Housing Sustainability Project Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a professional to manage energy efficiency projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions in homes. The ideal candidate will lead various funding schemes, ensuring effective delivery and compliance. Strong project management skills and the ability to analyze information are essential. The role offers a hybrid working model with comprehensive benefits, including extensive annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan Scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of managing complex projects efficiently.
• Ability to analyze data for strategic planning.
• Good ICT skills for report writing and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve energy efficiency in households.
• Develop and manage home energy funding programs.
• Prepare budget controls and reports for funding bodies.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

About Us:

Based in the heart of Warwickshire, the beautiful district of Stratford-on-Avon is, without doubt, one of the most historic and scenic areas in the UK. Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s headquarters are located in the heart of William Shakespeare’s hometown. In the District, you will find thriving market towns, home to over 135,000 residents and a tourist destination for thousands of visitors from across the globe each year. We are proud to provide public services to residents, businesses and visitors across this magnificent region, making it a great place to live, work and visit.

At the Council, our people are our superpower and by choosing to bring your talents to our organisation, you will be joining a great team where everyone feels that they truly belong, full of dedicated people all working with passion and purpose, across a dynamic portfolio of work providing high-quality services.

Benefits:

As part of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Flexibility:

• A minimum of 25 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements with the flexibility to work from home for up to 60% of your hours (dependent upon the role)
• Flexi-time scheme for a better work-life balance.

Lifestyle:

• Health Cash Plan Scheme for medical and dental expenses.
• Eye test voucher scheme
• Everyone Active Gym Membership discount

Professional Development:

• Training and Development opportunities.
• Payment of one professional subscription fee

Financial Planning:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme to secure your future.
• Access to free Will writing services.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Sacrifice schemes e.g. Cycle to Work etc.
• Free town centre parking

What to Expect in the Role:

Do you want to enable our residents and communities to take advantage of national and local schemes to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes and thereby reduce fuel poverty and improve health and wellbeing?

This exciting role will be the catalyst for much of this activity, liaising with national, regional and corporate partners to deliver several large value grant schemes that enable district residents to transition from expensive and higher carbon emission domestic heating to lower carbon, more efficient systems, including the upgrading of insulation and similar measures. The role is focussed on the establishment, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of these schemes. The role ensures that residents receive the maximum benefit of these opportunities and that they are delivered in a professional and cost-effective manner, thereby improving the thermal comfort of those homes and improving the health and financial wellbeing of residents.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities (Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more details):

• Act as lead officer on initiatives to support households within the district to improve energy efficiency and minimise domestic energy carbon emissions and promote retrofit activity to encourage that improvement.
• Undertake work including contributing to strategic plans, developing delivery plans and proposals, development of business cases and the management and delivery of schemes to drive improvement in sustainability and the environmental performance of dwellings in the district.
• Develop and manage internal and external to ensure streamlined and effective delivery of home energy funding programmes.
• Prepare all budget control and reporting requirements to Cabinet and external funding bodies. Prepare bid submissions to include resources for scheme management and ensure that contractual requirements of bid funding are met.
• Identify and maximise funding opportunities for Council projects relating to home energy efficiency and fuel poverty.
• Prepare and monitor both capital and revenue budgets relating to home energy funding programmes.

What You’ll Need (Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more details):

• Detailed knowledge and experience of the successful management and delivery of complex projects.
• Highly developed organisational and project management skills and ability to demonstrate achievement of results to time and on budget.
• Ability to analyse information to determine and plan actions.
• Good ICT and communication skills including demonstrable skills in writing reports and presenting to a wide range of audiences including non-specialists.
• Enthusiastic, committed, and pro-active approach an inclusive style that is focussed on delivery.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Leah MacDonald, Housing Sustainability Project Officer (Tues – Thurs) on 01789 260793 or [e-mail]

Applications will close at midnight on 29 August 2025

Interviews will be held week beginning 8 September 2025