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Form of workTechnical manager – Net Zero
Up to £50,000 (depending on experience)
Flexible – home-based, blended or fully office working (from Edinburgh, London, Cardiff)
Closing Date: 3 March 2024
Position Ref: KJ 1191
Please note that preference will be given to employees at risk of redundancy.
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency.
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.
As well as investing in our mission, we invest in our people and culture. We’re committed to creating an engaging, supportive and inclusive workplace for all and providing opportunities for development, training and growth. We also provide a range of benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more information on why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.
The team
The insight & evaluation team is integral to the data, research and content the Energy Saving Trust produces. The work the team does is hugely varied from calculating the savings that can be achieved through making energy efficiency changes, to modelling the impact of new technologies to providing content for energy efficiency training to researching consumers attitudes towards government policy and assessing the impact that programmes deliver.
The team work individually on projects but also work closely together sharing ideas and working through complex problems or scenarios ensuring that knowledge sharing, and knowledge development is at the forefront of everything we do.
Working within the team and at the Energy Saving Trust more broadly will allow you to use your experience and skills, whilst improving your knowledge and having the space and opportunity to grow within a friendly, supportive team.
The role
The Technical Manager role sits within Energy Saving Trust’s Insight and Evaluation team, reporting into the Senior Manager – Insight & Evaluation. In this role you have the opportunity to lead Energy Saving Trust’s fast-growing and exciting sustainability consultancy services. With a renewed focus on Net Zero, many businesses and public sector organisations are putting carbon emission reductions at the front of their agendas. You will help these clients aim high and achieve success in their ambitions.
What you’ll do
You will lead on Energy Saving Trust’s Net Zero services for our diverse public and private sector clients. This will involve developing products, growing a business unit, training and leading a team of Net Zero specialists to calculate and report emissions and deliver Net Zero plans in line with science-based targets.
You will support clients in several sectors, including retail, finance, services & consultancy, software services, public sector, and many others. Delivering carbon emission reductions is a critical part of the Energy Saving Trust’s mission and data underpins all informed decision-making by the organization. Based on the strong credentials of trust, knowledge and impartiality, we use evidence to identify and quantify carbon emissions and make recommendations for reductions.
You will apply your technical knowledge to develop the best solution for clients across Net Zero strategy development through desk reviews, data collection, data analysis, reporting and providing action plans and recommendations.
Your ability to plan and prioritise work is essential in this busy environment, along with demonstrated effective communication skills enabling you to deliver a high standard of customer service to people at different levels. Your experience in delivering Net Zero consultancy will underpin the successful delivery of this role.
What you’ll bring
- Experience of leading the delivery of scope 1-3 emission inventories GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1, and SECR reporting. with demonstrable experience of applying this in a commercial environment.
- An ability to process data into meaningful insights coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to work with clients, positively influence as well as inform in order to deliver the insight required.
- An ability to lead and develop a team to continue the growth of the consultancy services whilst maintaining an excellent client satisfaction.
- An ability to manage clients effectively with demonstrable experience of working with external and internal clients and managing multiple clients at once.
- This is a permanent position. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. There is potential for this role to be part-time.
We are open to flexible working locations (within the UK) and as standard we offer all contracts on blended (home and office-based) working.
Applications close 5pm on 3 March 2024.
To apply, please visit our website. We will ask you for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.
If you think you may need additional support or adjustments made to any part of the application or recruitment process, please get in touch with us.
The majority of our people are working from home but have access to our office locations – Edinburgh, London, Cardiff and Belfast. We will we be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.
Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace
To address the urgent challenges posed by the climate emergency, we need a diversity of people, experiences and ideas. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust. If there is anything we can do to support you in applying, please get in touch with us. Please note that we will always ensure that a fair recruitment process is followed for all candidates and appointments will be made based on merit.
