Climate and Energy Manager

Tameside Council is seeking a Climate and Energy Manager to lead efforts in transitioning the borough to zero carbon and to manage the Climate and Energy Team. The role involves coordinating complex projects to meet ambitious climate targets and working with various partners. The position is permanent, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, UK, with a salary range from £49,764 to £52,805 for 36 hours per week.
Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade J. SCP 40 - £49,764 to SCP 43 - £52,805 with a professional bar at SCP 41 £50,788**

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

Tameside Borough Council is embarking on a programme of radical change to meet the challenges of modern local government, public service reform and integrated health/social care. Fast paced improvement across the Council is being driven by a highly motivated, integrated leadership team, who are pushing the boundaries to dramatically change culture, modernise services and identify innovative ways to manage service demand.

Our recently appointed Assistant Director of Strategic Property and the Director of Place have undertaken a review of the directorate's services have restructured to align all council property related functions.

Reporting to the Head of Capital Programme Delivery, Corporate Facilities Management, Climate and Energy; you will line manage the Councils Climate and Energy Team.

You will lead the development and management of a substantial programme of activity this will support the council and the borough’s transition to zero carbon. In addition, it will lead fundamental organisational change alongside co-ordinating and leading complex projects to deliver the council’s ambitious Climate Emergency targets and the local commitments related to The 5 Year Environmental Plan for Greater Manchester.

About You

As a member of the Capital Programme Delivery, Corporate Facilities Management, Climate and Energy leadership team and the Strategic Property Services wider Management Team you will play a key role in the delivery of Council and Growth Directorate priorities, transformation of our property functions, integrate existing services and build new service delivery methods. You will support the implementation of a Strategic Asset Management Plan and delivery of all the Council's projects and programmes.

You will work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including Schools, Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, to get optimum results.

An experienced Climate and Energy Management professional, with significant experience of working in a large organisation managing a wide property portfolio you will be able to work at pace with enthusiasm and be able to engage with and influence a range of partners at all levels.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
• * This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above AND a management qualification, AND

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For further information about this role please contact Ben Middleton, Assistant Director Strategic Property on 0161 342 2950.

Reference Number: DPT606