Principal Consultant Engineer - Energy

  • GHD
  • Dec 20, 2022
Full time

Job Description

Join a global professional services leader that is committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of energy, water, and urbanisation.

GHD is a leading engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with more than 9000 people around the globe, servicing clients across five continents.

We currently have exciting opportunities available for Senior and Principal Engineers in our Energy Solutions Business Group delivering projects for a range of prestigious international and domestic clients. We are specifically seeking engineers to join our teams in Newcastle upon Tyne, Chester, London, and Guildford.

Skills, knowledge & experience

Experience in any of the following:

Conventional, renewable, and evolving power generation technologies
Waste to Energy projects
Biofuel power projects
Energy storage and energy conversion projects
Power plant performance modelling
Process engineering
Project management of energy related projects
Power project technical due diligences
Energy and power sector consultancy
Power project development, conceptual design, feasibility studies, construction support.

What's in it for you:

We are committed to the success of our people which is why we want to create the best employee experience that supports each member through all the stages of their career.

Here is what we offer:

A competitive salary
A comprehensive benefits package; pension, medical insurance, income protection, 25 days holiday with the option to buy an additional 4 weeks
Enhanced parental leave
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - cycle to work, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, discounts on retail & wellbeing classes
Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
Wellbeing resources and tools, and demonstration of our commitment to wellbeing by signing up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment
Team led flexible working
Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career towards technical expertise, developing the market or leading a business or team.
International, multi-cultural team of highly motivated individuals
An exciting referral program (bring people with you)

Why GHD?
Be a part of a high functioning team, where everything we do is inspired by a level of passion and professional pride that comes from being employee owned. This ownership is what sets us apart and means our people enjoy an unrivalled amount of autonomy in their roles. It helps drive our passion and accountability in how we serve our clients, deliver projects, and pursue new opportunities.

Our commitment to you
Fostering diversity and acceptance of flexible working is central to the way GHD does business. We offer a professional, friendly, and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, and Integrity.

In addition to a competitive salary, GHD provides generous annual leave, and family-friendly flexible work arrangements. The working hours for this role are 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.

About GHD
As one of the world's leading professional services companies, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities, and set the path of our collective future. To do this, we actively seek and nurture the very best people in their respective fields to join our team of over 10,000 professionals.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD aims to provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to gender reassignment, age, disability, religion, or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, or race
Why GHD?

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

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Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation . GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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