Energy Planning Manager

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, Hybrid/Agile working

Generous Annual Leave 30 days

LGPS & Life Cover

Training, career development

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council in Gloucester is recruiting a countywide Energy Planning lead to drive local area energy planning on behalf of the seven Gloucestershire planning authorities, supporting the county’s growth and net zero ambitions.

The role will establish a single data set, energy pathways and net zero projects, working with the climate and decarbonisation team to deliver a unified centre for energy planning, pipeline development and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead local area energy planning for Gloucestershire across seven planning authorities.
• Develop energy pathways, data modelling and stakeholder engagement.
• Deliver an ambitious, countywide energy plan supporting net zero goals.

Job description

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We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester.

Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

About the role

Gloucester City Council host this role and its wider team who deliver on our ambitious countywide response to the climate crisis on behalf of Climate Leadership Gloucestershire . The wider team work across the climate and sustainability spectrum from the built environment to nature and health, in partnership with industry, public and third sector partners.

With increased opportunities to detail Gloucestershire energy infrastructure needs through the evolution of new Regional Energy Strategic Plans the team is now working to develop detailed energy pathways, data modelling and stakeholder engagement to deliver an ambitious and actional plan to meet the county’s growth and net zero ambitions. This new countywide Energy Planning post will lead on local area energy planning on behalf of the seven Gloucestershire planning authorities assisting in transitioning the net zero energy portfolio into the future single unitary authority.

What we need from you

The role will seek to maintain strong relationships with the sector, both locally with leading net zero businesses, developers and large energy users but also regionally and nationally with the District Network Operators/Distribution system operators and National Energy Strategic Operator.

The role will take responsibility for establishing a single data set, energy pathways and net zero plans and projects for the county, providing a unified centre for energy planning, project pipeline development and delivery.

The role will work alongside and with the support of a broader landscape of countywide climate and decarbonisation officers to deliver collaborative community benefit and energy security outcomes for Gloucestershire.

What we can do for you

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible, Hybrid/Agile working opportunities
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement 30 days annual leave (for roles G and above only)
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2 days paid leave every year to participate in local volunteering activities
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover of 3 times your salary
• Regular Training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in-house Occupational Health service
• Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
• Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
• Free Flu-jabs
• Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker’s, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group.

Additional Information

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Applications from any GloucestershireCounty Council'semployees who are currently on the redeployment registeroratrisk of redundancywill be considered first at shortlisting stage.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Equality and Diversity

We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high-performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.

We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.

We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment to those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantages because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment [e-mail]

Further information on our commitment to Equality and Diversity can be foundHere

If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.