Energy & Sustainability Manager

CBW Staffing Solutions Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance £5,100 per year

Performance bonus 20% of annual salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Training and progression opportunities

Job summary

CBW Staffing Solutions Limited invites applications for an Energy & Sustainability Manager in the Midlands. You will lead sustainability strategy across the commercial portfolio, covering energy use, carbon footprint, health and wellness features, and improvement plans.

You will deliver energy management processes, KPI reporting, and collaborate with technical staff on surveys, feasibility studies and energy reduction projects to meet targets. A competitive package accompanies the role.

Qualifications

• Appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge in sustainability, environmental, engineering, or building services.
• Technical knowledge of building energy management systems and feasibility studies.
• Experience with carbon reduction legislation and ESOS, energy usage and savings.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy, policy and KPIs; identify and implement energy reduction projects.
• Coordinate energy surveys, feasibility studies and energy reduction initiatives.
• Optimize HVAC and electrical plant while maintaining service provision.
• Support bid/tender activities and present energy strategy to stakeholders.
• Introduce new technologies to support sustainability targets.
• Manage energy budgets and energy billing deviations against forecasts.
• Deliver projects using sound project management and organizational skills.
• Ensure compliance with energy, buildings, sustainability regulations and policies.

Skills

Energy management

Sustainability

Project management

Energy reporting

HVAC knowledge

Education

Degree in sustainability/building services

Tools

Energy management systems

Job description

Energy & Sustainability Manager - Midlands - Global Facilities Management Organisation

CBW Staffing Solutions are recruiting for an Energy & Sustainability Manager to support operations and project teams in delivering a first class service in energy management and carbon reduction across their commercial portfolio in the Midlands.

As an Energy & Sustainability Manager, you will be responsible for delivering sustainability strategy advice and you will be expected to have a clear understanding in green building standards and certifications, as the clients will depend on your knowledge and findings to cover energy-use, carbon footprint, health and wellness features and improvement plans.

Package

• Competitive salary between £60,000 - £65,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Car allowance of £5,100 per annum
• Performance related bonus of 20% of annual salary
• Core hours are Monday - Friday (40 hours per week)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Training, development & progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Setting strategy, policy and KPI's, identifying, justifying and implementing energy reduction projects and tools
• Implementing energy management processes, internal and external reporting on energy consumption and initiatives
• Co-ordinating with technical staff and undertaking energy surveys, feasibility studies and implementing energy reduction projects, and supporting the engineering and project teams to implement energy reduction projects
• Optimisation of HVAC and electrical plant and equipment whilst maintaining a statutory required service provision
• Proactive attendance and participation at Bid/Tender returns and presentations
• Introduction of new technologies to support sustainability targets
• Manage energy budgets, deal with any energy specific bill recharges, and proactively lead on the correction of deviations against annual forecasts for consumption and billing
• Use sound project management principles to deliver discrete projects, and good general organisational techniques to manage business-as-usual workload priorities
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, technical guidance, and organisational policies specific to energy, buildings, sustainability, and wider environmental issues
• Undertake measurement and verification of energy savings linked to any spend-to-save schemes and/or energy performance contracts, to prove that savings are genuine and as expected, and haven’t been skewed by weather conditions

Requirements

• Appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge and experience, ideally in a general sustainability, environmental, engineering, or building services discipline
• Technical knowledge of building energy management systems, with a demonstrable ability to prepare feasibility studies
• Proven experience with Carbon Reduction Legislation as-well as Energy Saving Opportunity Schemes (ESOS), energy usage and potential energy savings
• Awareness of ISO9001,50001 quality management standards
• Specialist knowledge and experience of energy management, energy markets, technologies in the decarbonisation sector and target setting
• Experience of contract managing suppliers, e.g. utilities, construction, or facilities management contractors, and/or of coordinating direct labour force for energy efficiency and/or deep retrofit projects