Principal Consultant

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**The Opportunity**

Our award-winning Business and Investor Advisory (BIA) team, recognised as the European Technical Advisor of the Year for the last four years, is recruiting a principal energy consultant to work on a variety of projects focusing in the power & bioenergy sectors, and contribute to projects and business development in the thermal power, nuclear power, and cogeneration sectors. With teams in London & Manchester you can choose which office to work from on a hybrid basis.

You will have the opportunity to work on a range of UK and international assignments in the power generation and bioenergy sector from small scale generation to utility sized generation. Technology and markets would cover combined cycle gas turbines, nuclear power, biomass, battery storage, biofuels, geothermal, gas engines, waste to energy (incineration, gasification and pyrolysis), mechanical and biological treatment of waste and district heating.

We are seeking a well-rounded individual that can demonstrate their experience covering technical, environmental, economics, commercial and operational issues; or demonstrate that they have enthusiasm and drive to develop those areas where they have limited knowledge. The applicant should be broadly conversant with market standards in terms of key players (investors, developers, EPC and O&M contractors and main suppliers), contracting terms and indemnities, good practice design and specification, resolving construction and operational issues, principal regulatory considerations, and experience in delivering mitigations from a risk-focused perspective.

In addition to roles in typical technical, commercial due diligence and project development projects, there will be an opportunity to:

- Undertake projects in other energy sectors where we have an established capability including natural resources, renewables (wind, hydro, solar), utilities (gas, water, electricity).
- Undertake a role supporting energy projects within corporate finance and energy strategy & economics.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective - in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

**Is this role right for you?**

As a senior member of the team you will lead projects ensuring commercial performance, quality and client satisfaction. You will advise on technical, environmental, economic, commercial and operational issues, primarily in the energy services sector, encompassing district heating, energy efficiency, batteries, energy service company contracting, distributed energy. This will include monitoring construction of projects and technical due diligence of greenfield, in construction and operational projects. You will mentor junior colleagues and be responsible for leading, co-ordinating and producing technical and commercial due diligence reports, or market reports.

Another interesting aspect of your role will be leading business development activities particularly focused around energy services and distributed energy. Building new relationships, and leading the preparation and manage bids of clients, contributing to work winning activities. You may also get the opportunity for short overseas business travel mainly around Europe

**Requirements**:

- A background in the energy sector, or relevant infrastructure experience.
- Technical and commercial understanding of energy infrastructure is required, including an understanding of design, development, contracting, construction and operations.
- Experience in consultancy or advisory industry is desirable and experience with due diligence would be advantageous.
- Bachelor’s level degree and Chartered (CEng) qualification in relevant engineering disciplines, or relevant finance/economics qualifications.
- Knowledge or an enthusiasm to develop a good, economic, commercial, environmental and regulatory understanding of the sector is required.

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