Energy Manager

VIVID is seeking an experienced Energy Manager to lead their energy management strategy and net zero investment program. The role involves developing decarbonization strategies, managing utilities procurement, and ensuring compliance with energy regulations. This full-time position offers a flexible working arrangement between home and offices in Portsmouth or Basingstoke, with at least 20% of work required in the office to foster collaboration.
The Vacancy

We're VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

We're currently looking for a passionate, experienced Energy Manager to help us to deliver our ambitious energy and sustainability strategy and net zero investment programme.

We offer a flexible approach to working between home and our offices in Portsmouth or Basingstoke. This is a full-time permanent position, working 37 hours per week with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working within the Sustainability team and other colleagues across the business.

Want to know what we can offer you?
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here's The Facts About The Role

As the Energy Manager you'll develop and lead our strategic approach to energy management. The key focus for this role will be to develop and implement strategies and business cases for the decarbonisation of energy infrastructure (such as heat networks) for new build and existing schemes. You'll also support maintenance and investment teams to control the cost, consumption and carbon emissions of our landlord utilities supplies.

This role will also be responsible for compliance with all heat, energy and carbon regulations and champion energy efficiency across our directorates by providing advice, training and support to colleagues to raise awareness of energy management. It will also be responsible for managing heat metering and billing contracts and utilities procurement. As such you'll hold experience of energy management within a multisite organisation ideally in a housing context. You'll also have proven experience of managing heat networks, multi-site utilities procurement, budget preparation, project management and financial planning and forecasting.

Ideally, you'll hold an energy management or building services qualification and either a Membership (or working towards) at advanced level CIBSE, the Energy Institute, the Energy Managers Association or similar.

Due to the nature of this role and occasional visits to site, you'll need to hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work travel.

First stage interviews will be held in our Portsmouth office week commencing 28 April

The Company

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers.

We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.

This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".

Living VIVID

We're ranked 91 in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For and ranked 12 amongst housing associations.

As a 'people' business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people's development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives.

Buy / sell

annual leave

Pension

scheme

Smart

working

From 26 days holiday per year

Private medical / medicash benefits

Enhanced

paternity / maternity leave

Qualification funding support

Electric car scheme

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We're committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies.

We're a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.

If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us

on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We'll be happy to help.