Programme Manager

Energy Saving Trust; West Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization dedicated to promoting energy efficiency seeks a Programme Manager to lead a new regional program in West Yorkshire. This role involves managing a consortium to provide comprehensive remote and in-person energy retrofit support, requiring significant project management expertise and strong local connections.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Three extra days off over Christmas

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Significant project or programme management experience.
• Extensive skills in managing projects and establishing new programs.
• Strong budget management skills and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead a consortium delivering remote and in-person advice for energy retrofit.
• Develop strategic partnerships with local authorities and energy companies.
• Coordinate a local delivery team and monitor performance indicators.

Skills

Project management skills

Budget management

Commercial acumen

Partnership development

Local area knowledge

Education

Relevant recognised qualification in project management

Job description

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Base pay range

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time (see 'Flexible working)

Location: Home-based, West Yorkshire

Ref: NC 1371

This Programme Manager role has been created to lead the delivery of an exciting new regional programme in West Yorkshire to support householders to progress with domestic energy retrofit. The role will lead a consortium of partners to deliver a one stop shop providing remote advice, in person advice, home visits and retrofit installation coordination across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave earned through length of service

• Three extra days off over the Christmas period as a gesture of goodwill

• A competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions

• Flexibility in our ways of working – work from home, in the office, or a mix of both, depending on your role

• Two paid volunteering days per year – a chance to give back to the causes that matter most to you

Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The team

The energy teams’ purpose is to enable households, small businesses, and communities to have affordable energy costs and reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. We provide energy advice services, renewable energy expertise and manage and administer loans and grants for energy saving and low or zero-carbon improvements to homes and businesses on behalf of governments, local authorities, and businesses.

We manage programmes across the UK with more being added as we grow in response to demand. We collaborate and support each other, sharing expertise and best practice and innovate to deliver world-class customer experience. Our work is service-focused and seeing the impact we have on the lives of people we support is what brings us to work each day.

What you’ll do

• Lead a consortium of partners to deliver a one stop shop providing remote advice, in person advice, home visits and retrofit installation coordination across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area.

• Develop strategic partnerships across the area including with unitary authorities, energy companies and finance partners

• Coordinate the local delivery team of subcontractors as well as liaise with local partners and supply chain in the region

• Work closely with advice centre and marketing and communications colleagues as well as sub-contractors in the meeting of key performance indicators.

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience working in a project or programme management environment, ideally also in the establishment of new projects or programmes.

• Extensive project management skills/experience and/or relevant recognised qualification.

• Strong budget management skills and commercial acumen.

• Ability to create partnerships with external organisations.

• Local area knowledge by being based in the Calderdale, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees or Wakefield area.

To apply please visit our recruitment portal via the apply button.

Applications close 23.59, 22 June 2025. Interviews are intended to be held week commencing 30 June 2025.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch.

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Business Development, and Consulting

• Industries

  Environmental Services and Services for Renewable Energy

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