Senior Energy & Sustainability Advisor

We are looking for an energetic, knowledgeable, friendly, flexible person to lead the
Energy Team based in Wrexham. You will lead delivery on a wide variety
of energy and carbon reduction programmes and activities with communities, businesses and
individuals across North Wales, coordinating and engaging with more vulnerable groups within
communities, including older people, people with disabilities and households experiencing fuel
poverty.

You will also be required to lead the work to achieve the renewal of the Green Dragon
standard and lead the organisations development and delivery of our Carbon Reduction Plan, and will
lead a small domestic energy advice team in Wrexham.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and lead-deliver a wide variety of energy and carbon reduction projects and activities
  with communities, businesses, and individuals across North Wales.
• Plan and support the Energy Advice Team to deliver our service in line with all funder and
  contract requirements, ensuring quality of support, time management and report requirements are
  all completed in appropriate time aligned with all requirements.
• Manage and monitor the Energy Advice Team through performance monitoring and monthly
  review.
• Using a standard Groundwork Federation GHG Inventory Tool for emission reporting develop,
  deliver and monitor our annual carbon reduction plan, working with business managers to ensure
  data is recoded correctly and improvements to our carbon footprint are made.
• Facilitate the renewal of the Green Dragon accreditation, implementing and managing our
  internal environment systems and processes up to a level 3 standard.
• Arrange and carry out home visits to support residents in reducing their carbon emissions
  and to save money by lowering the level of consumption and cost of energy.
• Advocate and liaise for householders with energy companies and gas and electric network
  providers to ensure customers receive the best possible deal for their requirements.
• Work with referral partners to identify vulnerable households, and evidence eligibility to
  provide support with energy advice and administer emergency fuel vouchers.
• Provide effective support, both advisory and practical, to enable people to make positive
  changes to their behaviour and to improve the quality of their lives; record actions and
  highlight the importance of keeping warm to the health and wellbeing of residents.
• Assist residents to access other relevant and complementary services and agencies, liaising
  with other agencies to assist residents to access funding and support to deliver larger energy
  efficiency measures.
• Liaise with residents on a day-to-day basis in a professional and friendly manner and build
  good working relationships with them either face to face or through the provision of telephone
  advice.
• Oversee the booking and scheduling of visits and respond to referrals from funders in a
  timely manner.
• Oversee the ordering of stock, ensuring stock levels are maintained and stock is monitored
  closely.
• Undertake monitoring information and reporting requirements as required by the Trust and
  funders, ensuring all the funders’ requirements are delivered on time, within budget and to
  agreed quality standards.
• Run events or energy surgeries to raise awareness of projects in local communities.
• Deliver outreach activities to generate referrals, e.g. door-knocking, events, road shows,
  etc.
• Work flexibly as part of the Energy Advice Team and across other teams, including
  occasional weekend working.
• Contribute to the business development of the Energy Business Area by identifying needs
  within the sector and collecting evaluation evidence and factual data that back up any
  development of new bids and tenders.
• Represent the Trust professionally to internal and external contacts, assisting with the
  promotion of projects and the broader activities of the Trust.