Energy and Sustainability Manager

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Energy and Sustainability Manager

The closing date is 02 July 2026

We are recruiting for a Energy and Sustainability Manager who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Energy & Sustainability Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for energy management and sustainability across the Trust estate.

The post holder will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring energy and carbon reduction strategies (including sustainable and active travel), ensuring compliance with statutory, NHS, and government requirements.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The role supports the Trust's Green Plan Refresh and contribution to the NHS Net Zero agenda including, improving environmental performance, reducing energy consumption and costs, and ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable healthcare facilities.

The ESM will be expected to liaise with a wide variety of Trust staff and external organisations and provide specialist knowledge to ensure effective service delivery including those services related to the environment within Trust Policies, Procedures and Service Level Agreements.

The ESM will analyse complex information to assist in securing funding where available and deemed necessary for the implementation of Energy and Carbon Saving initiatives, and Sustainability Programmes, as well as the production of Trust Policies on Environmental Management and associated issues.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient led Trust where dedicated staff provide high quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification Qualifications/Training

• Postgraduate qualification (Master's level) in energy management, sustainability, environmental management, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent level of experience.
• Chartered or working towards chartered status with a relevant professional body (e.g. Energy Institute, IEMA, CIBSE, Engineering Council)
• Advanced training in energy management systems, carbon reduction planning, or sustainability strategy development

Previous Experience

• Experience in energy management and sustainability in a complex organisation
• Experience of data analysis, reporting, and performance management
• Experience in contract management
• Experience developing long term carbon reduction strategies and sustainability policies aligned to national frameworks
• Experience of healthcare premises and clinical environments

Skills

• Good communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally, including advanced formal presentation / facilitation skills
• Experience of data analysis, reporting, and performance management
• Has the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and prioritise workload

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of national sustainability policy, including NHS Net Zero strategy, Greener NHS programme, and UK carbon reduction legislation
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of energy management systems, utilities infrastructure, and carbon reduction strategies within complex estates environments
• Specialist knowledge of energy procurement, utility markets, tariff structures and contract negotiation
• In-depth understanding of sustainable building design, low carbon technologies and infrastructure decarbonisation strategies

Other Requirements

• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Team Player
• Politically aware, able to form alliances and influence others
• Adaptable, flexible, and innovative approach to work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust