The Role

FairHeat has an established graduate programme and is now in the eighth year of recruiting graduates. The graduate programme is a two-year structured scheme with rotation through different business areas where you will work on designing, optimising and making sure our clients’ heat networks are delivered to the highest standards.

You will also have the opportunity to work on both new and existing heat networks at the building and city-scale. The programme is focused on developing technical competencies, as well as the overall consulting engineering tool kit.

The primary route to develop skills is through project work and a proactive approach is taken to ensure that Graduate Engineers get a broad exposure to the different types of work over the two-year graduate programme. This is achieved through a series of rotations around all the teams at FairHeat to ensure you understand every part of our business and how we work together.

The graduate programme is challenging, with substantial amounts of time on site and it is expected that Graduate Engineers will be proactively engaging with clients on projects from day one. While you will be introduced to challenging projects at an early stage, FairHeat offers a very supportive environment with close mentoring and guidance throughout your career.

The programme offers graduates a fast-track to develop expertise in a new and quickly developing industry where there is a huge demand for knowledgeable and competent engineers.

FairHeat’s graduate programme has a successful track record to date. Over 90% of the engineers that joined as graduates are still working at FairHeat with many of them now at Associate or Senior level within the business, leading departments and teams.

Job Requirements

• Studying (or recently completed) a Master's-level (MEng) Chemical or Mechanical focused engineering degree
• Technical knowledge of thermodynamics and energy
• Good data manipulation, interpretation and visualisation skills
• Strong aptitude for learning new skills and high levels of initiative
• Good communication skills

Job Responsibilities

• Making sure our clients heat networks are delivered to the highest standards:
  • Review designs and specification as part of design review team, with input to reports and design calculations
  • Work with clients to provide them with robust heat network specifications
  • Site inspections for compliance with design and workmanship, including plant room, network and dwelling
  • Carry out heat network commissioning testing
  • Communicate analysis and proposed improvement back to client and design team.
• Optimising the performance of existing heat networks:
  • Undertake site audits of existing heat networks
  • Analyse heat network performance data
  • Assess the potential to improve compatibility of existing building systems with new heat networks
  • Identify opportunities to improve performance, with quantification of the likely cost and impact of any measures.
• Designing new or retrofit building heat networks:
  • Develop heat loss models and sizing calculations to specify retrofit measures that optimise and decarbonise existing buildings.
  • Produce drawings, schedules, specifications, and scope of works to take designs from concept to detailed
  • Support Contractor pricing and site works mobilisation.
• Designing new district heating systems:
  • Heat mapping and feasibility design of city-wide district heating systems
  • Technoeconomic modelling and optimisation of scheme design, off taker selection, network routing and heat generation options
  • Detailed design of district heating energy centres, heat networks and building connections.

Job Benefits

• Attractive & market competitive remuneration in heat network business sector
• Be part of a growing and innovative business and help shape the future of energy
• 25 days' paid annual leave with ability to buy 5 extra days per annum
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Matched Pension contributions at 5%
• Free fruit, bread, milk, tea, coffee provided
• Collaborative, supportive and friendly environment
• A great culture with lots of opportunities to socialise with food and drink provided
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Enhanced Eye care scheme
• Spectrum Life Total Mental Health platform
• Fun and exciting company away days, including a Christmas stay away, often in Europe
• An open and progressive company that strives for excellence will enable you to thrive in your chosen career
• Enhanced parental leave scheme and other benefits are on their way!
• Offer rail cards to employees, providing significant discounts on train travel
• Employee-Owned Trust

FairHeat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind: FairHeat is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. FairHeat is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of an affirmative action, equal opportunity approach in all aspects of employment including recruitment, promotions, discipline, terminations, salary, benefits, and training.

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