Senior Consultant or Consultant - Systems Engineering

Senior Consultant or Consultant - Systems Engineering Salary: Senior Systems Engineering Consultant (55k-65k per annum FTE + Benefits) or Systems Engineering Consultant (38k- 46k per annum FTE + Benefits)

Status: Permanent /Full-time preferable (requests for part-time/flexible working arrangements are welcome)

About Us

Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.

Launched in 2015 by Innovate UK, the Catapult has built a team of more than 250 people, with a range of technical, engineering, consumer, commercial, incubation, digital and policy expertise. They draw on sector-leading test facilities, modelling tools, and data collected from our back catalogue of more than 500 research projects.

We use that 'whole energy' system capability to support innovative companies small and large - to test, trial and scale their new products and services. Our impact comes when those innovators attract new customers, new investment and new grants so they can thrive in the future energy system.

Based in Birmingham, Energy Systems Catapult is part of a network of nine, world-leading technology and innovation centres, established by Innovate UK. The Catapult Network fosters collaboration between industry, government, research organisations, academia, and many others to transform great ideas into valuable products and services.

We believe that innovation often stems from connecting different areas and ideas, and that working together in person can be an important enabler for that. We therefore expect people to be in the Birmingham office 40 days/year (roughly one day per week).

Context

As part of the Systems Integration Team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a variety of programmes and contribute to engineering excellence across the Energy Systems Catapult. Systems engineers bring a broad-based engineering skillset making them capable of understanding the requirements, design, implementation, and verification of whole system energy solutions.

The role is fundamental in translating customer needs and requirements into appropriate solutions. It requires the successful candidate to work in and/or manage multidisciplinary teams to develop system level solutions across a wide range of collaborative energy system projects that may include marine, offshore wind, and solar technologies, and address areas such as hydrogen, low carbon heating and transport. You will provide systems engineering expertise across all stages of the project lifecycle and be responsible for translating customer needs into acceptable system-level solutions. Such projects generally bring together a range of partner organisations that may include energy supply companies, network operators, system developers, device makers, academia, and government agencies.

• The Senior Consultant would provide technical leadership to large, complex projects (Whilst the Consultant would contribute to those projects and occasionally lead smaller projects), and be responsible for technical delivery by the project team and subcontractors, covering all aspects of project and engineering lifecycles.
• Analyse stakeholder needs to define and deliver suitable energy system solutions.
• Engage with stakeholders and project teams to implement systems and processes to ensure effective collaboration, ownership, communication, and management.
• Develop engineering best practices and processes (or support the implementation of best practices and processes for consultant level) to ensure engineering excellence and promote continuous improvement, whilst ensuring project targets and quality standards are always met.

Key Work Activities

• Determining and managing stakeholder needs and delivering energy system solutions using a consistent, sustainable best practice approach.
• Applying the fundamental concepts of systems thinking to systems engineering. These include understanding and communicating to others what the system is; its context within its environment; its boundaries and interfaces; and its lifecycle.
• Tailoring and applying systems engineering initiatives, best practices, and processes.
• Promoting a transdisciplinary and integrative approach to energy system project delivery to ensure effective collaboration, ownership, communication and management.
• Performing engineering design, development, modelling/simulation, analysis, and evaluation activities.
• Using Model-Based Systems Engineering techniques to develop SysML models.
• Producing high-quality reports, presentations, and summaries of engineering activities to internal and external audiences.
• Keeping up to date with the latest technical developments within energy systems and the wider engineering or systems practitioner sectors.

What credentials are we ideally looking for?

• Proven experience of managing (or contributing to for consultant level) the engineering development of complex technologies, systems, and solutions. This may be from any industry such as energy, aerospace, automotive, defence, rail, or building services for example.
• Proven experience of successfully working within a delivery focused environment, that is driven by a recognised project management approach (e.g. ISO 21500 or Agile methodology).
• A good understanding of the systems development lifecycle defined by ISO 15288, and experience of complex systems integration in a changing and challenging environment.
• Strong interpersonal and team working abilities, plus the credibility and communication skills to engage people at all levels and deliver under pressure.
• A positive attitude, open minded, respectful, and committed to building and maintaining relationships.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and sharing learning across the Energy Systems Catapult and wider community.
• Being motivated and capable of working on your own initiative to investigate and resolve problems.
• Ability to seek out risks, opportunities, assumptions, biases, and unintended consequences in complex situations.
• Comfortable dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity in project situations.
• Demonstrate curiosity by leading with questions rather than providing answers.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches, SysML, and supporting tools such as Enterprise Architect is strongly desirable.
• Ability to articulate the concepts and principles of systems thinking is essential.

Employee Benefits:

Annual leave 28 days plus bank holidays (FTE) + Buy/Sell holidays Buy/sell holiday - maximum 1 week based on contracted hours + Pension 2 for 1 contribution via salary sacrifice scheme up to 10% + Discretionary bonus scheme + Recognition scheme to celebrate "above and beyond"+ EV Scheme Salary sacrifice + Cycle2work Salary sacrifice + Life assurance 4 x salary + Health Cash Back Plan + Retail and gym discounts + Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 phoneline and 6 free counselling sessions + Snacks and drinks + Annual company off-site event.

Flexible working options for eligible employees = (Sabbatical/Compressed/Staggered/Flexible hours) + Working within a hybrid office attendance model with the expectation of being in the office at least 1 day a week + and:

Maternity Leave = (100% 13 weeks / 50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Adoption Leave = (100% 13 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Paternity Leave = (100% 2 weeks)

Shared Parental Leave = (100% 10 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks)

Would you like to Apply?

The closing date for applications is Sunday 7th September 2025

Please note that at this time we areunableto provide UK visa sponsorship.

We welcome applications from all, including those who may be returning to work, those wishing to work flexibly for any reason, and those who may need additional support.

Energy Systems Catapult undertakes innovative and exciting work that will help shape the future of energy, with this in mind we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible, as we do reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

(Strictly No Agencies).

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation, or status regarding gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity."

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