Overview
West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 councils for climate action and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2030.
The Role
West Suffolk Council is seeking to recruit an Senior Energy and Sustainability Officer into the Energy and Sustainability Team at West Suffolk Council.
The purpose of this role is to deliver environmental projects across West Suffolk making environmental improvements for the council, its residents, its communities, and its businesses.
Working as part of our highly experienced and busy team, you will be involved in a wide range of environmental work. The role will support the team to deliver across a range of functions including planning responses, renewable energy systems, electric vehicle charging, and environmental management systems.
The role will involve developing and delivering energy efficiency projects, including submitting funding applications, preparing contract documents, and designing procurement specifications. You will work collaboratively with and support our customers, businesses, and other partners to bring about environmental improvements.
What you will need:
- Experience of developing and delivering energy projects.
- A good understanding of the planning system and BREEAM
- The ability to engage with a range of stakeholders including other local authorities and private sector partners.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.
Our benefits include:
- annual leave entitlement of 25 days per annum (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service (with an option to buy up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year subject to approval)
- a generous pension scheme (LGPS) including life assurance (a payment of three times your annual salary)
- flexible working options to enable work/life balance
- agile working (ability to work in the office and from home) with work being an activity we do, not a place we go
- access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and spread the cost over your salary).
- Rail and bus staff discounts
- a range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme
- discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
- a culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
- Modern office accommodation
For more information
For an informal discussion and further information please contact Andrew Oswald, Energy and Sustainability Manager on 01284 757622 or email andrew.oswald@westsuffolk.gov.uk. Please note, we are unable to accept CVs, please follow the online application process to apply.
