Energy Team Manager | Property Service | Preston| Full Time

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Job Description

| Salary £49,764 - £53,888 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | County Hall, Preston |

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship

Here at Lancashire County Council, we are helping to make Lancashire the best place to live, work, visit and prosper. Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England and strategic commissioner of education provision to over 170,000 children and young people in 628 schools across the county. Lancashire County Council exists to serve everyone who lives or works in Lancashire.

We are committed to developing and celebrating our diverse communities, heritage and landscape to create a strong sense of place we can all be proud of. At the heart of our strategy for delivery are our four priorities: better lives for all, stronger communities, economic ambition and thinking differently. Our vision is to build a better Lancashire where everyone can live their best life through stronger communities, a growing economy and high-quality public services.

The Property Service department provides strategic management of the council's property and school assets to ensure that they meet the aims of the Corporate Strategy and support service delivery across the county.

Role & Responsibilities

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join us in the Property Service department as we continue to develop and deliver our ambitious energy and water conservation programme. You will have a pivotal role, leading the Energy Team with the responsibility for the provision of a cost-effective service covering all aspects of energy related matters including electricity, fuel and water across Lancashire County Council's portfolio of establishments. Your role will play an integral part with energy management and the reduction of energy and water consumption, the reduction of harmful emissions and the conservation of natural resources.

• As the Energy Manager, you will be highly experienced with substantial vocational experience in Building Services Engineering.
• Experience of working across services within multidisciplinary teams; providing the technical lead to projects and teams outside of direct line management.
• You will have substantial experience in delivering projects with experience of management of multi-million-pound energy and water contracts.
• Experience of managing and controlling budgets.
• Experience of using monitoring and targeting systems to report on carbon emissions and monitor expenditure.
• Knowledge of the roles of all parties operating in the de-regulated energy and water markets and their responsibilities.
• Ability to organise and manage time and prioritise work effectively whilst delivering a number of programmes, projects and strategic objectives.
• Working knowledge of legislation relating to energy efficiency in public buildings including (but not limited to) Part L of the building regulations and EPBD.
• Experience of managing/providing supervision to staff.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills at an appropriate level in order to achieve required results.
• Ability to effectively manage relationships with suppliers, customers and other key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of grant funding and experience of submitting bids for energy and carbon reduction funding.

Why join us

• There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you will love with our hybrid working model.
• We offer up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, two additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased.
• We have benefit packages which has everything from discounted white goods to a hybrid car lease scheme, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, free eye tests plus much more.
• Best of all we have a generous public sector pension (16.3% employer contributions) with shared AVC's that provides Income Tax relief and National Insurance (NICs) savings using a salary sacrifice arrangement and providing a flexible pension saving opportunities.
• We also have a range of personal/professional qualifications which will be available to you and career progression available for the right person.

Development - You will receive support and development along the journey - there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal/professional qualifications, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, but most of all the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted.

Inclusivity - We are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:

Mike Peppin, Michael.peppin@lancashire.gov.uk Tel 07974 590 019

Closing Date: 04/05/2025 Interviews: 21/05/2025

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

Please note that when completing your supporting statement, it's important that you have specifically demonstrated and evidenced that you meet each essential criteria from the person specification in line with the role responsibilities as detailed above. If you do not meet the criteria, but feel you possess relevant qualities, please demonstrate within your supporting statement.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description and Person Specification