Job Title: Energy and Administration Officer
Overview
Provide full, efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Energy and Environmental Department and secretarial support to the team
Under the guidance of the Energy & Environmental Manager and Energy Manager, be responsible for ensuring that data relating to utilities is maintained and accurate, authorising payments to utility suppliers, and assisting the Managers in achieving the goals of the Trust Sustainable Development Management Plan (SDMP).
Assist the Energy Manager in the development, management, and delivery of the Trust’s energy management programme liaising with Estates and Facilities Operational Teams and external organisations, helping to ensure compliance with legislation, codes of practice and sector guidance.
Assist the Energy Manager/Environmental Manager in the implementation of policies and strategies that will achieve national, local and Trust-wide environmental targets including the elements of Carbon Footprint, Energy, Utilities, Waste, Travel, Procurement and Sustainability.
NHS Banding
5
Salary
£24K-£30K
Formal Qualifications, education & training required
Qualification in/ or equivalent relevant work experience in Energy or Environmental Management.
Essential skills and competencies
• Analytical skills required to identify anomalous data (e.g. in invoices, meter readings, vehicle usage), and judgment in order to act appropriately to manage the issue.
• Able to support the planning and organisation of straightforward activities, some ongoing/complex activities with regard to environmental projects.
• Able to facilitate the planning of Estates/Facilities environmental projects, including communicating with users, contractors and Trust staff.
• Taking minutes of meetings, distributing and following up action required.
• Able to process information as directed by the Energy/Environmental Manager, for exchange with specialists and non-specialists in relation to environmental projects.
• Able to analyse a range of facts or situations and inform the Energy/Environmental
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• Manager on comparison of different options to arrive at best solutions for waste and energy reduction.
• Able to gather information on Estates environmental issues taking into account environmental policy.
Essential experience
• Basic knowledge of a range of routine work procedures, practices, underpinned by theory or practical experience which may be applied to Estates and Facilities Environmental work.
• Basic knowledge of Estates operational environmental procedures, acquired through on the job training, induction, or introductory level qualification.
• Basic knowledge of energy, waste, environmental and sustainability management systems including ISO 14001.
• A working knowledge of current health & safety legislation in relation to environmental issues
• Experience of interfacing with IT systems, for the retrieval of energy and environmental information.
• Experience of billing analysis and negotiation
