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Dear Applicant
RE: Energy Engagement Officer (Maternity Leave Cover)
Post Ref: 1780
Thank you for your interest in the above post. Please find enclosed in this application pack the following
documents:
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Job Description
Person Specification
Service Overview
Application Form:
The application form plays a key part in our selection process. We use the information you provide to
shortlist for interview.
You are urged to ensure that all the information contained in your application is relevant and that you
demonstrate how you meet the criteria on the person specification. Please use the person specification
for guidance when filling in the application form.
References: If successful at interview, Ipswich Borough Council will seek to obtain two employment
references. Wherever possible the name of your first referee must be from current
employment/education and the second from either current or former employment/education. If you
cannot provide an “employment” reference please contact the HR Team at Ipswich Borough Council for
further assistance.
For your information, the salary for this post is: £29,239 - £30,674 per annum.
The closing date is 12 noon on the 22nd July 2016.
If you have any recruitment queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01473 433402. Please
leave your name, number and brief details of your question and a member of the recruitment team will
call you back.
Yours faithfully
Recruitment Team
Human Resource
Ipswich Borough Council
Job Description: G96c
Energy Management Officer
Main Purpose of Job
Reporting to the Operations Manager Building and Design Services .To take a leading role in
energy management and awareness, developing the Council’s response to Climate Change
by reducing the Council’s impact on the environment through carbon reduction,
environmental compliance and reducing consumption of natural resources.
To work with a wide range of stakeholders, partnerships (e.g. Suffolk Climate Change
Partnership) and other public, private and voluntary sector organisations. To provide expert
technical advice, or as necessary source research, on a range of climate change and
environmental sustainability aspects (including energy conservation and use to improve
service delivery and to encourage best practice within the community).
Main Duties
1. To measure and assess the council’s energy performance, carbon footprint and
IMPACT programme ensuring that processes and systems provide for accurate
statutory and voluntary returns for energy saving (including Maintaining and
developing systems to monitor and record environmental performance through
mitigation and adaptation.
2. To develop and review council policies relating to environmental issues, in particular
development, implementation, co-ordination and monitoring of a Climate Change
strategy and action plan, (including energy policy, green (workplace) travel plan,
renewables, sustainable development and construction)
3. To promote awareness of energy saving issues across council services and the wider
local and business community.
4. To develop promotional and educational material on a range of energy management
and environmental sustainability issues and lead in the delivery of campaigns,
presentations and other awareness raising events to promote best practice.
5. To establish, implement, deliver, project manage and report on wide ranging types of
energy saving projects.
6. To research and source external funding to deliver energy saving actions of the
council or wider service delivery partnerships and manage the budget if appropriate.
7. To prepare reports and presentations for Council, Executive, committees, working
groups as required and to support other officers attending such meetings.
8. To attend meetings both within the Council and with other local authorities,
community and business representatives.
9. Such variations as may be required from time to time without changing the general
character of the duties shown above or the level of responsibility entailed.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Energy Management Officer
ATTRIBUTES
METHOD OF
ASSESSMENT
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Degree/professional qualification in a
technical field, or demonstrable
experience in energy management.
Environmental or construction related Interview and
degree or qualification (or equivalent). certificates.
CIOB or IEMA membership
Knowledge/Qualifications
Construction management (or similar) Membership of a professional body.
experience.
PRINCE 2 Project Management or
An understanding of energy and
similar.
climate change with the ability to take
a lead on energy management issues IOSH Managing safely
and projects, and provide advice and
recommendations.
Ability to prepare reports and
presentations and attend meetings,
including Executive.
Experience of implementing projects in Certificates.
a variety of buildings and working with Interview.
building managers and occupants.
An understanding of carbon foot
An understanding of utilities and the
Work related experience, skills printing and the process of calculating ability to be the main point of contact
a carbon footprint.
for all queries relating to utility
and competencies
consumption across the estate.
Able to communicate across all levels
of the organisation.
An understanding of sustainable travel
and the Council’s Green Travel Plan,
Able to work with minimal supervision and the ability to act as the main point
and progress technical projects and
provide recommendations to OM on
technical matters.
of contact for the policy.
Experience of running multiple project
tasks at same time. Working
knowledge of construction site safety
and CDM regulations.
Experience of management and
control of budgets.
Proactive.
Able to effectively manage client officer Interview.
expectations.
Results focussed.
Personal skills
Analytical problem solver.
Quality driven.
Excellent communicator with all levels.
Working at height (including ladder
access), confined spaces and
uncomfortable conditions.
Special working conditions
Ability to work on construction sites in
all weathers and conditions.
Current driving license.
Out of normal hours working.
Interview
Ipswich Borough Council
Building and Design
Building and Design Services provides a full range of professional property-related
services to other areas of the Council, including:
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Architecture;
Building Surveying;
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering;
Project Management.
We also offer the above services to other councils and housing associations, on a
commercial basis, as well as charitable organizations upon agreement.
Since 2011 Ipswich Borough Council has procured professional services e.g. repairs
and maintenance, and test and inspection contracts, through a newly set up
quotation and tendering process. This process was set up under a partnership
arrangement with other local authorities in the area to create Suffolk Sourcing; the
lead administrative council being Suffolk County Council.