Energy and Emissions Analyst

NHS Property Services have a fantastic opportunity fantastic for an Energy and Emissions Analyst to join our team based anywhere in England in a flexible role. The salary on offer is £36,000 with 27 days holidays (Plus statutory).

This is a Permanent role working Monday to Friday, 0900-1730 (Flexible).

The Energy and Emissions Analyst will form part of the wider Energy & Environment team and will be a key role in helping NHS Property Services to deliver energy, carbon and cost savings whilst also ensuring environmental compliance and improvement across the estate. The role reports directly to the Senior Utilities Data Manager and sits within our ‘utilities focus area’.

The Energy & Emissions Analyst role will provide strategic analysis, data collection and emission conversion to ensure that Net Zero Carbon goals are achieved.  This role will deliver key information and portfolio insight to set and review progress against carbon reduction targets, maintain compliance, whilst also playing a vital role in improving access to data, expanding data sets where we currently have limited visibility and reducing operational carbon emissions.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking team and make a career defining difference on the carbon footprint of the NHS. If it sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply at your earliest convenience.

Key responsibilities

• Create and maintain a compliant carbon footprint calculation incorporating direct and indirect emissions on a monthly basis
• Model various scenarios to Net Zero and define targets
• Quantify cost and interventions required to meet target
• Define emissions scopes
• Undertake gap analysis in our reporting, identify and define strategies to capture mandatory data and execute initiatives to improve access to data
• Expand data collection to include Scope 3 emissions and NHS+ emissions
• Educate colleagues on carbon calculations and impact
• Undertake carbon impact assessments, scenario modelling and carbon business case calculations
• Maintain carbon budget tools and report on progress against regional carbon saving targets
• Develop tools to improve customer reporting of carbon emissions
• Provide data to NHS Customers and Tenants to support their carbon reporting obligations
• Review performance of generation asset data to ensure maximum cost and carbon efficiency
• Identify priority areas to reduce carbon emissions and liaise with stakeholders to ensure appropriate action is taken
• Add value to daily tasks requests by identifying ways to set up new processes or update existing ones
• Maintaining data integrity and updating relevant record systems accurately
• Provide support on delivery of E&E data collection projects e.g. AMR/SMART/C365
• Work towards team goals and targets, meeting KPIs as determined by the Senior Utilities Data Manager
• Ensure compliance to GHG emission reporting mandatory requirements
• Undertake additional tasks as required by the Energy & Environment directorate

This role will require you to demonstrate the following Experience, Capabilities and Knowledge 

• Experience in effectively managing large data sets from multiple sources
• Experience with energy, waste and transport emission data
• Experience of being responsible for / playing a significant role in carbon reporting compliance schemes (e.g. TCFD, ESOS, SECR)
• Experience of developing carbon footprint calculations​​​​​​​
• Strong MS Excel skills (Vlookup, Function, SUMIF, and Pivots)​​​​​​​
• Experience working across various energy reporting platforms
• Working with large portfolios

Numerically competent with high degree of accuracy

• Adaptable to data set formats
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use initiative, be proactive and effectively prioritise tasks
• Ability to drive continuous process improvement and best practice
• Customer focussed
• Demonstrates integrity, empathy, discretion, and professionalism

• Can assimilate complex information and distil into relevant insights
• Strong computer literacy especially on energy software platforms

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Knowledge of GHG reporting standards
• Knowledge of carbon reporting compliance schemes
• Knowledge of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

Desirable:​​​​​​

• Knowledge of NHS Carbon Footprint Plus
• Knowledge of TCFD

• Masters degree in relatable area
• Membership to a relevant energy / environment professional body (e.g. IEMA, CIBSE)

Who Are We?

We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS. Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more.

Our objective is to get, grow and keep people and provide more internal opportunities for growth where colleagues can not only fit the immediate requirement but also have the drive, initiative, and the right behaviours to contribute to the long-term future success of the organisation.

Diversity Statement:

NHSPS is an equal opportunities employer. We are working hard to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

Interested in flexible working opportunities? NHSPS empowers colleagues to work flexibly through our smarter working policy. Please speak to our talent acquisition team to find out more.

Best of luck with your application!