Location: Germany - Essen

Job Status: Permanent Position

Interview Date:  ASAP

Start Date: ASAP

Open To: EU Nationals or German work permit holders

Job Overview: A global gas operating Company seeks an Energy Management Systems Consultant for their newly created New Build and Technology Group, whose remit is to deliver commercial solutions that will drive the efficient use of energy within both commercial and residential buildings. You will take on a leading role in delivering and shaping a programme of work across the Company's group focussed on energy management solutions in commercial buildings. Applicants invited with proven experience of managing commercial building, of undertaking energy audits, and the ability to propose effective solutions.

Our Client is a global provider of specialized energy solutions, with exploration, production and distribution of gas being one of their major growth segments. This New Build and Technology Group is focused on distributed energy solutions. They believe that for many applications, cogenerating power and heat (or air conditioning) at the site where they are needed is a particularly efficient and climate-friendly form of energy supply. The Company has long-standing international experience in distributed energy solutions, energy efficiency, and renewables. They are focused on customers that have energy-intensive facilities at several locations and would therefore be able to achieve significant savings through intelligent, custom-tailored energy solutions.

Although this Group is relatively new, it has recently inaugurated a new micro combined heat and power (CHP) unit at a large wholesale store in Germany. This state-of-the-art unit is the first of several projects that the Company has been commissioned to undertake and there are more to come.

Responsibilities: The role encompasses many functions including:

• Collaborate with the Company's Technology & Innovation and Market Units across the Group to develop BEMS based product and service proposition concepts.
• Explore new business opportunities and testing proposition concepts by delivering commercial demonstration projects.
• Coordinate BEMS stakeholders across the Company's Business and developing a network of technology and service partners across the BEMS space.
• Ensure that the insights and learning's into new business opportunities gained from the technical analyses, modelling and demonstrations are widely communicated across the Company's Group.
• Track trends in BEMS and identifying 'hot topics'.
• Identify, scope and manage BEMS development projects.

With a strong background in building management, this is an exciting time to join one of Europe's largest energy distributors, who are on the threshold of becoming a major player in distributed energy solutions. Working in a dynamic and friendly environment where top performance is valued and rewarded.

Requirements: The successful candidate will have:

• University graduate with an engineering, technology or science degree.
• Experience of applying novel business models to the funding and operation of energy management investments (including Energy Performance Contracts).
• Experience of working with a diverse range of commercial building owners / landlords (eg multi-site retailers or public municipalities) to deliver technical solutions.
• Skills in conducting energy audits of commercial building portfolios and developing investment grade proposals for energy efficiency measures.
• Detailed knowledge of building services (including Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Lighting, Security, Fire) and the ability to integrate solutions with legacy systems.
• The ability to identify technology and system integration partners, including the development of contractual arrangements.
• Able to travel frequently within Europe and on occasional business trips outside Europe.
• Fluent in the English language.
• German or another second European language an advantage.

Package: This is a senior level role and as such an attractive package is offer, plus Bonus plus Benefits Package including: Pension, Family Health Care, Gym sponsorship and much more...