Established in 1999, the Kensa Group is a fast-growing collection of award-winning businesses involved in the manufacture and installation of ground source heat pumps. Kensa proudly supports and encourages the adoption of ground source technology across the UK – helping to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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The Kensa Group
Mount Wellington Mine
Chacewater
Truro
TR4 8RJ
The Kensa Group is a fast-growing collection of British award-winning businesses involved in the manufacture and installation of ground source heat pumps and the ownership of associated underground infrastructure. Please scroll down to view job vacancies from two of its divisions, Kensa Heat Pumps, and Kensa Contracting.
Kensa Heat Pumps Job Vacancies:
To apply please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to:
Email:
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Kensa Heat Pumps
Mount Wellington Mine
Chacewater
Truro
TR4 8RJ
Quality Engineer
Job responsibilities summary:
- To implement maintain and update production quality management systems to ensure products are manufactured to the highest quality standards.
- To support the maintenance and continual improvement of the business processes
- To ensure production procedures are suitably documented and ensure staff are sufficiently trained.
- To implement and operate quality monitoring procedures, process controls, KPIs and reports.
- To provide reports on quality performance to production management and senior management
- To collaborate with operations managers to develop and implement controls and improvements.
- To investigate customer and shop-floor quality non-conformances.
- To work with the purchasing team to manage supplier quality issues, returns and rejects.
- To ensure that appropriate corrective actions, resulting from recorded non-conformances, are implemented and effective.
- To working closely the Purchasing Team to assess Supplier quality during supplier selection.
The role will mainly be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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2nd Line Technical Support
Job responsibilities summary:
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to post-installation customer service and technical support.
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to on-site commissioning.
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to on-site problem-solving.
- To support the technical contribution to the Technical Sales Support Engineer in the provision of a telephone-based commissioning service.
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to the management of spare parts.
- To support the technical contribution to the continued development of KHP’s site facilities and the management of the facility.
- To assist the Technical Manager in all activities linked to purchasing including the evaluation of new components.
- To assist the Technical Manager and Research and Development Department.
- To perform production tasks, when necessary.
The role will mainly be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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1st Line Technical Support
Job responsibilities summary:
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to post-installation customer service and technical support.
- To support the technical contribution on all commissioning.
- To support the technical contribution on all activities.
- To support the technical contribution to the Technical Sales Support Engineer.
- To support the technical contribution on all activities linked to the management of spare parts.
- To support the technical contribution to the continued development of KHP’s site facilities and the management of the facility.
- To assist the Technical Manager in all activities linked to purchasing.
- To assist the Technical Manager and Research and Development Department.
- To perform production tasks, when necessary.
The role will mainly be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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Director of Technical
Job responsibilities summary:
- To foster a culture that places high importance on the health and safety of employees.
- To ensure Kensa’s products and services meet the needs and expectations of installers and end users.
- To lead the development of the Kensa R&D plan.
- To drive and oversee the delivery the R&D plan ensuring that solutions fit with the strategic direction of the business.
- To oversee the delivery of technical support for Kensa Heat Pumps’ products
- To ensure that the experiences of both external and internal stakeholders are fed back into new product development.
- To ensure the ongoing compliance of products to the applicable regulations.
- To ensure the ongoing compliance of installations to the applicable regulations.
- To recruit staff and external suppliers, as agreed with the board, to deliver the above.
- To attend monthly board meetings and actively contribute in order to support the business to determine the strategic direction and aims.
The role will be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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Programme Manager
Job responsibilities summary:
- Creating agreed programme (project) plans including resourcing and budget requirements. These will be predominately research and development programmes to create new and improved products and services but may extend to the delivery of other projects as required.
- Working with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver programmes.
- Managing risks to a programme’s successful outcome and initiating appropriate corrective action where necessary.
- Ensuring that programmes deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers and also internal stakeholders.
- Works with those seconded to the project to ensure technical, financial, regulatory, timeframe and process aims of the programme are met.
- Report on project/programme progress as required.
The role will be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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Engineering Manager
Job responsibilities summary:
- To foster a culture that places high importance on the health and safety of employees, and contractors.
- Line manager for Engineers in the R&D team, providing day to day support to enable engineers to deliver operational needs in a supported environment.
- Providing the capacity and capability to deliver current and future developments, including staff, contractors and tools.
- To effectively manage staff development, appraisals and timekeeping.
- Working with the programme manager to agree current and future allocations of resource to programmes.
- Managing smaller projects including more blue sky R&D projects.
- To work with the Director of Technical to produce the R&D plan and resourcing requirements.
The role will be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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R&D Software Engineer
Job responsibilities summary:
- To carry out software and control-based testing, analysis, development and design of products and equipment.
- To produce documentation and reports as necessary.
- To work as part of the R&D Team but also individually as required.
- To manage smaller projects in order to meet time and budget requirements.
The role will be based in Kensa’s Truro head office.
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Kensa Contracting Job Vacancies:
To apply please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to:
Email:
jobs@thekensagroup.com
Post:
Kensa Contracting
Mount Wellington Mine
Chacewater
Truro
TR4 8RJ
Commercial Sales Manager
- To lead the sales and business development effort for the commercial sector.
- Prepare detailed responses to tender requests including pricing and quality sections.
- Meeting with and delivering CPDs to councils, energy consultants, M&E engineers, and developers
across the UK to present the benefits of ground source heat pumps. - Meet with councils to advise how ground source heat pumps can help with their and
decarbonisation agenda. - Work with councils on appropriate project selection, funding options, and how to get projects
approved internally. - Introduce Kensa sales colleagues to potential clients and assist them with feasibility reports and
detailed project proposals. - Identify key influencers in Government, the GLA and Councils and foster good relationships with
a view to influencing policy and funding. - Monitor opportunities for grant funding.
- Develop business models and funding packages.
- As enquiry levels grow, the post holder will be responsible for developing a sales and business
development team.
The role will be home-working based.
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Contracting Sales Manager – South East
Job responsibilities summary:
- To identify potential clients, make contact and arrange meetings.
- To gather construction information about existing or planned properties using a variety of resources
- To engage in initial conversations with clients, architects and internal design meetings
- To interrogate and take off from drawings showing construction details
- To gather as much information about the property This may include undertaking heat loss calculations.
- To provide summary heat loads and borehole depth to sub-contractors for pricing purposes.
- To prepare and submit quotations for clients.
- To update quotations once detailed design and sub-contractor quotes are in to confirm project viability
- Negotiation of contract and payment terms with clients.
- To convert quotations to order and manage hand over process to delivery.
- To review and maintain the estimating database
- To help to ensure that the format of quotes is in line with MCS requirements.
- Represent the company at sales orientated events, trade shows, conferences and the like.
- Feedback to marketing team and assist with development of PR and case study materials.
- Maintain CRM system and contribute to monthly reporting to Commercial Director.
The role will be home-working based.
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Energy Surveyor
Job responsibilities summary:
- Gather and analyse construction data via plans and/or site survey
- Conduct heat loss calculations in accordance with BS EN 12831
- Draft and Lodge RdSAP and SAP certificates
- Renewable Heat Incentive and Energy Company Obligation projections
- Assist the sales department in preparation of final quotations
- ECO and RHI funding applications / ECO manual calculating
- Research and reporting of legislative development
- Manage Subcontractors in production of EPC, SAP and MCS heat loss calculations
- Project Survey Reports, Risk-assessments and Method Statements
The role will be based in Kensa’s Exeter sales office.
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Assistant Contract Surveyor
Job responsibilities summary:
- Perform room by room heat loss calculations and collate heat loss summaries.
- Perform fSAP calculations.
- Produce property floor plans using CAD software.
- Calculate radiator sizes to meet agreed heat emitter ratings.
- Liaise with specialist ground array designers to calculate borehole depths.
- Record commissioning information.
- Maintain and review design issues/revision spreadsheets.
- Data entry and project administration.
- Support project delivery and regular reporting.
The role will be based in Kensa’s Exeter sales office.
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