Sustainability & Energy Manager

Reference number: SC06420
Location: London
Schedule: Full-Time
Salary Range: £51,099 – £58,197
Contract Type: Permanent

About the Role:

Southwark has declared a climate emergency and work is well underway to transform the council
and the borough so that we achieve our ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Do you want to be part of the team making this vision a reality? If so, we are looking for an
experienced individual who can transform their passion for tackling climate change into
practical action that changes how the council works, and which leads and inspires residents and
partners to do the same.

We are recruiting for a Sustainability & Energy Manager, this role will be responsible for
contract managing the council’s energy contracts and ensuring we increasingly decarbonise
across our estate. You will work with colleagues across the council on the delivery of energy
projects as defined by the council’s Climate Action Plan, securing funding, pushing innovation
and ensuring the council’s energy policy is in line with best practice. This role will be part
of a small team responsible for delivering one of the council’s top priorities.

Southwark is an exciting place to work and proud to celebrate its diversity as a borough. We
particularly encourage and welcome applicants from Black, Asian and ethnic minorities since we
are underrepresented in this area of the business.

If you think you have the right values, experience and expertise to add to our culture, please
do not hesitate to apply.

About Southwark:

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by
40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London
venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive
action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the
passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding
cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and
focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the
council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Benefits and more information – Working for Southwark Council

Recruitment timetable

Application closing date: 1 April 2024.

Interviews will take place in the week beginning: 15 April 2024.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of
people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify
with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of
diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is
demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our
communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly
welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to
increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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