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National Highways

Energy and Water Officer

England
£39.3k – £45k/yr
Posted about 13 hours ago
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We're looking for an Energy and Water Officer to join our Energy & Sustainability team at National Highways. The Energy & Sustainability Team are responsible for National Highways Corporate Carbon KPI, with Energy being a key driver to reduce to achieve this target.

With responsibility for day-to-day energy management for National Highways, you'll provide support to energy efficiency projects through technical advice, ensure bill validation process is followed ensuring payment is made on time and is correct the role will be. Alongside this, the role also submits National Highways unmetered asset inventories to the DNO's, working with operations asset management teams to ensure they are accurate. As reducing energy consumption is essential, your role will be a key player for National Highways in achieving its corporate carbon targets as set out in the Net Zero Plan

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for management, monitoring, and resolution of complex energy and water billing queries ensuring correct bills are validated and paid in line with prompt payment initiative and ensuring all accounts are transferred to consolidated accounts.
  • Support the Energy and Water Manager in embedding energy management principles into wider National Highways project processes, including providing technical advice thereby improving financial and carbon forecasting.
  • Accountable for the submission of £40m unmetered (streetlighting & operational technology) electricity inventories to Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), working with operations directorate to ensure submissions are accurate, achieving significant cost and carbon savings on interventions, and in line with the National Terms of Connection.
  • Day to day management of energy and water data across the estate, enacting a query resolution process and delivering a data improvement plan.
  • Oversee the day to day management of systems used by the team, including energy management systems and streetlighting asset management system, implementing improvements to processes.

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About You

  • Chartered Energy Manager or a degree in a relevant science, engineering, or environmental subject, or experience within the energy and water management industry.
  • Knowledge and understanding of policies and regulations on energy as well as UK Energy and Water supply industry knowledge.
  • Experience of energy management, including bill payment and validation.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large datasets, along with experience of researching, analysing, interpreting, and presenting energy management information.
  • Excellent stakeholder and communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information to non-experts, and the confidence to challenge stakeholders where appropriate.

About Us

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

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Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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Skills

Energy Management
Water Management
Data Analysis
Technical Advice
Stakeholder Communication
Billing Validation
Carbon Forecasting
Project Management
Regulatory Knowledge
Problem Solving
Inventory Management
Process Improvement
Analytical Skills
Research Skills
Presentation Skills
Teamwork

Location

England, United Kingdom

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