Energy Systems Project Manager

About Us

Oxfordshire is a council committed to tackling the Climate Emergency through rapid decarbonisation, tackling inequalities and providing opportunities for everyone in Oxfordshire to achieve their full potential.

About the Role

Working in our Climate Action Service, this new role will work widely with senior officers, politicians, and stakeholders at a senior level to support the development of local energy projects. You will identify collaboratively where and how low carbon technologies can be deployed in communities, optimising the energy system and maximising local benefits.

As a key member of the Climate Action Team this post works widely across the organisation and externally. The post will build on the work of Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire) working alongside partners to ensure that Oxfordshire remains at the forefront of the smart clean and fair energy transition.

The post holder will be accountable for the following activities:

• In partnership, delivering the project programme that will be identified via local area energy plans and the associated process at a variety of scales in Oxfordshire, and acting as a technical expert and intelligent client to consultants the Council works with and supporting boards and working groups overseeing the work.
• Developing project plans and managing work packages to time and budget.
• Managing stakeholder relationships, building consensus and brokering agreement.
• The role will require working with senior officers, suppliers, communities and other partners, therefore being able to build working relationships and effectively communicate complex, professional advice is vital.

Please refer to the job description on our careers site for a full list.

About you

You'll be an organised and motivated person, with a desire to make a real difference for our residents and the planet. This post sits within a friendly and supportive team concentrating on work to transform our energy system as well as delivering high quality retrofit services to Oxfordshire residents. This is an exciting role for someone with strong project management skills and a working knowledge of the energy sector. An interest in climate action and retrofit is a bonus, but not a necessity. This is a great opportunity for a project manager who wants to apply their skills in this growing area.

You will be a strong partnership worker, playing a key role working with Oxfordshire Councils, the energy sector and other key partners including the universities and community energy organisations, supporting the move to a local area energy planning approach at a variety of scales.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.

Would you like to know more?

For further information contact Mark Saunders - Energy Systems and Investment Manager at [email protected]