Impact Manager- Retrofit & Energy efficiency (12 months fixed term)

Edinburgh Napier University seeks an Impact Manager for a 12-month fixed term role focused on accelerating the built environment's transition to zero carbon emissions. The position involves business development, collaboration, and project management to deliver high-impact programs. Responsibilities include identifying new opportunities, managing multi-partner projects, and building networks across industry and academia. Candidates should have a background in business development and experience in energy and retrofit initiatives.
Impact Manager- Retrofit & Energy efficiency (12 months fixed term)




Join us at Built Environment – Smarter Transportation (BE-ST) as an Impact Manager to play a crucial part in our mission to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon emissions.




As BE‑ST moves into its infrastructure investment and growth phase, we’re looking for someone with strong business & commercial development, collaboration and project management experience to help shape and deliver high‑impact programmes across the built environment ecosystem.




The Role




At BE‑ST, collaboration is everything. You’ll play a key role in creating new communities and partnerships that unite the right people, skills and ideas to achieve meaningful change across the sector.




You’ll:

Proactively identify, shape and develop new opportunities across existing and emerging sectors within the built environmentSupport the delivery of complex, multi‑partner innovation projects, ensuring strong collaboration, compliance and high‑quality outcomesContribute to BE‑ST’s business and bid development strategy, including preparing funding and commercial bidsAct as a trusted point of contact for businesses, helping them collaborate, innovate and access funding to improve competitiveness and drive impactBuild and grow networks that bring together industry, academia, government and skills providersKeep a close eye on future trends, technologies and funding opportunities to position BE‑ST ahead of the curveYou’ll be a crucial part of our next phase at BE-ST, proactively identifying, shaping and developing new opportunities. You’ll identify new sectors for opportunities for growth, exploring how we tap into these to stand out from the crowd.




At BE-ST, we collaborate across the entire built environment ecosystem, bringing together world-class academia, government bodies and industry at all levels to accelerate the transition to zero carbon. You’ll play a key role in seizing new opportunities, creating new networks and groups to unite the best knowledge, skills, tools, and people who want to achieve a more sustainable sector.




You’ll join a culture of transformation, growing our connected ecosystem to work on collaboration innovation projects which make an impact.




To help us continue to help the sector unlock its potential to find a way forward, you’ll always be keeping an eye on what’s coming through future scanning.




Who we’re looking for




We’re looking for a confident, proactive professional with:

A business development or innovation support background, and a strong track record of building collaborationsKnowledge and experience of energy, clean heat and retrofit initiativesExperience working closely with businesses in or around the built environmentStrong project management skills, ideally delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder programmesExcellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholdersA good understanding of the construction and built environment sector, both strategically and operationallyExperience of bid writing or funding applications (desirable)What’s in it for you?




Salary: £46,049 - £58,225 per annum (depending on experience)




We are committed to providing a wide range of benefits including:

minimum of 41 days annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leaveemployer pension contributions of 17.6%a wide range of learning and development opportunitiesopportunity to join our staff inclusion and support networksaccess to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK’s major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Workaccess to our Employee Assistance ProgrammeWe’re currently operating a hybrid working model. Due to the nature of the role, some travel may be required within Scotland and occasionally within the UK and internationally, but the role is primarily based at our BE-ST campus in Hamilton




Applications encouraged by 14th of May




Interview date: 20th of May- Tentative, face to face at BE-ST




On this occasion, the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship or visa support for this role. International applicants will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.




Equity, inclusion, and diversity are at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged, and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.