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From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.
The role
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented graduate level Electrical Engineer to join our Energy team, based in either Bath or London with travel across the UK.
Our UK Energy team sits within Buro Happold Cities and contains over 30 engineers, scientists, geographers and commercialisation consultants. The teamwork throughout the project lifecycle from national scale spatial energy system analytics through to detail design of some of the most innovative district energy and smart grid installation.
Our very strong portfolio of work includes:
- Communiheat - working with communities towards net zero carbon emissions
- Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) pilot studies reporting to BEIS
- District heating/ energy zoning
- Various low carbon frameworks; Scottish Government, Energy Systems Catapult, BEIS, GLA.
- International masterplan schemes in Middle East, Europe and beyond
- County and region-wide renewable studies
- Leading Programme Delivery Unit support to the GLA’s Local Energy Accelerator programme.
The Cities Energy team specialises in energy system policy, planning, design and delivery at campus, city and regional scales. We aim to deliver value for our clients using distributed energy to resolve energy security, costs and sustainability challenges across the range of sectors and markets in which Buro Happold operates. We are looking for a passionate Graduate to help us drive this agenda and deliver energy solutions for the 21st century.
About you
- Currently pursuing or completed a degree (BEng or Meng) in Electrical Engineering
- Strong interest in electrical engineering design and smart energy
- Interest and exposure to power systems
- Possessing initiative and able to thrive in a team environment
- Able to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner, verbally and in writing
- Comfortable executing project deliverables within a given timeframe
What's in it for you?
- Contribute to the preparation of smart energy teams strategies and designs for a wide range of projects
- Participate in project meetings, under the guidance of senior staff
- Assist with business development functions
- Be part of Buro Happold’s bid to help tackle the climate emergency
How long does the process take?
The recruitment timeline can vary depending on the role and team you are applying to. Successful applications are progressed to interview stage within 2-3 months from the closing date of the advert.
We will endeavour to keep you informed throughout the time that your application is being considered, however, due to the volume of applications received and the size of our team, we are not able to respond to individual requests for status updates.
