Energy & Sustainability Adminstrator
The closing date is 04 January 2026
Job summary
Energy & Sustainability Administrator
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an organised and motivated individual to join our Sustainability Team as an Energy & Sustainability Administrator. This role supports the Trust's commitment to delivering an ambitious sustainability and energy programme, helping us improve environmental performance across our hospitals and services.
The Sustainability Team provides strategic and operational guidance to colleagues throughout the organisation, promoting resource efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and ensuring compliance with key sustainability standards. A major part of this work involves monitoring the Trust's utility usage -- with power, heating and water costs totalling around £16 million annually -- and identifying opportunities for cost and carbon savings.
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Sustainability & Energy, you will provide essential administrative and operational support. This will include validating and processing energy and water invoices, supporting financial recharge processes, maintaining data records and assisting with performance reporting. You will also work closely with internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery and communication of sustainability initiatives and progress.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about sustainability and looking to develop their skills within a forward-thinking team making a meaningful difference to environmental outcomes and patient care.
Main duties of the job
Maintaining accurate records for electricity, gas, fuel, and water consumption across MSEFT's estate
Delivering accurate monthly reports to distribute to internal, and external stakeholders, providing clarification on issues, and concerns
Identifying, and analysing consumption trends, and patterns, highlighting anomalies for future investigation
Gathering metering information to provide accurate asset records, and invoicing
Conducting small-scale projects to deliver improvements in key performance indicators that can be implemented across MSEFT's estate
Working independently to carry out planned, and unplanned fieldwork or specialist investigative studies
Providing purchase justifications, obtaining quotes, raising purchase orders, and registering new suppliers
Querying invoice anomalies, obtaining credit notes, and account statements from suppliers
Reviewing, and processing of invoices for approval and payment on internal systems
Administering account updates, changes, and queries for energy, and water suppliers
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Details
Date posted
05 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-COR-SO-0634-A
Job locations
Southend
Britannia Business Park, Comet Way
Southend
SS2 6GE
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southend
Britannia Business Park, Comet Way
Southend
SS2 6GE
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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