Job summary
- Main area
- Energy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 14 months (from start date)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 387-EF0507-MF-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Energy Manager
Band 7
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Job overview
We are recruiting a fixed term Senior Energy Manager to join our friendly and support team, working to develop and deliver projects to decarbonise our energy use and create energy cost savings.
This is a fantastic opportunity to try working in the public sector. You'll be able to make a significant impact and give something back to the NHS.
You will have line manager responsibilities for our Building Management System Engineer and take authority for leading the Energy Team. The role is perfect for someone with experience of energy or mechanical systems who wants to take on more responsibility and get exposure to senior management.
You will need to attend the Bristol site some of the days in any given week, with the occasional need to travel to Weston-Super-Mare. However, this role offers flexible working from home, you manage your own schedule.
This role can also be offered with flexible working hours or on a part-time basis. If you have childcare commitments or can't work on a specific weekday, we can accommodate this. We would also consider part time hours.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties will be:
- Actively monitoring and managing energy use across our entire estate.
- Developing and implementing decarbonisation and energy saving projects.
- Overseeing our building management system maintenance contractor.
- Management of our energy assets including solar PV, district heating network and CHP engines
The role offers:
- A holistic energy management experience, not just working on standalone consultancy projects.
- Options for project management experience
- A brand-new Building Management System to play with.
- Exposure to budget management
This role would be perfect for someone with:
- Some practical experience of managing energy in an organisation.
- A desire to have an impact in your job.
- Looking to step up and take on more responsibility
In exchange, we will offer:-
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays off
- 20.6% market leading employer pension contributions - one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK!
- Access to NHS discounts
- Paid training opportunities
- Strong integration with the wider estates team.
- An organisation at the forefront of efforts to decarbonise.
- A network of professional peers in other NHS organisations
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Qualification in relevant discipline to undergraduate degree level or equivalent work experience.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in relevant discipline to postgraduate degree level or equivalent work experience.
- Membership of appropriate professional body
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing energy in a large organisation
- Knowledge of methods to optimise energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a similar role.
- Experience of conducting energy, building or plant audits.
- Knowledge of relevant UK, EU, and NHS regulations.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to collect, manipulate and perform data analysis on complex datasets
- Ability to manage direct reports in the Energy Team.
- Ability to drive progress in complicated organisations
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lara Summers
- Job title
- Recruitment and Retention Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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