Energy Saving Trust
Programme Manager
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The role
We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of the Ofgem Redress Scheme, one of Energy Saving Trust’s flagship grant programmes supporting projects that benefit vulnerable energy consumers across Great Britain.
You’ll provide strategic leadership for a high-profile, complex programme, overseeing the full grants lifecycle, programme governance, financial management and operational delivery. Leading a multidisciplinary team, you’ll work closely with Ofgem, delivery partners and internal specialists to ensure the programme delivers exceptional outcomes while continually improving the experience for applicants and grant recipients.
Managing funding of between £50 million and £100 million each year, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring public funds deliver maximum impact, value for money and measurable benefits for communities. This is an opportunity to shape programme strategy, drive innovation and strengthen Energy Saving Trust’s reputation as a trusted delivery partner in the energy sector.
If you’re an experienced programme leader with a passion for delivering complex public sector or grant-funded programmes, we’d love to hear from you.
The team
You’ll join our Renewables, Transport and Decarbonisation team, where collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement are central to everything we do. We work with governments, regulators and partners to deliver programmes that help people reduce energy costs, tackle fuel poverty and support the transition to net zero.
You’ll lead an experienced, multidisciplinary team, empowering colleagues to deliver high-quality services while fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-performing culture.
What you will do
- Lead the strategic direction and day-to-day delivery of the Ofgem Redress Scheme, ensuring excellent programme performance, governance and value for money.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Ofgem, delivery partners, contractors and wider stakeholders, acting as the programme’s senior representative.
- Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team, creating a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Oversee programme finances, grant funding, risk management, reporting and operational delivery to ensure contractual and organisational objectives are achieved.
- Drive service improvements, digital innovation and operational excellence to maximise programme impact and enhance the experience of applicants and grant recipients.
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What you will bring
- Significant experience leading large, complex programmes, ideally within the public sector, grant funding or regulated environments.
- Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong programme and project management expertise, including governance, strategic planning, financial oversight and risk management.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience building trusted relationships with senior clients, regulators and external partners.
- The ability to make sound decisions in complex environments, identify opportunities for continuous improvement and deliver measurable outcomes.
For more information, please see the job description
How to apply
Please submit an anonymised CV and cover letter, removing your name, address, email address, and any other identifying details. Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter may be rejected.
Who we are
Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.
At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.
Work where you thrive
At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.
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We’ll support you with:
- Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)
- True flexibility in how and where you work
- Strong pension & life assurance
- Enhanced family leave
- Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)
- Professional development support
- Yearly wellbeing allowance
These are just some of the benefits we offer.
Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page
Reasonable adjustments
We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.
If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.
Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.
We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.
You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications
Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK
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