Job summary
The Energy Manager will act as energy management lead for the Trust and a key stakeholder in our collaborative efforts to rapidly decarbonise our healthcare estate, in keeping with our science-aligned carbon budget and ambitious Climate Emergency Strategy, by 2030.
- Interview date: 21st May 2024
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- To manage energy contracts, monitor energy consumption activities, investigate and promote opportunities to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions, report on progress and educate/engage/empower staff to implement energy & carbon saving.
- Newcastle Hospitals has a global reputation for sustainable healthcare leadership. In 2019 the Trust became the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency and commit to fast-tracking the decarbonisation of its services. Our award-winning Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) programme engages staff in climate action in every area - from recycling to low carbon care pathways and from renewable energy projects to anaesthetic gas capture and reuse. You'll be joining our pioneering Sustainability Department and work closely with Estates colleagues to decarbonise our hospital heat and power and achieve our goal of a Net Zero Estate by 2030.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as energy management lead for the Trust and a key stakeholder in our collaborative efforts to rapidly decarbonise our healthcare estate in line with our carbon budget and ambitious Climate Emergency Strategy by 2030.
- To manage energy contracts including Trust Energy Centre (Combined Heat & Power) contracts at our acute sites as well as supply contracts to all other Trust buildings and partners. This includes resolving day-to-day contract issues, bill validation, annual purchase orders, and contract management.
- To review the entire energy supply requirements and tender new contracts, when required, throughout the Trust and partners.
- To develop and promote procedures for energy & water management, utilisation, conservation and carbon reduction working with site-based Estates teams, clinical staff, and all energy users to explain, raise awareness and ensure correct procedures are followed.
- To audit all energy consumption activities, at each site, down to ward/department level, throughout the Trust and produce reports recommending actions for improvement, liaising with the departments to ensure implementation of improvements.
- To investigate and promote opportunities to reduce overall cost and environmental impact of our energy and water activities, including energy efficiency measures, monitoring and control systems, use of alternative and new low/zero carbon technologies, compliant with current legislation.
- To assist the Trust and partners to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and Trust procedures and to provide technical expertise relating to energy, water and carbon management.
- Develop and promote procedures and training material for correct energy & water usage, conservation and elimination of waste, including working with site-based teams, clinical staff, hotel services and contractors to explain and ensure correct procedures are followed, and to provide training and support on these procedures.
- Publish energy management/conservation training material on the Estates web site or elsewhere for use by all throughout the Trust.
- Develop the Trust Energy and Sustainability policies and procedures to accord with legislation and to reflect new and developing guidelines/technologies.
- Provide utility consumption, cost and carbon footprint information for the completion of the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC), NHS Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT) and Premises Assurance Model (PAM) as required.
- Regularly monitor and report energy & water consumption, costs and carbon footprint data to the Associate Director - Sustainability and advise on the resources required to better manage energy effectively, including Invest to Save project proposals. Lead on the preparation of associated budgets, forecasts and compile regular senior management/Board reports on energy/water/carbon management
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as energy management lead for the Trust and a key stakeholder in our collaborative efforts to rapidly decarbonise our healthcare estate in line with our carbon budget and ambitious Climate Emergency Strategy by 2030.
- To manage energy contracts including Trust Energy Centre (Combined Heat & Power) contracts at our acute sites as well as supply contracts to all other Trust buildings and partners. This includes resolving day-to-day contract issues, bill validation, annual purchase orders, and contract management.
- To review the entire energy supply requirements and tender new contracts, when required, throughout the Trust and partners.
- To develop and promote procedures for energy & water management, utilisation, conservation and carbon reduction working with site-based Estates teams, clinical staff, and all energy users to explain, raise awareness and ensure correct procedures are followed.
- To audit all energy consumption activities, at each site, down to ward/department level, throughout the Trust and produce reports recommending actions for improvement, liaising with the departments to ensure implementation of improvements.
- To investigate and promote opportunities to reduce overall cost and environmental impact of our energy and water activities, including energy efficiency measures, monitoring and control systems, use of alternative and new low/zero carbon technologies, compliant with current legislation.
- To assist the Trust and partners to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and Trust procedures and to provide technical expertise relating to energy, water and carbon management.
- Develop and promote procedures and training material for correct energy & water usage, conservation and elimination of waste, including working with site-based teams, clinical staff, hotel services and contractors to explain and ensure correct procedures are followed, and to provide training and support on these procedures.
- Publish energy management/conservation training material on the Estates web site or elsewhere for use by all throughout the Trust.
- Develop the Trust Energy and Sustainability policies and procedures to accord with legislation and to reflect new and developing guidelines/technologies.
- Provide utility consumption, cost and carbon footprint information for the completion of the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC), NHS Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT) and Premises Assurance Model (PAM) as required.
- Regularly monitor and report energy & water consumption, costs and carbon footprint data to the Associate Director - Sustainability and advise on the resources required to better manage energy effectively, including Invest to Save project proposals. Lead on the preparation of associated budgets, forecasts and compile regular senior management/Board reports on energy/water/carbon management
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree level qualification in an Energy or Environment/Carbon/Sustainability related subject, or equivalent significant experience of energy/carbon management in a large organisation, including energy efficiency/carbon reduction project management, bill validation and behaviour change engagement work
Desirable
- Current full UK driving licence
- Masters level qualification in an Energy or Environment/Carbon/Sustainability related subject
- Professional registration i.e., Chartered Energy Manager, or Chartered Environmentalist
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS energy, water and carbon guidance (i.e., HTM 07- 02 and Estates 'Net Zero' Carbon Delivery Plan), UK energy legislation (including UK ETS and Climate Change Act) and NHS policies and procedures (i.e., Infection Prevention & Control and Health & Safety)
- Experience of site-wide, multi-department, energy/carbon auditing, including policy compliance and identification of feasible energy efficiency/conservation measures
Desirable
- Demonstrable persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage large numbers of staff in energy reduction/conservation actions
- Experience in implementation of low carbon/renewable energy technologies and carbon reduction/renewable energy strategies, particularly in healthcare settings
- Experience in implementation of low carbon/renewable energy technologies, particularly in healthcare settings
- Significant experience of healthcare energy and carbon management in acute settings
- Knowledge of third-party provider on-site Energy Centre contracts
- Knowledge of building services engineering
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal, IT and written communication skills, including the ability to present effectively to a wide-ranging audience
- Standard keyboard skills for data input and manipulation on computer software
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree level qualification in an Energy or Environment/Carbon/Sustainability related subject, or equivalent significant experience of energy/carbon management in a large organisation, including energy efficiency/carbon reduction project management, bill validation and behaviour change engagement work
Desirable
- Current full UK driving licence
- Masters level qualification in an Energy or Environment/Carbon/Sustainability related subject
- Professional registration i.e., Chartered Energy Manager, or Chartered Environmentalist
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS energy, water and carbon guidance (i.e., HTM 07- 02 and Estates 'Net Zero' Carbon Delivery Plan), UK energy legislation (including UK ETS and Climate Change Act) and NHS policies and procedures (i.e., Infection Prevention & Control and Health & Safety)
- Experience of site-wide, multi-department, energy/carbon auditing, including policy compliance and identification of feasible energy efficiency/conservation measures
Desirable
- Demonstrable persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage large numbers of staff in energy reduction/conservation actions
- Experience in implementation of low carbon/renewable energy technologies and carbon reduction/renewable energy strategies, particularly in healthcare settings
- Experience in implementation of low carbon/renewable energy technologies, particularly in healthcare settings
- Significant experience of healthcare energy and carbon management in acute settings
- Knowledge of third-party provider on-site Energy Centre contracts
- Knowledge of building services engineering
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal, IT and written communication skills, including the ability to present effectively to a wide-ranging audience
- Standard keyboard skills for data input and manipulation on computer software
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
