ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Specific knowledge and experience for this job:
- A degree level education or relevant professional qualification (preferably in a technical, financial, or business related field)
- Strong commercial awareness based on experience of having designed, delivered and managed commercial projects and arrangements
- Demonstrable expertise in commercial management and contract implementation in a commercial environment
- Proven insight into, and understanding of, the developing energy sector in the UK with ideally specific industry experience in the energy efficiency and renewable energy field
- Significant experience in the successful financing and delivery of major capital projects
- High level advocacy and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with a proven ability to influence at senior levels
- People management skills, with an ability to manage and develop staff
- Self starter and able to promote collaborative working
- Significant project management experience with a track record of operational delivery against challenging deadlines
- Experience of successful partnership working
Knowledge and Experience:
A demonstrable, successful track record of:
- Developing business operations that are sustainable and profitable
- Leading, planning, recruiting, retaining, developing and inspiring others to ensure the effective delivery of the investment programme for which the jobholder is directly responsible
- Maximising the use of scarce resources and monitoring the effectiveness of the use of resources in pursuit of aims, objectives and priorities
- Leading the transformation of organisations
- Ability to develop marketing and sales strategies and maintain excellent customer relationships
- Ability to build links with banks, the private sector as well as community groups
- Identifying and securing external partnerships to deliver the investment programme
- Sponsoring and controlling capital projects to a successful conclusion
- Taking a planned and systematic approach to risk and financial management
- Working in a political environment
- Using ICT to improve efficiency, economy and quality of business operations
- Leadership in implementing and promoting equalities, managing diversity and integrating equalities into business operations
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Specific knowledge and experience for this job:
- Knowledge of Bristol’s track record in developing and delivering sustainable energy initiatives
- Developed understanding of the policy framework for energy efficiency and renewable energy, particularly the Green Deal, the Energy Company Obligation, Feed-In-Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Obligation
- Technical knowledge of energy performance of buildings, building data analysis, district energy schemes and renewable energy technologies
- Experience of developing and delivering consumer/householder-facing marketing and sales activities and services
- Commitment to the objectives of achieving significant carbon reductions in Bristol and tackling deprivation through improved building energy performance
- Knowledge and experience of planning policies and procedures and the role environmental objectives can play within
Knowledge and Experience:
A demonstrable, successful track record of:
- Experience of managing large-scale building refurbishment initiatives, particularly in circumstances where buildings remained occupied during refurbishment
- Experience of overseeing public sector procurement processes and contract management