Job info	Job info details
Job title	Energy Officer
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Strategy and Project Management
Business unit	Spatial Planning
Responsible to (day to day issues)	Principal Climate Emergency Officer
Accountable to (line manager)	Principal Climate Emergency Officer
Salary grade	J
JE ref	PLA005

1. Key purpose of job

• To be a leader in identifying, advising on and project managing energy saving and generation opportunities for the Council through regular review of the energy consumption and carbon data across the Council’s estate, proactively managing and improve performance.
• Coordinate and commission plans and other detailed feasibility studies across the Council’s estate for schemes to reduce consumption and carbon emissions.
• To work with others to develop programmes of energy efficiency and low/zero carbon projects that will accelerate the decarbonisation of the Council’s estate.
• Develop business cases and project plans to support the delivery of the programme and projects identified.
• To actively source funding to supplement Council funding for energy efficiency and low/zero carbon projects and to manage those funds effectively.

2. Anticipated outcomes of post

• Accurate and effective management and reporting of the Council’s utilities.
• Proactive approach to decarbonising the estate in line with the Council’s carbon neutral target and maintaining that beyond.
• More prudent use of council budgets and greater external funding to support decarbonisation of the estate and corporate assets.

3. List key duties and accountabilities of the post

• Regular review, analysis, reports and presentation of utilities data (spend, consumption and carbon emissions) and energy audits from across the Council’s estate, including presentation of reports to senior officers and councillors as appropriate.
• Promote, support, provide advice on, and lead delivery of decarbonisation solutions and energy efficiency to all services.
• Propose proactive solutions to reduce spend, consumption and carbon emissions, based on the data and use knowledge and expertise to develop proposals by working with others.
• Develop, coordinate and implement strategies and policies to reduce energy consumption and provide technical and practical advice on energy efficiency to stakeholders, Members  and building occupiers.
• Develop business cases, bids and project plans, to actively source internal and external funding or innovative finance models/other to fund decarbonisation across the Council.
• Project and programme manage the delivery of effective, identified and agreed solutions.
• Working alongside others, arrange building heat decarbonisation plans/audits/surveys and develop and support or project manage implementation of energy efficiency, low/zero carbon projects, zero/ultra-low emission vehicle projects across the estate to achieve the objective of becoming a carbon neutral council, helping to reduce carbon emissions, energy and water consumption, and spend.
• Participate in the Council’s Carbon Neutral Council Officers Group and ongoing monitoring and delivery of the estate and energy focussed decarbonisation actions within Council plans.
• Assist in the collation of data for corporate and statutory reporting.
• Maintain oversight of the implementation of energy efficiency projects and ensure projects are reported on and evaluated for efficacy.
• Programme manage the available funding (internal and external) to prioritise projects which achieve the best outcomes and fit current and future budget allocations.
• Assist procurement and contract management team in procuring all future energy and water contracts, giving expert advice and recommendations on solutions.
• Alongside other services, monitor statutory compliance with all relevant utilities legislation including Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and Display Energy Certificates.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation and the potential impact on Council services.

4. Budgetary/Financial Responsibilities of the post

• Working with corporate climate budgets and asset maintenance budgets to advise on most effective, best value spend, to meet the corporate objectives.
• Manage the Council’s capital pipeline of active proposals and programme for the future in relation to decarbonisation schemes.
• Manage grant funding applications and receipts, including compliance with grant conditions and ensuring funds are spent, accounted for and audited as necessary.
• Have sign off on budgets for consultancy or other specialist support work and management those contracts accordingly.

5. Supervision/Line Management Responsibilities of the post

• The post holder will be expected to lead project teams and to confidently advise and lead conversations and advice given to other Council departments.
• Manage the activities of staff and / or consultants allocated to projects and schemes.

6. Working environment and conditions of the post

• This role will be predominantly desk based, with opportunity for hybrid working.
• There is a requirement arising from the nature of the work to carry out and assist with audits, surveys, inspections of meters and buildings. This can include work on roofs, lofts, boilers/heating plant, car parks with appropriate PPE provided.

7. Physical demands of the post

• Normal physical effort, including walking distances in excess of 1km, moving around on rough ground, using platforms, moving around construction sites.
• As this role may require building audits, surveys, inspections of meters it may therefore require climbing and bending to reach hard to reach areas of buildings such as roofs, lofts, boiler rooms, car parks.

8. Specific resources used by the post

• Financial and utilities software.

9. Key contacts and relationships

External

• SWISCo
• Officers in other organisations; regional bodies, utility organisations and government departments.
• Suppliers and contractors.
• Politicians.

Internal

• Elected Members of Torbay Council.
• Climate Emergency Team.
• Estates Team (including Education).
• Carbon Neutral Council Officers’ Group.
• Procurement and Commissioning Team.
• Payments Team.
• Tor Bay Harbour Authority.
• Culture Team.
• Car Parking Team.

10. Other duties

• To undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.

Other Information

• All staff must commit to Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discriminatory Practice.
• The Council operates a Smoke-Free Policy and the post-holder is prohibited from smoking in any of the Council's buildings (including Council owned and Council leased buildings, but excluding designated areas in residential schemes), enclosed spaces within the curtilage of buildings, and Council vehicles. The Council does not permit smoking breaks within work time, however, in services where the flexi-scheme is in operation, employees may take reasonable break times outside of core hours, in accordance with flexi-time arrangements. Employees should follow the flexi-scheme procedure for agreeing time away from their duties in the normal manner with their immediate colleagues and line manager, with break start and finish times being recorded, as with any other break-time arrangement. 
• The post-holder is expected to familiarise themselves with and adhere to all relevant Council Policies and Procedures.
• The post-holder must comply with the Council’s Health and Safety requirements as outlined in the H&S policy appropriate to the role.
• The post is eligible for hybrid working with requirement for site visits as necessary.
• The post-holder must be committed to the Council’s Core Values for employees – “Torbay Council employees are committed to being forward thinking, people orientated and adaptable - always with integrity”. Evidence will be sought during the probation and appraisal processes.
• If you are required to use your own vehicle on Council business or drive a council vehicle you will be asked to provide information on any driving endorsements by accessing gov.uk/view-driving-licence and providing a code to your Line Manager in order to share your driving licence information with the Council.
• You will be asked to complete a Criminal Records Self Declaration Form. Criminal convictions will only be taken into account when they are relevant to the post. You will only be asked to disclose ‘unspent’ convictions.
• Torbay Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo the checks appropriate to the post applied for.

 

Person Specification

Note for Candidate

All Candidates

The supporting statement on your application form will be used to assess ability to meet the essential requirements of the role, so you should explain how you meet each of the numbered essential requirements within your supporting statement. In a competitive situation, the desirable criteria may be taken into consideration, so you are encouraged to show how you also meet each of the desirable criteria.

Candidates who consider that they have a disability

Reasonable adjustments will be made to the job, job requirements or recruitment process for candidates with a disability.

If you consider yourself to have a disability you should indicate this on your application form, providing any information you would like us to take into account with regard to your disability in order to offer a fair selection interview.

Where ever possible and reasonable we will make adjustments and offer alternatives to help you through the application and selection process.

If you have indicated that you have a disability on your application form you will be guaranteed an interview if you clearly demonstrate in your supporting evidence how you broadly meet the essential requirements of the role.

Job info	Job info details
Job Title	Energy Officer
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Strategy and Project Management
Business unit	Spatial Planning

Skills and effectiveness

Essential skills and effectiveness

• Ability to interrogate utility data and carbon emissions from a complex buildings portfolio, and set and achieve reduction targets, as well as ensuring the data is an accurate reflection.
• Ability to carry out and/or lead investment grade energy/renewable energy/heat decarbonisation plans/similar on buildings.
• Ability to develop business cases and initiate, procure, manage and deliver complex utility/carbon reduction projects, including the recruitment and management of external consultants.
• Ability to lead multiple, sometimes complex, projects and programme management simultaneously .
• Manage budgets, including grant funds.
• Self-motivated, productive, dynamic and innovative.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across the Council and partner organisations.
• A conscientious attitude to work and be able to see tasks through to a successful conclusion, meeting challenging deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Effective computer literacy skills (MS windows), especially Excel and databases.
• Presentation skills, particularly in relation to presenting reports to committees or project boards.
• Report writing skills, adaptable to a variety of audiences including Councillors, Senior Officers, other professionals and community.
• Able to convey information accurately and clearly in a manner which is clearly understood, appropriate to the audience.
• Effective analytical skills with a sound level of numeracy.
• Administrative skills, i.e. a thorough organised approach to work with the ability to prioritise and manage workloads with competing deadlines and demands.
• Contributing successfully to effective team working.

Desirable skills and effectiveness

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and flexibility.
• High level of productivity.
• Innovation and creativity.

Knowledge

Essential knowledge

• In-depth specialist knowledge of low and zero carbon measures and microgeneration technologies.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of how to collate, monitor, analyse and report utility consumption, spend and carbon data.
• In-depth specialist knowledge and ability to demonstrate how to audit the energy performance of a building and carry out high-level feasibility for a range of decarbonisation measures such as energy efficiency or renewable energy projects.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge to identify the opportunities to achieve energy savings and/or carbon reduction in a quick way.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of how to deliver energy, water and carbon emissions reductions projects, including renewable and low carbon heat and power projects, in a large local authority/similar.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of how to procure external support to carry out decarbonisation plans/audits/surveys.
• Up to date knowledge of energy related environmental issues.

Desirable knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations and other utility related regulations and experience in ensuring compliance with these regulations.
• In-depth specialist knowledge of the energy and supply markets as well as the legislation underpinning these markets. 

Experience and achievements

Essential experience and achievements

• Effective management of databases and monitoring and targeting software systems/similar.
• Management of utilities.
• Development and delivery of energy savings and carbon emissions reductions projects in a local authority or similar organisation.
• Experience of project management and delivery.
• Experience of developing business cases/applying for internal/external funding to implement new projects.

Desirable experience and achievements

• Experience of developing and implementing estate-wide energy/carbon management plans/similar.
• Effective management of energy and/or utility databases.

Qualifications/professional memberships

Essential qualifications/professional memberships

• Educated to degree level in energy management, engineering building services or equivalent.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (or evidence of working towards or eligibility of).

Desirable qualifications/professional memberships

N/A

Other requirements

Other requirements of the job role

• Demonstrates a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay. Note that travel across the region or UK may also be required occasionally.
• Ability to accommodate out of traditional office hours work where needed for site visits or corporate meetings for example.
• Ability to accommodate occasional home-working.