West Northamptonshire Council
Energy Manager
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At West Northamptonshire Council
Our vision is simple but powerful: to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive.
This is an excellent opportunity
In this high-profile role, you’ll be the Council’s lead expert on energy provision and management shaping strategies, driving innovation, and delivering major programmes that make a real difference. From managing multi-million-pound utilities contracts to spearheading energy projects, EV infrastructure and leading invest to save initiatives, you’ll be at the forefront of change.
What will you be doing?
- Provide strategic leadership, ensuring services are delivered proactively and collaboratively on behalf of the Council and partner organisations, including Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.
- Oversee the delivery of the team’s strategic work programme, creating a high-performing environment that supports innovation, partnership working and the achievement of programme objectives.
- Monitor, review and develop strategies and associated action plans, ensuring they remain effective, relevant and aligned with the Council’s priorities.
- Track progress against delivery targets and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Play a leading role in the development of West Northamptonshire’s electric vehicle infrastructure.
- Establish and manage a dedicated EV Infrastructure team, shaping and delivering the Council’s EV charging strategy, securing external grant funding, and overseeing the procurement and management of EV charging operators.
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About You
We’re looking for someone with proven expertise in energy management and infrastructure delivery, who thrives on challenge and brings ambition, creativity, and leadership to every task.
About Us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
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We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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