Global Design Lead

Global Design Lead Department: Development

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Compensation: £72,000 - £90,000 / year

Description A bit about Field
Field is an international developer, owner, operator, of renewable infrastructure. Our founder and CEO is a successful entrepreneur who previously co-founded a green energy supplier. We have robust pipelines of BESS projects across the UK, Italy, Spain, and Germany - and strong financial backing. Our most recent fundraise was a £200 million investment from CVC DIF. This will support our mission to grow internationally, and ultimately to develop and build a global portfolio of flexibility assets.
We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. Our team has experience scaling billion dollar tech start-ups and building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in the energy markets. You will learn from and work with a bunch of fun, curious, and entrepreneurial people who really want to make an impact. Together, we will show that batteries are a crucial part of our energy infrastructure - now, not in some distant future. We have ambitious plans to become the defining new clean energy player in Europe over the next few years, gradually expanding beyond batteries into new asset types.

Key Responsibilities Your Mission
As Global Design Lead at Field you will oversee our design teams globally, coordinating and managing the team whilst also rolling your sleeves up to design our greenfield battery sites. Field operates across the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany; you will be based at our head office in London with other central teams like procurement that you will work closely with
The design team supports our projects from origination right through to construction.

• During origination, you'll be involved in the initial analysis of sites, assessing site suitability and creating a concept design. Property drawings are a significant part of this stage
• A large focus of our work is during the development stage - Field is owner and operator of all of our sites and so we do a lot of upfront assessments and design work to support our planning applications. We use topographic surveys, intrusive ground investigations, infiltration testing and access studies to inform our designs and ensure that they are robust, and more importantly, safe to construct and operate
• Once a project has received planning consent you will work with our construction team and contractors to ensure the project is built in accordance with our design, reviewing and advising on the detailed design drawings from the contractor, and working on planning variations where needed

Within Field, you will get exposure to the latest battery technologies, lead a team of designers in the UK and across Europe, and contribute to the growth of the company as we work towards global climate goals. It's a fast-paced environment and you'll need to be able to work with full autonomy with control over the projects you work on.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise What you'll be doing
This is a role with the opportunity to have massive impact. Key responsibilities include:

• Day-to-day management of the UK Design Team and coordination of our Design Teams across Europe including:
  • Overall delivery of UK Design Team and managing prioritisation of workloads
  • Working internationally to understand individual country requirements and processes
  • Detailed checking of internal and external design work to ensure all work meets our requirements and standards
  • Training and sharing knowledge with other members of the design team
• Owning design principles, globally and across all markets including:
  • Creating and managing design document libraries & CAD block libraries
  • Close collaboration with procurement to understand technology roadmaps in order to apply optimal designs;
  • Consideration of future product roadmaps with the aim of future proofing designs for technology change, and minimising future planning amendments.
• Leading the optimisation and development of our design standards and processes, including:
  • Improving work flow and cross-functional collaboration through development of Field's use of software
  • Maintaining internal data management systems and ensuring compliance
• Principal Designer role on our development projects, applying expert engineering knowledge to meet all necessary technical and safety requirements and produce optimised design solutions. (Expert knowledge required of civils or electrical design with good working knowledge of the other).
  • If coming from an electrical background, production of single line diagrams and General Arrangements through a detailed knowledge of the electrical equipment required on BESS sites
  • If coming from a civils background, production of preliminary cut-and-fill designs to create site surfaces and calculate earthwork volumes
• Working with external consultants to critically review assessments and designs including access road and drainage designs, and incorporating the outputs into our designs.
• Management of, and working with, the Design Team and external consultants to deliver the full suite of designs and plans required to get a project to a final investment decision including:
  • 2D site plans for initial concept designs
  • Property plans
  • Pre-construction information e.g. combined utilities and wider land ownership plans
  • Concept plans
  • Single-line diagrams
  • General arrangements
  • Planning application drawings
  • 3D design work using both Civil 3D to create site surfaces and calculate earthwork volumes and REVIT/3ds Max to create 3D models
• Review of tender documents and data sheets to continually develop our in-house design knowledge and sharing of this knowledge across all Design teams to define our global standards and requirements.
• Application of knowledge in construction methods to review pre-construction designs from contractors.

A bit about you

• You're enthusiastic, curious and knowledgeable about the energy storage industry, with a particular passion to learn about the technical aspects of BESS.
• You've got an eye for detail. Accuracy in our designs is critical; you'll work to a high standard and collaborate with others to ensure constructable designs.
• You're very organised
• You're an open, clear communicator who enjoys working collaboratively - there are no 'lone wolves' at Field, we're all in this together.

The skills you'll need

• Excellent knowledge of AutoCAD
• Experience with Civil 3D and Revit/3ds Max or similar 3D software
• Degree or significant experience in civil or electrical engineering
• Strong and demonstrable experience in an engineering role
• Experience within the energy industry, preferably energy storage
• Experience in team management
• Experience working internationally is desirable but not essential

Benefits Salary: £72,000 +
We're offering a competitive compensation package, including participation in our employee share scheme which rewards all employees for the growth of the business. You'll be awarded shares when you join, which will vest over four years - and as the business grows in size and value, so will your shares!
We value our team's wellbeing and belonging so we invest approx £5,000 a year on a range of perks, benefits and wellbeing activities, including regular team socials and events.
Other benefits include

• Up to 10% Company wide bonus based on company performance
• Hybrid working (blend of home and office working to suit individual needs)
• £2,000 per year to spend on your professional development
• Private medical cover with Bupa from day one with the option to add family members.
• Company Pension with 8% Contribution
• Enhanced parental leave, for all new parents:
  • 6 months fully paid primary carer leave
  • 3 months fully paid secondary carer leave
  • 10 days fully paid leave for fertility treatment
• Fun co-working office space in Shoreditch, London
• 1 month work from anywhere, for those with a travel bug
• 1 day green leave to do something good for the environment
• free lunch once a week - a great way to get to know people in the wider team
• dog friendly office, feel free to bring your pooch along
• Spill: our mental health benefit allowing every Fielder access to equal and unrestricted therapy and resources
• Regular, optional team socials designed to be inclusive for everyone (not just the pub goers!)
• Birthday carbon offset: a gift from Field to the world to celebrate your birthday

Why join us?

• Genuine impact: You will actually be building and operating the renewable infrastructure we need to reach net zero. This is not a green CSR initiative, but a company that is taking a leading role in building one of the critical solutions to a generational problem.
• Make things happen: We are still a relatively early stage company, and you will have significant accountability to make things happen from day one. You will have a lot of autonomy, will learn quickly, and be given a LOT of room to grow.
• Define a new industry: The energy market is in a paradigm shift right now, evolving at a breathtaking pace, and you will play a leading role in defining how that market evolves and innovates over the next few years.
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