Professional Lead Environment, Energy & Climate Adaptation

WMJobs; Warwick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced and influential professional to lead its energy and climate adaptation work. You will shape strategies, provide strategic leadership, and coordinate a diverse portfolio of projects spanning affordability, fuel poverty, resilience and local energy delivery.

You will turn national policies into practical local programmes, support funding applications, build partnerships with councils, schools, communities and businesses, and use data to inform

Qualifications

• Management-level experience of energy projects or programmes.
• Strong strategic and relationship management skills.
• Resilient, capable of working through change and ambiguity while keeping delivery moving.
• Self-starter with ability to use data and evidence to shape decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Warwickshire County Council’s work on energy and climate adaptation.
• Provide strategic leadership and coordinate a diverse portfolio of energy projects.
• Turn national policy and funding opportunities into practical local programmes to reduce bills and improve resilience.
• Support funding applications and develop robust business cases.
• Forge partnerships with senior leaders, schools, residents, businesses and other stakeholders.

Skills

Energy policy

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Public sector experience

Job description

Warwickshire County Council,

Help Warwickshire become more resilient by delivering practical solutions that deliver affordable, locally led energy solutions, tackle fuel poverty, strengthen climate resilience and help communities benefit from national programmes such as the Warm Homes Plan and Local Power Plan.

About The Organisation

Warwickshire County Council is a top performing two tier authority with a reputation for innovation and efficiency. If you can match our ambition to drive Warwickshire County Council forward we would like to hear from you.

About The Team And The Role

We are looking for an experienced and influential professional to lead Warwickshire County Council’s work on energy and climate adaptation. As the Council’s subject matter expert, you will help shape and deliver key strategies. The role is broad and practical, spanning strategic energy planning, partnership development and projects that address affordability, fuel poverty, resilience and local energy delivery.

There is significant delivery ahead. You will help turn national policy and funding opportunities into practical local programmes that reduce bills, improve energy resilience and support wider social, environmental and economic benefits across Warwickshire.

You will provide strategic leadership, technical advice and coordination across a diverse portfolio of energy projects. You will be a self-starter, innovative and confident using data and evidence to understand local need, identify opportunities, inform decisions and develop strong business cases. You will also support funding applications, including bids to government and other funders, helping to move ideas from concept to delivery.

Partnership work will be central to your success. You will work with senior leaders, elected Members, delivery teams, schools, residents, community groups, businesses, statutory partners, voluntary sector organisations and other local authorities, learning from others and sharing good practice as the energy landscape evolves. We are seeking someone with management-level experience of energy projects or programmes, strong strategic and relationship management skills, and the resilience to work through change and ambiguity while keeping delivery moving.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

For this campaign, we are working in partnership with the Fair Chance Programme.

What do we mean by 'Fair Chance'?

Our Fair Chance Employment Programme is an innovative and inclusive programme developed with Warwickshire employers to support them in making their recruitment process more flexible, more inclusive and ultimately more accessible to a wider talent pool of people who may have barriers accessing the job market. https://fairchancejobs.warwickshire.gov.uk/

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

If you would like to discuss the role informally, please contact Sarah Stear, Head of Sustainability, [e-mail].

Closing date: Midnight on 15th September 2026

Interview date: 28th September or 1st October 2026

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more