4 Energy / Renewables jobs in Witney, Oxfordshire

Energy ManagerHybrid role based in Milford House, Swindon.Salary up to £53,000 dependant on skills and experience.Who are we?GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel - relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.About the role?As an Energy Manager, you will be responsible for managing the utilities (electricity, gas and water) contracts within GWR, ensuring value for money and carbon emissions/usage is monitored and reported. You will work to identify opportunities to reduce consumption, develop business plans as required and fulfil all internal and external energy and environmental reporting requirements.Your main responsibilities will be?

• Manage utilities contracts, ensuring meter reads are undertaken/automated metering is in place, billing is up to date and invoicing is accurate. You will manage relationships with utilities companies, including fault resolution, and lead contract review meetings as required.
• Establish an energy and water metering plan as a basis for accurate reporting of energy use to multiple stakeholders, to support legislative responsibilities.
• Work with procurement to evaluate contract renewals and tenders.
• Ensure accurate reporting of all utilities consumption is compiled on a periodic basis.
• Work with the Senior Environment Manager & Assurance Strategy Manager to capture and submit carbon emission reports as required. You will help identify better and more efficient ways to report carbon data, as well as co-author the annual Energy report as required by ISO50001.
• Identify energy saving opportunities and work with the Property team, Engineering team and Senior Environment Manager & Assurance Strategy Manager to submit business cases and implement improvements.
• Support the Environment team with any required carbon emission policy development, advising on compliance with all applicable energy and carbon related legislation and industry standards.
• Support the Senior Environment Manager & Assurance Strategy Manager and Engineering Services Manager to maintain and develop ISO 50001 management system compliance and continual improvement.
• Work with the Environment team to develop an internal communications plan and a programme of behavioural change across the organisation to reduce energy consumption.
• Provide support to all GWR teams in understanding their own energy consumption and developing plans for improvement., What qualifications do I need?In this role you will need an environmental and/or energy management diploma, HND or degree. A trade qualification in electrical or mechanical systems is also desirable.About the locationWe work in a hybrid manner, with our main office location being Milford House, Swindon. Some travel across our network and to GWR offices will be required.Working patternThis role is 37 hours a week. We would also welcome conversations on flexibility of working arrangements and days. Due to the nature of the role, there will be some travel involved across the GWR network.The Reward:As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.We all belong at
GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.


• Knowledge of plant and equipment (especially heating, lighting).
• Knowledge of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and development of Net Zero strategy development and target setting.
• Knowledge of energy and climate change legislation.
• An understanding of the current and likely future development of the UK energy and water market.
• Excellent communicator and team player with the ability to maintain effective relationships with stakeholders. You will have the ability to manage your own time and work independently.
• Excellent report writing skill, with experience in writing compelling business cases, and will be proactive in seeking out improvement opportunities.
• Excel and data reporting/analysis skills.
• Experience in carbon reporting, compiling and submitting data for external verification.
• Experience in identifying and implementing energy reduction measures across a multi-site portfolio.
• Experience and a good understanding of managing utilities contracts, metering and invoice management. As well as the use of Monitoring and Targeting (M&T) approaches for energy reduction.