Role Details
"Salary - Competitive Salary
Work Type - Hybrid
Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.
We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.
We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.
We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution."
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Energy & Carbon Services Manager, this role will lead the day-today management and integration of our operational energy and carbon management programme. Key activities include:
- Managing key stakeholder relationships and implementation of energy and carbon performance management services to the operational business
- Lead business tracking and presentation of energy and carbon outcomes for the operational business
- Define and prioritise activities to support business development of energy & carbon projects
- Lead delivery of content for monthly working groups with operational and CEC business stakeholders
- Evolve and develop the energy and carbon operational service to meet future business goals and targets
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the operational teams to drive continuous improvement and reduce carbon emissions, and work towards net zero.
Job Accountabilities
- Manage day to day delivery of the UU operational energy and carbon management programme working across the organization with. operational engineers, energy and carbon officers and wider operational energy leads.
- Lead monthly energy business meetings for each business area (Water, Wastewater and other business areas) to ensure services and outcomes are delivered.
- Develop and plan energy and carbon management programme for future years. To include developing targets, service needs, capabilities and forming integrated programme for sign off with business stakeholders.
- Develop UU energy and carbon management brand that supports future opportunity and demonstrates leaderships within the Water Sector and more widely.
- Communicate energy management activity and benefits realisation to the wider organisation to build the profile of energy services and improve stakeholder engagement.
- Facilitate the development of the capability within energy services by conducting gap analysis and review of skills and training requirements both within the team and for relevant roles in the organisation (e.g. energy leads)
- Work with operational teams to develop projects from inception to creation of invest to save business cases for sign off at programme board.
- Work with Energy &; Carbon Programme Management capability to report progress on project delivery and outcomes for energy and carbon invest to save projects.
- Track benefits realisation to ensure value is demonstrated and sustained.
- Manage other project coordinators, as required, within the BEF team to:
- Prioritise work to business needs.
- Ensure quality of work is as required for stakeholders.
Knowledge and Skills
- Project management skills and wider programme management capabilities
- Good knowledge of UU systems and project controls
- Experience in managing energy assets.
- Good knowledge of energy regulation and policy
- Ability to communicate and influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience of project development from concept to business case submission
- Experienced in engagement and awareness programmes to deliver continuous improvement.
- Proven capability of working with complex stakeholder groups to gain common focus and outcomes
- Good excel skills and ability to review and analyse data.
- An understanding of business risk management is desirable.