Energy & Sustainability Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance related bonus

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Training & progression opportunities

Job summary

CBW Staffing Solutions Ltd is recruiting an Energy & Sustainability Manager to support operations and project teams in delivering energy management and carbon reduction across its Midlands-based commercial portfolio.

The role covers strategy, policy, energy surveys, feasibility studies, and the implementation of energy reduction projects, with emphasis on HVAC optimisation, reporting, and compliance with energy regulations.

Qualifications

• Appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge in sustainability, environmental, engineering or building services.
• Technical knowledge of building energy management systems with feasibility study capability.
• Experience with Carbon Reduction Legislation (ESOS) and energy savings.
• Awareness of ISO quality management standards.
• Specialist knowledge in energy management, decarbonisation technologies and target setting.
• Experience contracting utilities or coordinating direct labour for energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy, policy and KPIs; identify, justify and implement energy reduction projects.
• Implement energy management processes with internal and external reporting.
• Coordinate with technical staff; energy surveys, feasibility studies and project delivery.
• Optimise HVAC and electrical plant while maintaining required service levels.
• Attend bid/tender processes and presentations.
• Introduce new technologies to support sustainability targets.
• Manage energy budgets and handle energy bill recharges; correct deviations from forecasts.
• Apply project management to deliver discrete projects and manage BAU priorities.
• Ensure compliance with energy, buildings, legislation and related policies.
• Measure and verify energy savings from spend-to-save schemes and energy contracts.

Skills

Energy management

Carbon reduction

Project management

Energy reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Energy strategy

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.

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
• Generous workplace pension scheme
• 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 ISO(phone number removed) 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