Senior Engineer – Energy Conversion

Overview

As a Senior Engineer at GHD you will lead high-impact energy projects, spanning conventional and renewable conversion technologies. You’ll mentor engineers, engage clients at senior levels, and steer feasibility, design and due diligence across energy generation and storage. You will collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to shape energy transition solutions for utilities and industrial clients. This role offers the chance to influence strategic directions and deliver technically excellent outcomes at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Medical cover
• Income protection
• Enhanced parental leave
• Flexible, team-led working model

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver energy conversion technology projects across a range of systems (from traditional power to renewables and bioenergy)
• Drive design, performance modelling, and feasibility analysis of energy generation and storage
• Provide technical leadership on major project deliverables and mentor junior engineers
• Interfere with clients at senior levels to present technical strategies and results
• Conduct technical due diligence, feasibility studies, process evaluations, and system integration reviews
• Collaborate with process, mechanical, electrical, and civil teams on multi-disciplinary projects
• Support business development through proposals, client presentations, and technical strategy

Key requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in energy generation and conversion projects (e.g. power plants, renewables, WtE, CHP, hydrogen, biofuels)
• Strong foundation in thermodynamics, energy systems modelling, and process engineering
• Proven experience with power plant performance analysis and simulation tools (e.g. Aspen Plus, EBSILON, Thermoflex, or similar)
• Solid understanding of energy conversion cycles (Rankine, Brayton, combined cycle, ORC, etc.)
• Demonstrated success in project leadership, including client engagement and multi-disciplinary coordination
• Strong grasp of technical due diligence, conceptual design, and lifecycle project development in the energy sector
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a relevant institution (e.g. IMechE, IChemE)
• A degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process or Energy Engineering (or related discipline)

• leadership
• client engagement
• cross-disciplinary collaboration
• thermodynamics
• energy systems modelling
• process engineering

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