Heat Networks Manager

Hybrid working; our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle City Centre, from home and across our national property portfolio. Circa £55,000 per annum plus brilliant benefits including health cash plan!

Join us in our brilliant new role of Heat Networks Manager and support us to deliver efficient and more affordable heating for our customers. As one of the largest housing associations in the UK, effective management of our Heat Networks and energy usage is integral to making Home Group a sustainable organisation.

As our subject matter expert on Heat Networks, you’ll manage our housing and commercial portfolio across England and Scotland, ensuring we have a clear understanding of our Heat Networks performance and the impact on our customer bills. Working with Paul, our Lead Sustainability Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to create a new Heat Network management approach, guiding heat metering, billing consultants and efficiencies.

Typical day as Heat Networks Manager:

• Managing our Heat Network portfolio, meeting regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Developing and managing our internal Heat Network database with centralised Heat Network management, storing and presenting information in a usable way.
• Completing regulatory returns, performance reports and providing information required by our customers and colleagues, including information needed for retrofit projects.
• Delivering positive change by successfully leading on projects and influencing internal, external stakeholders and customers to improve thermal efficiency and heat performance.
• Managing and guiding our Heat Networks Coordinator in the delivery of our Heat Networks programme.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers' lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!

You bring:

• Project management qualification or equivalent project delivery experience of scale working with heat networks.
• Experience of heating/billing systems, efficiency measurement, carbon data and working with consultant recommendations.
• Able to influence multiple stakeholders including government departments, consultants, senior leadership teams, colleagues and customers to drive efficiencies.
• Experience of managing project finances and grant allocations.
• Strong analytical skills with experience of managing large datasets, producing and presenting reports to multiple stakeholders.
• An eye for detail, be a self-starter and be able to walk in our customers' shoes, knowing how your role can make a difference!

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

Job details:

• Full time, 37.5 hpw Monday to Friday.
• Hybrid working, based from our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle City Centre, from home and across our national property portfolio.
• Full current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work. We’ll pay for your mileage.

A place where you belong:

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.

See our full range of benefits on our website.