Energy Strategy Manager

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Job Description

Heathrow's Net Zero Plan will require more electricity in future as we transition from fossil fuels creating a set of strategic choices, risks and opportunities for the business as we increasingly operate the airport on renewable power. Electricity will power our vehicles, heat our buildings and produce hydrogen for aircraft. Heathrow's long-term site-wide energy strategy provides the overall direction for this energy transition covering all aspects of energy, from improving energy efficiency across the airport, decarbonising heating for our buildings, upgrading the airport electricity distribution network and the capacity of our incoming supply, generating and sourcing renewable electricity and enabling the introduction of hydrogen in the future. This is a key role for the business that will work cross-functionally to deliver our energy strategy, acting as a key strategic SME, leading and sponsoring key energy infrastructure and commercial projects, and planning and tracking progress against strategic milestones.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a technical SME for the energy transition with the latest insights on policy direction, industry trends, energy related carbon accounting and research and innovation.
• Being the sponsor for key energy related capital investment projects in Heathrow's 'Carbon Programme', including the decarbonisation of heat and electricity distribution network upgrades. Ensuring projects can deliver business benefits and outcomes on time and budget.
• Working closely with key business functions - particularly Procurement, Engineering, Infrastructure, Commercial, Regulation, Strategy and Finance - to plan, shape, drive and support an overall plan of activity necessary to deliver the energy strategy.
• Identifying key investments and help to develop business cases, where required, to deliver the energy strategy. Support the business planning process for energy contributing to our annual and five yearly business plans.
• Supporting the commercial scale up of renewable electricity generation projects at Heathrow, including the technical considerations of deploying solar PV and other generation technologies and the underlying business case and commercial approach.
• Providing energy related technical support and data and commentary for corporate reporting and communications and help shape and support the energy aspects of Heathrow's annual carbon forecast.
• Acting as a Heathrow representative on energy issues with key external stakeholders including Government, local authorities, and industry groups. to understand their priorities and advocate solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in energy with a broad understanding of the market, technology and policy landscape plus a good working level knowledge of the technical aspects of energy management and energy related carbon accounting.
• Ability to maintain a strategic focus and translate long-term strategic outcomes into effective delivery plans and activity with defined milestones and outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of effective stakeholder management and leading virtual teams and achieving results through others.
• Experience of leading complex, cross-functional projects and delivering business outcomes to time and budget.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex topics in a clear and simple way.
• Experience of dealing with external stakeholders and representing organisations at a senior level.
• Energy experience within major infrastructure client organisations or complex sites like Heathrow.
• Experience in renewable electricity generation projects and contracting PPAs.

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About Us

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

About the Team

There's no place like Heathrow when it comes to the scale of our ambitions. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Our Communications, Communities and Carbon function brings together engagement, communications and sustainability leadership. This is about more than protecting and enhancing our reputation. Focusing on the experiences of our passengers, colleagues and partners, we ensure that as Heathrow thrives, so too will our people, our communities, our country and our world.

Our sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0, is central to everything we do. We are committed to sustainable aviation, as Heathrow works to deliver net zero and build a better place to live and work. We work with industry leading experts to deliver on our ambitions, meeting the growing international demand for flight in a way that creates a positive impact far beyond our airport.