Energy Support Officer

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Job summary

A local authority in Bridgend is seeking an Energy Support Officer to assist with energy management and the decarbonisation strategy. The role entails administering energy contracts, liaising with suppliers, and providing consumption data for analysis while supporting the Council's net zero ambition. Candidates should have experience with financial systems and the ability to communicate in Welsh. This position follows a hybrid working approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial systems and processes, ideally within a local authority.
• Understanding of utility contracts.
• Willingness to learn new IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer energy contracts by verifying usage and paying invoices.
• Liaise with suppliers to manage connections and meters.
• Provide utility consumption data for analysis of usage and carbon emissions.

Skills

Experience with financial systems

Understanding of utility contracts

Ability to greet customers in Welsh

Job description

Energy Support Officer
Job description
37 hours per week

The Energy and Decarbonisation team leads the management of the Council's energy use and delivery of the Decarbonisation strategy. We are building the team to help meet the Council's net zero ambition.

If you are interested in energy management and decarbonisation then you could play a key role in supporting our work to address the climate crisis.

The postholder will work with the Energy Manager to administer the energy contracts for the authority by verifying usage, paying invoices and managing the internal financial recharge process. This will involve liaison with suppliers to query charges and manage existing and new connections and meters, coordinating procurement exercises in some instances.

The role will also provide utility consumption data to enable analysis of usage and carbon emissions and will coordinate the production of Display Energy Certificates.

Candidates should have experience of financial systems and processes, ideally within a local authority, an understanding of utility contracts, and an ability to learn to use new IT systems.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 20 August 2025

Shortlisting Date: 21-22 August 2025

Interview Date: 01 September 2025

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

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