Energy Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company in the UK is seeking an Energy Manager to lead initiatives that reduce energy consumption and support compliance with environmental regulations. The role involves developing utility management strategies and achieving net zero targets by 2030. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of energy legislation, relevant qualifications, and experience in finance or business case development. This position offers flexible working arrangements and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Development opportunities and employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
• Develop and deliver utility management strategies.
• Ensure compliance with UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

Skills

Strong understanding of energy legislation and government policy

Experience in finance and business case development

Background in legal compliance and utility management

Education

Full Member of the Energy Institute (MEI)

Chartered Energy Manager or working towards chartership

Equivalent Level 6 qualification in utility management

Job description

Job Title: Energy Manager

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70504

Drive our journey to net zero and shape a sustainable future

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an energy manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Energy Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a role where your expertise will make a tangible difference to national defence and environmental sustainability, while advancing your career in a dynamic and forward‑thinking organisation.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll lead strategic initiatives to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across one of the UK’s most complex industrial sites. You’ll develop and deliver utility management strategies, support compliance with the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and help us achieve our ambitious net zero by 2030 target.

• Managing site‑wide utility management software and monitoring consumption data.
• Developing business cases and strategies for carbon reduction and energy efficiency.
• Leading metering strategy and utility bill verification exercises.
• Creating and communicating the site‑wide carbon baseline and modelling future consumption.
• Ensuring compliance with UK ETS and providing input into key performance reporting.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week, and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience for the Energy Manager

• Strong understanding of energy legislation and government policy.
• Experience in finance and business case development.
• Background in legal compliance and utility management.

Qualifications for the Energy Manager

• Full Member of the Energy Institute (MEI).
• Chartered Energy Manager or working towards chartership.
• Equivalent Level 6 qualification in utility management.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.