​Job Title: Head of Energy

Location: Basingstoke / Slough / Home-based

Salary: Competitive DOE

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Company Overview:

Our client is one of the world's largest visitor attraction operators, serving more than 65 million visitors a year, at over 130 attractions around the world, ranging from indoor interactions to iconic theme parks.

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Role Overview:

To support the Group Sustainability Director in driving sustainability value through programmes that reduces carbon emissions and utilities spend across estates.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Group Sustainability Director to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, technical guidance, and organizational policies specific to energy, buildings, sustainability, and wider environmental issues.

• Manage the Green Capex fund with sound programme management principles to ensure that projects are delivered in line with the approved business case.

• Educate and raise awareness for sites globally on the principles of the Green Capex fund, encourage submissions, and scrutinised submissions to ensure that efficiency claims can be verified.

• Undertake post project measurement and verification of utility and carbon efficiency projects to prove that savings are genuine and as expected.

• To visit sites as required to carry out energy and carbon efficiency audits (including waste and water), prepare reports containing efficiency recommendations, and manage associated projects to deliver improvements.

• Work with the Group Sustainability Director to develop engagement packages for continuous improvement of employees’ behaviour on energy and carbon efficiency.

• Support the Group Sustainability Director on the company's scope 3 carbon assessment.

• Identify trends and advise on ways to drive efficiency based on energy and carbon data.

• Cooperate with, develop, and maintain constructive working relationships with appropriate internal stakeholders and external consultants

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Your Profile:

• Experience in carrying out surveys, reviewing the latest technologies, and submitting recommendations after full evaluation relating to energy efficiency and carbon reduction.

• Proven programme and project management experience in delivering building efficiency projects

• Prior experience in energy analysis and profiling, energy audits for existing buildings

• An exceptional communicator who is able to think creatively and solve problems.

• Appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge and experience, ideally in a general sustainability, environmental, engineering, or building services discipline.

• Specialist knowledge and experience of energy management, technologies in the decarbonisation sector and target setting.

• A self-motivated individual, who is able to manage time and priorities.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in general energy and carbon efficiency centric position.

• Demonstrable experience of working within, on behalf of, or alongside a large estates function.

• Professional Membership of a recognised industry body, working toward Chartered Status (CIBSE, IEMA, Energy Institute etc.) will be advantageous