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Energy Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

Energy is a substantial portion of our carbon footprint and our budget. We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to join a dedicated...

  • Day to Day energy management
  • Oversee accurate and timely rebilling of tenants
  • Develop energy policies and energy reduction action plans
  • Energy reduction projects
  • Implement Energy Management System (EnMS)
  • Energy and water efficiency audits
  • Utilities procurement
  • Regulatory schemes
  • Lead on energy infrastructure projects
  • Utility reporting and budget forecasting
  • Metering strategy for data granularity
  • Engagement with staff on people focused energy reduction initiatives
  • Line management responsibilities for the Energy Officer

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached which outlines the main responsibility and experience of the candidate we are looking for.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Essential and Desirable as demonstrated on application form:

Essential

  • Degree in Engineering, Science or Energy or related discipline or equivalent experience e.g. Management NVQ 4/5
  • Must have additional post-graduate level knowledge either through a relevant Masters' qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices Demonstrable track record of working effectively within and through multi-disciplinary teams. Substantial full-time specialist experience gained from working in a complex multi-site environment.
  • Significant demonstrable experience in energy management.
  • A high level of understanding of building services and centralised plant including CHP, boilers, HVAC, steam system etc.
  • A high level of understanding of energy compliance issues, current legislation and mandatory requirements and experience of managing energy legislative programs including UK ETS, EPBR
  • Development and implementation of energy management systems, strategies/policies within a complex organisation.
  • Experience of utility contracts, tariff negotiation and budget setting / management.
  • Experience of fiscal metering, sub-metering strategies for data quality and granularity, Metering software platforms.
  • Experience of supporting M&E disciplines within project teams for capital projects and refit/refurbs.
  • Good understanding of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Guidance and Standards
  • Able to demonstrate the analytical skills and judgement required to identify/diagnose a range of defects and failures in relation to specific systems/equipment and what actions to take.
  • Communicates highly complex or highly sensitive (commercial in confidence) information including use of negotiating skills and persuasive/motivational skills (in order to deliver appropriate performance levels from staff/contractors).
  • Line management experience including, appraisals, recruitment and inductions and supportive performance management

Desirable

  • Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET, CIOB etc. Chartered Engineer Recognised EMA Energy Manager IVMVP Certified Chartered Energy Manager (Energy Institute) Member of the Energy Institute Efficiency improvement training, i.e. Lean / Six Sigma BREEAM Assessor
  • IVMVP Certified
  • Chartered Energy Manager (Energy Institute)/Recognised EMA Energy Manager
  • Experience in working in a similar role, e.g. in the - NHS.
  • Previous experience of working with or implementing an energy management system certified to ISO 50001:2018 (and recertification)
  • Good working knowledge of building management controls/systems and their role within the discipline of energy management.
  • Understanding of Systemslink data monitoring and management software
  • Understanding of meter agents/dataflows and Balancing and Settlement code and Uniform Network Code

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

28 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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