Energy & Retrofit Advisor in Gateshead

Are you passionate about sustainability, community engagement, and helping people save energy?

Job Title: Energy & Retrofit Advisor

Salary: £26,239 - £28,554 per annum

Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week

Contract: Initially fixed Term until 31 March 2027 (with the potential for extension)

Location: Various locations across the North East (Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle and Durham)

About the Employer

Our client works across the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. They provide training and create jobs, reduce energy use and waste, re‑connect people with nature and transform whole neighbourhoods. Step by step they will go on changing places and changing lives until everywhere is vibrant and green, every community is strong enough to shape its own destiny and everyone can reach their potential.

About the Role

Energy and Retrofit Advisors will provide energy and retrofit advice to homes across the region as part of the North East Warm Homes programme. Focussing on the private rented sector Advisors will work alongside staff within Local Authorities to develop and deliver support to engage our communities and stimulate retrofit activity.

This charity's Greener Living team is growing, and they are looking for passionate and community‑minded Energy & Retrofit Advisors to join them as part of the North East Warm Homes Programme.

In this exciting role, you will help households across the North East improve energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty, and access retrofit opportunities. You’ll work closely with Local Authorities, community organisations, and this charity's Energy Advisors (Green Doctors) to deliver advice, engagement activities, and practical support to residents — particularly within the private rented sector.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in tackling climate change and supporting vulnerable households, while developing your career in sustainability and retrofit advice. Although this is a fixed‑term post, there’s potential for extension and professional growth within the expanding Greener Living team.

About You

They’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about sustainability, community engagement, and helping people save energy.
• An excellent communicator who can adapt their approach to suit different audiences.
• Organised and self‑motivated, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced (or interested in developing expertise) in domestic retrofit and energy efficiency advice.
• Willing to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends when needed.
• Experience in community engagement, energy advice, or retrofit is desirable, but full training and support will be provided.

It’s a unique and challenging role that gives you the chance to make a difference to people’s lives every day.

Closing date: Thursday 23rd July 2026

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This charity ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults.

Disability Confident - As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.