Job summary
- Main area
- Sustainability
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 338-7041214-25
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mary Seacole
- Town
- Willerby
- Salary
- 拢53,755 - 拢60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Environmental, Sustainability and Energy Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
Are you passionate about sustainability and energy management? Join our team and lead the delivery of our Green Plan and NetZero agenda, making a real impact on our organisation鈥檚 environmental strategy.
We are seeking an Environmental, Sustainability, and Energy Manager to oversee the development and implementation of our Green Plan, Energy Strategy, and NetZero commitments.
This role involves managing energy contracts, providing expert advice on sustainability initiatives, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You will lead a team, collaborate with senior managers, and engage with external stakeholders to drive sustainability improvements across the Trust.
About You:
- Strong background in energy management, environmental sustainability, or estates management.
- Extensive experience in developing and delivering sustainability strategies, including carbon reduction plans.
- Knowledge of energy procurement, compliance regulations, and environmental best practices.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with experience working with senior stakeholders.
- Proven leadership skills, with the ability to manage teams and external contractors effectively.
- Proficiency in data analysis, technical reporting, and project management.
听This is an exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change, ensuring our estate operates efficiently while meeting ambitious sustainability targets.
Apply now and help shape a greener, more sustainable future for our Trust!
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the management and delivery of the organisation鈥檚 Green Plan and NetZero agenda.
- Oversee the Trust鈥檚 energy strategy, ensuring efficient energy procurement and contract management.
- Provide expert advice on energy, environmental, and sustainability matters to senior management, estates teams, and external agencies.
- Prepare technical reports, projections, and briefing papers on energy consumption, carbon emissions, and sustainability performance.
- Manage professional consultancy contracts related to energy and environmental initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, risk assessments, and health & safety standards.
- Lead and develop the Energy and Sustainability team, ensuring a proactive approach to sustainability challenges.
- Support property acquisitions and disposals with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability.
- Represent the Trust in engagements with external bodies, including NHS partners, public sector organisations, and regulatory bodies.
Working for our organisation
We are听an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you鈥檒l need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications, Education & Training
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification in a relevant Energy or Environmental Management related subject or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge backed by practical experience.
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience of leading and managing staff and budgets within property related function(s).
- Member of an appropriate professional body (e.g. IEMA, IWFM,RICS & HEFMA). Applied knowledge of NHS Net Zero Building Standards.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
- Qualification in Sustainability Management.
- Qualification in Environmental Management.
- NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management.
- Knowledge of public sector procurement regulations.
Desirable criteria
- Full Membership of a relevant professional body such as the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
- Awareness and knowledge of department of health general design guidance within healthcare settings.
- NEBOSH/IOSH Health and Safety qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of financial management and the preparation of financial projections, financial estimates.
- Management of external contracts / consultants and direct in-house labour.
- Experience of working in an estates / facilities role.
- Experience in developing organisational policies and procedures.
- Knowledge and experience of procurement and tendering for specialist advice or services.
- Relevant business management experience.
- Experience of managing large budgets, financial constraints and achieving challenging CIP targets.
- Demonstrate ability to analyse budgets and communicate information using IT systems.
- Experience of developing business cases and business plans.
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of service and change management.
- Experience of writing and developing policies.
- Experience in designing and delivering training to a wide variety of staff groups and a large staff volume.
- Experience of managing and performing audits.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of Governance processes.
- Experience in managing risks and maintaining risk register for facilities.
- Experience of responding to CQC and or other regulated body assessments.
- Proven track record in environmental management and contract management roles.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of setting up and maintaining systems and processes.
- Experience of implementing policies.
- Quality systems auditing experience.
- The ability to manage high value budgets.
- Knowledge and experience of PLACE Inspections / auditing / CQC.
kills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure.
- To attend and fully participate in training provided by the Trust.
- Ability to effectively commute between various sites.
- Capable of demonstrating the ability to lead and work in a team with a high degree of self-motivation.
- Project management and planning skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Thorough knowledge of environmental management and the writing of all associated policies and procedures.
- Understanding of national sustainability policies, procedures and practices.
- Good working knowledge of full range of roles and responsibilities.
- Understanding of energy management.
- Sound knowledge of databases.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Specific knowledge and skills in managing national standards and legislation.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical staff.
- Good time management skills.
- Able to work on own initiative and as a team member.
- Able to develop effective working partnership skills within and beyond employing organisation.
- Ability to analyse data and formulate reports.
- Ability to travel as required.
Desirable criteria
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to the service area, i.e. legislation affecting Health & Safety and security of areas of work.
- Full understanding / application of relevant roles and responsibilities in relation to environmental engineering.
- Work towards developing specialist skills and knowledge in sustainability.
- Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniel Laughton
- Job title
- Projects and Strategic Development Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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