Energy Management Officer

Energy Management Officer

Salary – Grade PO3 (£40,854 – £49,503)

Permanent Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an adaptable, enthusiastic individual to join the
Housing Compliance team as Energy Management Officer.

The Department is responsible for housing advice and homelessness and housing management of our
33,000 council properties, including ensuring that fire safety standards are met, improving the
energy efficiency of our stock and other services such as managing individual metering and
billing.

What are we looking for?

The Energy Management Officer is a new post responsible for helping to shape and advising on
the Department’s energy management strategy. This will include the management of contracts
relating to energy provision, metering and billing services, electric vehicle charging points
across the Council’s estates and solar PV and solar thermal installations across the housing
stock. The role will be responsible for managing and maintaining data collection and analysis
and reporting on the performance of relevant contractors and systems as well as ongoing tasks
associated with these areas including setting and reviewing tariffs.

This role will sit in the Housing Compliance team which is a busy team focusing on the
programming, execution and recording of all Health and Safety issues relating to the Council’s
housing stock including asbestos, fire safety and legionella. The team has responsibility for
ensuring data is accurate and up-to-date, and monitoring and reporting on the status of
compliance and risk. The postholder will project manage environmental sustainability
initiatives, including the Council’s metering and billing service and ensure, through effective
contract management, that contractor performance meets service delivery standards. The
postholder will also ensure the Council meets statutory and regulatory requirements for energy
management and that strategies, policies and procedures are effectively implemented.

We are looking for a talented and self-motivated individual with a genuine interest in energy
management, environmental sustainability initiatives, and green technologies. This is a
fantastic opportunity for someone keen to gain experience of managing the installation and
certification of new green technologies and identifying opportunities for innovation and
continuous improvement. You will have a proactive approach and willingness to build effective
relationships with residents, other departmental teams and key stakeholders across the
organisation. You will be a good communicator, well organised, and have excellent written,
numerical and analytical skills plus sound IT abilities. With a strong knowledge of energy
management issues, you will be keen to put this knowledge into practice in a busy local
authority.

Rewards and Benefits

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve,
rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local
communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have
carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents,
stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a
dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our
staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you
with this, feel free to let us know. 

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work! 

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we
can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed, job shares and
other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the
process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous
holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of
learning and development opportunities. 

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local
Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on
annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other
establishments. 

Indicative Recruitment Timeline: 

Closing Date: Sunday 18th February 2024

Shortlisting Date: W/C 19th February 2024

Interview Date: W/C 26th February 2024 

Useful Information: 

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a
sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your
application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive
as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a
culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring
important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver
services. 

The application process for this campaign will be anonymised. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. 

Important Information: 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.