Energy and Renewables Manager

Overview

Full time, Permanent This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative team focused on improving standards in council housing. The Housing Asset Management Team are responsible for making decisions on the investment and improvements in the city’s council homes – Bristol owns and manages over 27,000 flats and houses in all wards across the city, built in every decade over the previous 100 years.

The investment decisions for our diverse range of homes, within an environment of ever-changing standards, priorities and financial arrangements can be a challenge – the aim is to ensure we invest in the right way at the right time. The focus for you will be leading our strategy to improve energy standards in our homes – establishing the course to achieve the challenging targets of net zero carbon and minimum EPC C.

What will I be doing?

You will act as the lead for Housing in developing our response to the Climate Emergency in Bristol:

• Developing our overall approach to achieving minimum energy standards and the strategic approach to achieving carbon neutral - including developing and agreeing costed and deliverable programmes
• Acting as the client for housing with our City Leap partner
• Leading on delivering improvements in Asset Management and investment planning
• Manage projects, risks and ensure agreed changes are embedded in the business

Your outstanding communications skills will ensure that you develop excellent relationships with external and internal stakeholders, and you will deliver effective and informative reports for Elected Members and Management Teams.

What do I need to have?

Most importantly you will have excellent understanding of long-term investment planning in social housing, as well as a thorough knowledge of energy efficiency in housing and the challenges of achieving the city’s targets. Your knowledge will be accompanied by a detailed understanding of sound project management principles with the ability to take ownership for a project from start to finish.

We’re looking for someone who is both innovative, and analytical with the ability to tackle challenges through creative solutions using a complex dataset. An influential and persuasive communicator, you will be able to manage successful relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values, To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application.

No agencies please.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job description and person specification then please contact Joyce Onono, Head of Strategic Asset Management.

We’re a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, Disabled and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.