Energy Monitoring and Verification Assistant

Northumbria University; Belford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK seeks an individual to analyze energy data across campus facilities. This role involves identifying optimization opportunities for heating, lighting, and ventilation, working closely with the Carbon Manager. Candidates should possess strong numeracy skills and experience with energy management software. The institution values inclusivity and offers benefits like flexible working hours and excellent pension schemes, striving for an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Excellent pension schemes

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to collate, interpret and visualize energy related data.
• Basic understanding of energy efficiency principles.
• Experience with interpreting basic BMS/BEMS front-end graphics.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze energy related data to improve energy efficiency.
• Identify opportunities for optimization in heating, lighting, cooling, and ventilation.
• Support the Carbon Manager and Facilities and Estates Team.

Skills

Strong numeracy skills

MS Excel

Power BI

Understanding of energy efficiency principles

Interest in reducing carbon emissions

Tools

Energy management software

BMS/BEMS systems

Job description

Responsibilities

This role involves the collection and analysis of energy related data from university buildings to help improve the energy efficiency of the estate and assist with our aims to minimise costs and reduce carbon emissions. Your key challenge will be to identify where provision of heating, lighting, cooling and ventilation provides opportunities for optimisation. This will involve interpreting information from building users, energy meters and building management systems, as well as taking direct measurements of air temperature, water consumption, light levels, ventilation rates and air quality as required to verify the efficient operation of key buildings. Your findings will support the Carbon Manager and other colleagues in the Facilities and Estates Team to reduce energy use, costs and carbon emissions from university buildings, aligned with our aims to reduce estate operating costs and achieve net‑zero carbon emissions by 2040., You will be working within our busy Facilities and Estates team, supporting the Carbon Manager and working closely with the in‑house maintenance team and external maintenance providers to improve the energy efficiency and cost‑effectiveness of university buildings. We are based at Northumbria University's City Campus and also provide our services at Coach Lane Campus. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on‑campus organisation and offer flexible hours and location where the role allows. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding numerous awards for gender and race equality, disability confidence, and research excellence. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy skills, combined with demonstrable ability to use standard software packages such as MS Excel or Power BI to collate, interpret and visualise energy related data are essential.
• A basic understanding of energy efficiency principles in relation to the provision of heating, ventilation, cooling, lighting, power and methods used to identify savings opportunities.
• Knowledge of, and interest in, the key drivers for reducing energy and water use, costs and carbon emissions.
• Experience of interpreting basic BMS/BEMS front‑end graphics and knowledge of associated controls typically found in university buildings would be desirable.
• Knowledge of typical approaches used to measure energy and water efficiency, including hardware, software and analysis techniques.
• Previous experience with energy management software (i.e. Systems Link, Team EA etc.), or willingness to undertake training, is essential.

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