Energy Manager

Vacancies Energy Manager About The Role At West Northamptonshire Council, our vision is simple but powerful: to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive. This is an excellent opportunity to lead the Council's Energy team, driving the development and delivery of key energy and sustainability initiatives across West Northamptonshire. In this high-profile role, you'll be the Council's lead expert on energy provision and management shaping strategies, driving innovation, and delivering major programmes that make a real difference. From managing multi-million-pound utilities contracts to spearheading energy projects, and leading invest to save initiatives, you'll be at the forefront of change. What will you be doing? You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring services are delivered proactively and collaboratively on behalf of the Council and partner organisations, including Northamptonshire Children's Trust. Working closely with stakeholders, you will oversee the delivery of the team's strategic work programme, creating a high-performing environment that supports innovation, partnership working and the achievement of programme objectives. A key aspect of the role will be monitoring, reviewing and developing strategies and associated action plans, ensuring they remain effective, relevant and aligned with the Council's priorities. You will be responsible for tracking progress against delivery targets and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. About You We're looking for someone with proven expertise in energy management and infrastructure delivery, who thrives on challenge and brings ambition, creativity, and leadership to every task. In return, you'll join a supportive and forward-thinking team where your ideas are valued, your professional growth is encouraged, and your work will have tangible results for our communities. Our benefits You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council. About Us At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people. Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. Hear from our Chief Executive, Martin Henry, about building a career at WNC. The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us. If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support. West Northants Council, where careers thrive. Attached documents

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• Salary £51,224 - £54,605
• Salary Frequency Annual
• Working Hours 37
• Job Reference Ref/53/9408
• Contract Type Full Time
• Contract Details Permanent
• Closing Date 1 November, 2026
• Job Category Environment
• Location Northampton, United Kingdom
• Job Posted Date 2 October, 2026 Apply
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