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Net Zero Coordinator
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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

About The Job

Job summary

From the design and development of policies to the delivery of services supporting work, welfare, pensions and child maintenance, DWP is the Governments largest department.

People are at the very heart of what we do. We ensure disabled people can live more independent lives; help tackle poverty and homelessness; provide a financial foundation for a secure old age; and support families ensuring children can fulfil their potential.

DWP has the largest commercial estate in government and our team is committed to being smaller, greener and better helping people to work, grow and thrive. Our estate provides accommodation for colleagues who support millions of daily customer interactions in Jobcentres and Health Assessment centres, back of house offices delivering frontline services and hub sites housing expert functions such as Policy, Finance, Digital and HR.

The DWP Estates function ensures the smooth and efficient operation of this network on a day-to-day basis. We manage a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as security guarding, maintenance, property and leasehold, construction, cleaning and facilities management. Many of these services are business critical and we cannot safely open our offices without them.

Our Ambitions Are To
• Transition to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estate
• Invest in improving DWPs buildings and infrastructure, conducted mainly through an extensive programme of planned replacement works
• Meet our agreed Government Greening Commitments - creating a culture where sustainability is embedded
• Expertly deliver cost effective services
• Create a professional working culture that is best in class across the Government Property world

There is no better time to join us as we transform our estate and make our buildings fit for the future.

Job Description

Government Property Profession Career Framework (Link)

This Role Sits Within The Following
• Job Family Technical Specialisms & Assurance
• Core Role Environmental Sustainability
• Level Practitioner

Key Accountabilities
• Supporting the development of a robust Energy Management System across DWP, ensuring that data is accurately managed and reported, and energy and carbon saving initiatives are developed to support departmental sustainability targets.
• Facilitating the successful delivery of DWP Net Zero Strategy actions, by coordinating and tracking the progress of key initiatives and acting as a central point of contact to ensure that risks are raised, status of the project is communicated and the program progressively moves forward.
• Providing ad hoc energy efficiency advice and guidance measures to stakeholders, via identifying opportunities, sharing best practice and answering energy saving queries. This will include facilitating the collection, analysis, and presentation of sustainability and utilities data related to energy management, including performance evaluation.
• Coordinating with external teams to ensure new projects follow sustainability design standards, facilitating early discussion around viable options that align with Net Zero and sustainability strategy.
• Undertaking the analysis of utilities information and data, understanding and delivery against government targets, developing new policies and processes around energy management and working with stakeholders and supply chain members including but not limited to the Facilities Management, Landlord and Leasehold providers and the Utilities Bureau provider.
• The role will work across the Utility & Sustainability team, including facilitating specific projects which could include retrofit of carbon saving measures on the estate such as BMS improvements, lighting upgrades and heating system replacements.
• Support the development of energy management policies and processes in liaison with key stakeholders and monitor and report on progress made towards achievement of these policies.
• Identify and secure grant funding and administer existing funding streams to support the delivery of energy management.
• Work with the Data and MI lead to manage databases and information to monitor energy consumption and identify areas for improvement and energy / carbon reduction across the estate.
• Support the wider Utilities and Sustainability team in managing projects which contribute to achieving our Greening Government Commitment objectives.
• Support wider team efforts and work closely with comms teams to ensure regular communications to improve energy management.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that energy management projects deliver value for money and best practice. Proactively manage relationships within the team, within wider DWP and with external stakeholders such as contractors and other Government Departments.
• Keep abreast of changes in policy or legislation related to energy management and Net Zero, including keeping up to date with best practices and assessing opportunities for learning.
• Support provision of data for Freedom of Information, PMQs and other executive briefing papers.
• Analyse and use a range of relevant and credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions presenting strong recommendations to the Utilities & Sustainability team in a timely manner, thereby enabling the team to develop reports to the senior leaders.
• Support sharing of innovative ideas from a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders and the market.
• Facilitate the implementation of the Net Zero Strategy, helping to ensure timely progress across all actions.
• Support the development and delivery of training or awareness sessions on Net Zero.
• Coordinate new potential technologies and projects that support the Net Zero and Sustainability strategy.

Person specification

Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience
• Demonstrable professional expertise in management role/s leading on data, MI, reporting, contractor and performance management, and utilities management.
• Numerically excellent with ability to turn raw data into Management Information and Business Insight.
• Good MS office skills in particularly Excel.
• Experience following and writing process flows.
• Evidence of delivering initiatives that are at the forefront of data, MI, reporting and utilities management, setting prioritisation, delivery at pace and working to tight timescales.
• Influential and excellent communicator, able to lead key suppliers, stakeholders, colleagues and customers towards solutions that give a balance of optimal performance whilst delivering on business and portfolio strategy.
• High level management and proven experience of driving key suppliers in supporting negotiations, managing/escalating issues to resolution, and establishing / engaging in key decision making with strategic consequences across a large portfolio.
• Works and leads effectively and in partnership with supplier partners and subject matter experts to ensure best and appropriate course of action.
• Knowledge of low carbon interventions and their integration with property building services.

Qualifications/professional Memberships

Desirable
• Working towards Practitioner level with a relevant professional body with a preference of already held or equivalent experience

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,4+7, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £10,862 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
• Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus + days public and privilege leave.
• Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
• Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service.
• Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Location

Applicants should apply for suitable posts where they can travel to and from their home office location daily within a reasonable time.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed

Hybrid Working

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Successful candidates will be posted in merit order based on your location preferences and the geographical requirements of the business.

Things you need to know

Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement of no more than 1000 words against the essential criteria as outlined above. You will also be asked to provide a short CV.

Your CV should be fairly short and just evidence very brief details of your work history and experience.

Please do not submit a speculative application where you do not meet at least 50% of the essential criteria as these applications will be unsuccessful. Do not include Behaviour examples within your application as these will not be assessed in the sift and will only be used at interview stage.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

There will be an initial sift of applications based on the Personal Statement only, so please ensure you evidence how you meet the Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience requirement contained in the vacancy in this section. This will form a short list for interview.

STAGE 2 - INTERVIEW

All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single virtual video interview.

The interview will follow a blended approach which will help us assess candidates Behaviours and Strengths.

You will also be asked an additional question to validate your knowledge which will be measured against the essential criteria as specified in the vacancy.

Currently the sift is scheduled to take place w/c 24th February 2025 and interview dates w/c 10th or 17th March 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place virtually and dates are subject to change.

Further Information

Find out more about Working for DWP

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 60+ 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.

The Evidence You Provide Must Relate To Your Own Experiences. If Evidence Of Plagiarism, Or Sharing Of Questions, Information Or Answers Throughout Any Part Of The Selection Process Is Found, Your Application Will Be Withdrawn. Examples Of Plagiarism Can Include
• Presenting the work, ideas and experience of others as your own
• Copying content from an online/published source
• Using forms of Artificial Intelligence to produce application content which you present as your own.

Reasonable Adjustment

At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.

We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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About

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicantsJob contact :
• Name : Matt Pepper
• Email : matt.pepper@dwp.gov.uk

Recruitment team
• Email : dwprecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further informationAppointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DWP by email: HR.BUSINESSASSURANCE@DWP.GOV.UK.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact

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