Energy Compliance Specialist

Sustainable Energy First; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainability consultancy is seeking an Energy Compliance Specialist to manage compliance-related products such as Climate Change Agreements. You will analyze energy and financial data to ensure client compliance while providing exceptional support to clients, suppliers, and governing bodies. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a background in energy compliance, and proficiency in data analysis and Excel. The role includes competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, promoting an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Salary: £28,000 to £30,700 per annum

25 days holidays + bank holidays + birthday off

Flexible working arrangements

Gym contribution

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in energy and carbon compliance.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of contracts.
• Experience building reports and using Excel functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance-related products and services.
• Collect and analyze energy and financial data.
• Act as first point of contact for clients and suppliers.

Skills

Good communication skills

Understanding of energy and carbon compliance

Excellent numerical skills

Data manipulation

IT skills (MS Office, Excel)

Job description

As an Energy Compliance Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of our Solutions products, including (but not limited to) Climate Change Agreements, EII Exemption, EII Network Charging Compensation, and CHP Quality Assurance. You'll take ownership of a portfolio of contracts, ensuring timely, accurate, and high‑quality delivery of data‑driven outputs. This includes gathering and analysing energy, production, and financial data, maintaining robust databases, and submitting all necessary documentation to secure savings for our clients. As the first point of contact, you'll work closely with clients, suppliers and governing bodies, resolving queries, providing guidance, and ensuring full compliance at every stage. You'll also contribute to continuous service improvement by maintaining clear audit trails, supporting process refinement, and helping the team stay responsive to emerging legislation and industry changes.

Requirements: Support the team in delivering compliance‑related products and services (e.g., CCA, Eii, Eii NCC & CHPQA.). Manage a portfolio of contracts, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of required outputs. Collect, collate and analyse monthly energy, production and financial data for client reporting. Maintain and develop databases to monitor performance and ensure compliance. Submit accurate documentation to secure client savings on non‑commodity energy charges. Act as the first point of contact for clients, suppliers and governing bodies, resolving queries effectively. Generate and submit reports, declarations and applications by required deadlines. Maintain comprehensive audit trails and evidence packs for all completed work. Contribute to service improvement discussions and help the team adapt to legislative changes. Support the development of the overall service offering through collaboration and problem‑solving.

• Good communication skills both verbal and written are essential
• Understanding/experience of energy and carbon compliance
• The ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships
• Excellent numerical skills and understanding, as demonstrated by experience and/or qualifications
• Experience of working with and manipulating data
• Excellent IT skills, with a working knowledge of the MSOffice suite, in particular Excel experience/competency is essential; this should include, but is not limited to, report building, standard formula (SUMIF, XLOOKUP, IF, etc.) and pivot tables
• Inspiring and empowering our people to create a positive difference for themselves, our clients and the planet

Company

Sustainable Energy First is an energy and sustainability consultancy, founded to solve energy management problems in very large, complex commercial estates. This remains the core of our business driven by a commitment to sustainability and the goal of reducing our clients' carbon footprint.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: £28,000 to £30,700 per annum
• Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays + your birthday off, increasing to 30 days on length of service
• Home working (regular travel required)
• Flexible working – including the ability to bank up to 5 extra days off per year
• Gym contribution
• Long service awards
• Private Medical Insurance
• Enhanced paternity/non‑pregnant colleague and maternity/pregnant colleague leave
• Simply Health scheme
• Challenging work and development opportunities

Inclusion and Belonging

We believe that diversity is more than a commitment, it's at the heart of who we are. We aim to create an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We celebrate different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences because we know they make us stronger, bolder and more imaginative, which link to our core values. By fostering a culture of belonging, we aim to provide a workplace where every voice is heard, and every individual can thrive. Our culture has been set up to bring the best out of our people. If we sound like the kind of business where you're ready to take the next step, then we look forward to hearing from you!