Head of Mobility & Energy in Bedford

We are looking for a knowledgeable individual with demonstrable skills and experience for this exciting new role. Developing and delivering our strategies for fleet and wider workforce mobility, energy management and infrastructure across the RSPB, the UK’s largest conservation organisation.

What’s the role about?

• To develop and lead our strategy including (but not limited to):

• Decarbonisation and development of our fleet
• Fleet utilisation, optimisation and efficiency
• EV charging infrastructure
• Workforce mobility including green travel choices, grey fleet, short term hires
• Energy procurement
• Renewable generation, energy storage

You will need to:

• Build a culture of continued improvement, rationalisation and efficiency.
• Develop collaborative and highly effective internal relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that asset and mobility programme aims are delivered.
• Contribute to preparing papers and regular performance reports and oversee timely reporting of section business metrics.
• Accountable for the provision of expertise of the section, develop the skills and capabilities of self and the section towards high performance.
• Manage annual budget performance, forecasting future budgets and meeting budget targets.
• Fostering an inclusive team culture focused on continually self-improvement, skills development and learning.
• Playing a key leadership role in the departments management team and wider People Directorate, contributing to its ongoing development and strategy.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Demonstrable experience of delivering fleet management, operational and workplace change programmes.
• Ability to positively influence change and demonstrate credibility both internally and externally.
• Sound knowledge and demonstrable experience of estate wide energy procurement and renewables strategy management.
• Delivering improvements and leading estate development projects.
• Demonstrable experience of programme and project management principles and application including reporting.
• A strong commitment to, and an understanding of, how equality, diversity and inclusion enables an organisation to be successful.
• Leadership and people management skills, able to develop team members for high performance.
• Ability to make pragmatic, reasoned and practice decisions, recommendations, alternative solutions based upon sound analysis and reason.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical reports, design briefs and works contracts particularly related to building and infrastructure projects.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with, managing and incorporating volunteers as part of the team is desirable.
• Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP)/Association of Asset Management Professionals (AAMP) or equivalent qualifications.
• Sound understanding of carbon reporting especially in relation to business travel, energy use and renewables generation.

Additional Information:

• This role can be home based or hybrid combination with our preference being based at the RSPB’s UKHQ at Sandy, Beds (SG19) or in St Martins, Bedford (MK42).
• There is an expectation of travel and potential over-night stays to bring direct reports/teams together, to attend other meetings/workshops etc. as and when required at locations across the UK.

Closing date: 23:59, Thursday 31st July 2025

We are looking to conduct interviews from week commencing 11 August.

Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. 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.

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

No agencies please.