Energy Manager

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton Copse; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Northampton is seeking an exceptional Energy Manager to lead energy provision and management strategies. The role involves overseeing multi-million-pound contracts, spearheading energy projects and ensuring the council gets the best energy prices. Ideal candidates will have proven expertise in energy management and the ability to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in energy management and infrastructure delivery.
• Ability to shape strategies and drive innovation.
• Experience managing budgets and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead on energy provision and management strategies.
• Ensure projects meet standards on time and on budget.
• Work with senior leaders and contractors to optimize energy prices.

Skills

Energy management expertise

Leadership

Creative problem solving

Job description

Overview

At West Northamptonshire Council, our vision is simple but powerful: to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive. We're now seeking an exceptional Energy Manager to help us turn that vision into reality.

In this high-profile role, you'll be the Council's lead expert on energy provision and management shaping strategies, driving innovation, and delivering major programmes that make a real difference. From managing multi-million-pound utilities contracts to spearheading energy projects, EV infrastructure and leading invest to save initiatives, you'll be at the forefront of change.

What will you be doing?

You'll work closely with senior leaders, partners, contractors and elected members, ensuring the Council gets the best energy prices and every project meets the highest standards on time and on budget.

With significant resources at your disposal, including responsibility for revenue and capital budgets, you'll have both the scope and the influence to create lasting impact.

About you

We're looking for someone with proven expertise in energy management and infrastructure delivery, who thrives on challenge and brings ambition, creativity, and leadership to every task.

Culture and values

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Diversity and inclusion

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.