainable Energy Future
Why This Role Matters
We’re not just executing projects—we’re defining the technologies of tomorrow. Join our Energy Solutions Business Group and play a central role in:
- Accelerating the UK and global energy transition
- Decarbonising power generation and enabling circular energy systems
- Delivering cutting-edge systems that will drive progress for decades
This is senior leadership—where technical expertise, project influence, and strategic collaboration shape a cleaner, more resilient energy landscape.
The Role
As a champion of energy innovation, your focus will be on leading technical excellence while bridging gaps across disciplines. Key responsibilities include:
🔥 Technical Leadership & Project Delivery
- Lead high-impact energy projects—from conventional thermal power to next-gen renewable and bioenergy systems
- Drive design, performance modelling, and feasibility analysis for generation, storage, and hybrid systems
- Own technical deliverables, integrating yourself in process, mechanical, electrical, and civil teams
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📊 Strategic & Commercial Contributions
- Conduct technical due diligence, feasibility studies, and system integration reviews for utility-scale and industrial clients
- Support business development by contributing to proposals, client engagements, and technical strategy
- Mentor junior engineers, fostering excellence across the team while ensuring client-facing integrity
🌍 Industry Expertise & Integration
- Specialise in power generation, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and hybrid systems
- Ensure smooth delivery between engineering, construction, and operational phases
Requirements
🌟 Essential Qualifications
- 8+ years in energy-related fields (focus on power plants, renewables, waste-to-energy (WtE), combined heat and power (CHP), hydrogen, or biofuels)
- Technical mastery in:
- Thermodynamics
- Energy systems modelling
- Process engineering
- Proven proficiency in performance analysis/simulation tools (e.g., Aspen Plus, EBSILON, Thermoflex)
- Deep expertise in energy conversion cycles (e.g., Rankine, Brayton, combined cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle)
- Engineering degree (Mechanical, Chemical, Process, or Energy Engineering—or close equivalency)
🚀 Technical Leadership & Business Acumen
- Proven project leadership, including client stakeholder management and multi-disciplinary coordination
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a relevant institution (e.g., IMechE, IChemE)
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What GHD Offers You
We believe that meaningful work starts with meaningful opportunity. Here’s how we invest in your:
📈 Career Growth & Development
- Clear pathways for technical advancement, client leadership, and management
- Empowered ownership: Your commitment shapes the company as a globally owned, employee-led organisation
💼 Benefits
- Flexible, team-led work model aligned with your life and projects
- 25+ days annual leave + buyability of 4 extra weeks
- Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits (pension, medical, income protection, enhanced parental leave)
🌡 Wellbeing & Diversity
- Employee Network Groups
- Commitment to mental health and work-life balance
- Strong heritage of diversity, sustainability, and ethical leadership
Why This is Worthy of Your Commitment
"The world needs people who don’t just want to be involved. It needs those who want to commit—who see it differently and act on change."
At GHD, we live by our brand promise: The #PowerOfCommitment. Here, your ideas drive impact, and your success is the foundation of our future. Together, we’ll make lasting change—for people, planets, and generations.
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