Regional Energy & Carbon Manager - #1779831

Location

Glasgow, GB

Department Name

AM Sustainability Strategy Manager (541802) G1

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here

Network Rail Benefits –

In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family
• 75% subsidised Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground)
• A range of pension options
• Annual Performance Related Pay package
• Flexible and agile working arrangements
• Healthcare package
• Discounts on shopping
• Discounted Gym membershipsand much more.
  
  
  

Brief Description

To lead the management of the Regions energy and utilities portfolio. This includes the management and delivery of the energy renewal projects across the Region.

About The Role (External)

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, lead and manage the implementation of the Regions Energy Strategy to achieve a reduction in energy usage, lowering costs and CO2 in accordance with NR targets.
• Manage NR contracts and relationships with major utility suppliers and undertake internal and external stakeholder engagement to co-ordinate and contribute to negotiation of new contracts.
• Responsible for the implementation of energy related processes within the team, to enable strict standards and governance around energy management services. Implement initiatives to improve and maintain good energy management behaviors.
• Produce reports for senior management that monitor KPIs and utility metrics. Oversee the billing and validation of the Region’s utilities (water, gas and electricity) meters and their associated bills which are generated across the route NR estate.
• Responsible for the timely resolution of utility metering and billing queries, responding to customer enquiries and complaints and running a query log. Lead, develop and motivate route colleagues and build a coherent operational service delivery team.
• Manage processes and procedures effectively that enable all relevant records to be up to date, all energy bills to be validated, authorised, paid and recovered within laid down timescales.
• Develop and implement new administrative systems such as record management, to enable structured continuous improvement;
• Lead energy and carbon projects so they are delivered on time and to agreed quality in accordance with corporate processes, standards and guidance in a manner that minimises disruption to business performance;
• Act as the Region’s lead for utilities. Represent the Region in national policy, procedure and strategy development.
• Lead and manage in-year cost recoveries from third parties.
  
  
  

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the utilities category with recognised utilities improvement skills and expertise
• Proven experience of contract negotiation
• Detailed knowledge of good practise data analysis and reporting / presentation processes and techniques
• Comprehensive knowledge of operational utilities practices
• Successful experience of delivering energy reduction / generation programmes
• Successful experience of implementing good Project Management discipline
• Demonstrable excellent information management skills with ability to direct and undertake data manipulation and detailed analysis of operational energy use
• Demonstrable ability to work with suppliers to improve their billing and query management processes to enable smoother management of contracts
• Abe to demonstrate excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Good understanding of risk assessment/loss control tools and techniques.
• Understanding of commercial energy and utilities arrangements
  
  
  

Desirable

• Membership of a suitable professional body
• Experience of introducing new processes and techniques to effect structured continuous improvement
• Knowledge of railway assurance processes
• Knowledge of management of utilities with a railway environment
  
  
  

How To Apply (External)

Salary: £46,701 - £53,589

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Closing date: Midnight of 03.07.25

Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.

Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.

We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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