Energy and Carbon Specialist

As the integrated transport authority in London, Transport for London (TfL) has a key role to play in enabling the transition to a low carbon future and we are looking for three experienced energy and carbon leaders to join the team.  

TfL is the largest electricity consumer in London, is accountable for the operation of nearly 9,000 buses and has a portfolio of over 2,500 buildings, while having an ambitious target to be net-zero from its operations by 2030. This is an exciting time to be joining the team as we expand our Sustainability and Environment function to provide more capacity to accelerate our progress to decarbonise.  

Your role will be focussed on leading plans and initiatives to reduce carbon and energy costs, whilst managing the time and activities of other members of the team. Typically, the work will involve undertaking feasibility studies, managing projects through to delivery, improving our data and reporting capabilities and upskilling teams across TfL to ensure that the right carbon-conscious behaviours become embedded in all areas. The roles will also be key in our broader collaboration efforts with a wide range of stakeholders to support the transition of London’s energy system. This will include proactively seeking commercial opportunities for TfL with regard to energy generation, distribution and balancing, levering TfL’s huge asset base woven throughout the fabric of London. 

This role provides huge scope to have real impact protecting and regenerating the environment in London. Learn more about TfL here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/

Key Accountabilities

• Lead activities to analyse data and design initiatives to decarbonise TfL’s operations
• Act as a subject matter expert in the field of energy and carbon and provide advice and input to other Safety, Health and Environment teams and the business
• Lead or assist in the delivery of projects through the project lifecycle (from inception through to handover) 
• Lead people and build a culture of coaching and development across the team, ensuring the development of staff succession plans, identification of skills needs and securing appropriate training and development. Ensure the right behaviours cascade within the team
• Potential to directly line manage up to 5 people.
• Champion the TfL Corporate Environment Plan, by providing support and direction across the whole business. Support and challenge the business to deliver on activities to improve our corporate environmental performance in line with the Plan. Help coordinate and track activities against plans to ensure continued progress
• Support the development and ongoing improvement of TfL’s Environmental Management System, including assurance of the system
  

Skills, Knowledge & Experience 

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of designing and evaluating initiatives that reduce energy consumption and/or carbon emissions (essential)
• Understanding of energy management best practices and metering / reporting improvement (essential)
• Strong knowledge of climate change, UK energy policy and the challenges cities face as they decarbonise (essential)
• Strong knowledge of environmental management regulations and the environmental issues TfL faces (desirable)
• Expert understanding of the political framework in which TfL operates (desirable) 

Skills

• Strong ability to initiate and effect business and behaviour change (essential)
• Ability to develop and manage project plans to deliver work to time, budget and quality (essential)
• Strong ability to work in a highly pressurised environment, to tight time constraints whilst maintaining high quality outputs (essential)
• Team building and people leadership (essential)
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to convey complex information to a range of audiences (essential)  
• Very good attention to detail and ability to interpret and react to complex matters (essential)
• Ability to develop credibility and influence senior stakeholders, within TfL and externally (desirable)
• Strong ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with stakeholders (desirable)
  

Experience

• Leading complex projects or initiatives to reduce carbon emissions throughout the project lifecycle (essential)
• Undertaking energy and carbon reporting and target setting across complex organisations (essential)
• Undertaking day to day energy management and comfortable with the use of energy management software (essential) 
  

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process 

Please apply using your CV and a two page covering letter. Word format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.

Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. Word format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is Monday 7th November 2022 @ 23:59

Benefits 

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme 
• Free travel for you on the TfL network 
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan 
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home 
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays 
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional) 
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
• Discounted Eurostar travel

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