Green Doctor - Energy Advisor

Ad Warrior Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Health Care Cash Plan

Ongoing training and development

Green Doctor vehicle for travel

Employer contribution pension scheme

Job summary

Green Doctor – Energy Advisor role based in London supports vulnerable residents by delivering home energy efficiency advice through home visits and tele-support. You will install energy-saving measures and assist households in applying for grants and support schemes.

This is a fixed-term, 37.5-hour-per-week position with a focus on community impact. Groundwork London provides ongoing training, a company vehicle for visits, and an employer-contribution pension scheme.

Qualifications

• A people-person with a passion for helping the vulnerable.
• Basic practical DIY skills such as changing light bulbs and using basic tools (Hammer/Screw Driver).
• Knowledge of energy efficiency to provide in-home tailored energy saving advice.
• Ability to adapt your approach to suit clients’ varying needs.
• Ideally a DEA/NVQ/City & Guilds energy qualification, but relevant experience will be considered.
• You must be comfortable with lone working and effectively managing your own workload.

Responsibilities

• Deliver home visits and tele support to advise people on how to save energy and money in the home.
• Install energy saving measures and help households apply for grants and support schemes.
• Represent the team at local events run by various organisations.
• Take part in regular training sessions to improve your skills and knowledge within the energy saving world.

Skills

People skills

DIY basics

Energy efficiency knowledge

Adaptability

Full clean driving license

Education

DEA / NVQ 6049-03 / City & Guilds 6281 (qualifications ideal)

Job description

Green Doctor – Energy Advisor

Location: London

Salary: £29,000 to £31,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term, 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 17th November 2026

The Green Doctors are part of the Not-for-profit organisation Groundwork London and have been helping vulnerable people for over 19 years. We work with Local Authorities, Housing Associations and other organisations to support those most in need. Your role will include delivering home visits and tele support to advise people on how to save energy and money in the home, installing energy saving measures and helping households apply for grants and support schemes.

Job Purpose

Green Doctors work on a variety of projects delivering home energy efficiency advice sessions across London mainly to vulnerable residents for whom a visit can make a significant impact. These advice sessions are a mixture of home visits, tele support and in community advice session and involve installing low cost measures, providing advice and guidance, and referring residents on to further services and agencies for wider energy saving and wellbeing support.

Other duties also include:

• Representing the team at local events run by various organisations
• Take part in regular training session to improve your skills and knowledge within the energy saving world

In return we can offer:

• Employee Health Care Cash Plan
• Ongoing training and development along with qualifications in energy efficiency and retrofitting
• A Green Doctor vehicle to travel to and from home visits
• Employer contribution pension scheme

Key requirements:

• A people-person with a passion for helping the vulnerable.
• Basic practical DIY skills such as changing light bulbs, using basic tools (Hammer/Screw Driver).
• Knowledge of energy efficiency to provide in-home tailored energy saving advice.
• Ability to adapt your approach to suit our client’s varying needs.
• Ideally but not essential would be a qualification such as a Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA), NVQ Level 3 (6049-03) Provide Energy Efficiency Services, or City and Guilds Energy Awareness (6281-01) but relevant experience in the field will be considered.
• You must be comfortable with lone working and effectively managing your own workload.

A full clean driving license is required