Energy Manager

Job summary

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost- effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.

Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together:

• Striving for excellence - We always aim to deliver great results
• Empowering through respect - We insist on fair treatment for all, always
• Acting with integrity - We consistently do the right thing
• Succeeding together - We rely on each other to achieve success

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.

To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth.

We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

Job description

The Energy Manager will act as the strategic lead for the implementation of the GPA Energy Strategy across the GPA managed portfolio, ensuring operational alignment with the agency’s overarching sustainability and environmental objectives.

Acting as the primary interface and Subject Matter Expert (SME), the post holder will provide critical advisory services on energy compliance and utilities management, whilst supporting the GPA’s Integrated Delivery Teams on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), Government Greening Commitment (GGC), and statutory environmental reporting. The Energy Manager will ensure these initiatives synchronise seamlessly with the GPA's Environmental Management System, Utilities Strategy, and Net Zero Programme Delivery Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

• Lead the implementation of the GPA’s Energy Strategy in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Integrate energy infrastructure within the GPA’s broader estate planning, and ensure alignment with the GPA’s Environment Management System, Government Greening Commitment, the GPA Utilities Strategy and the GPA’s carbon targets.
• Foster close working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the Energy Strategy supports investment decisions for asset replacements, future acquisitions, disposals and other property transactions.
• Act as the primary interface for managing energy related enquiries from the workforce, departmental partners, regional supply chain partners, strategic partners and other government departments.

Commercial Management

• Oversee the management of the Utilities Bureaux, ensuring utility bills are validated and corresponding data is transferred to the appropriate GPA systems.
• Manage the utilities ancillary service contracts, to include the procurement of electricity and gas.
• Act as the GPA Lead on the Government Commercial Agency Energy Framework.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with local authorities, utility companies, commercial landlords and charging network operators.
• Build strong relationships with commercial partners, ensuring contractual KPIs, customer satisfaction and performance standards are met.
• Promote open, honest communication and collaborative behaviours.

Compliance, Data and Security

• Advise on the energy and utilities components for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), Government Greening Commitment (GGC) and statutory reporting.
• Collaborate with the Environment Management System Working Group and DDaT stakeholders, to lead the setup of a central energy management system, for accurate storing of information and timely evaluation of performance.
• Ensure compliance with all information management, data protection and data security requirements.

Project Delivery

• Act as the energy and utilities management subject matter expert, to the GPA’s Integrated Delivery Teams, who lead the planning and delivery of net zero, life cycle replacement, sustainability and workplace services interventions.

And any other tasks requested by your line manager.

Person specification

• Commercial experience within a large complex organisation, managing utilities and complex supplier contracts.
• Proven track record of developing energy or utilities management strategies that deliver whole-life-cycle value for money and measurable carbon reductions.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets (including metering and billing), to inform cost-optimised, strategic interventions.
• Proven experience of influencing senior decision makers, facilities management providers and commercial landlords, to drive collaborative energy efficiencies.
• Ability to work under pressure; manage the mobilisation of utilities for buildings in transition; and contribute to the delivery of capital programmes and projects within agreed timescales.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential Criteria:

Experience working with public sector organisations, utilities, district network operators or local authorities.
Knowledge of planning and permitting processes for infrastructure projects.
Experience of supporting the deployment of metering solutions within a complex estate environment.
Working knowledge of sustainability policies, net-zero and decarbonisation strategies.

Qualifications and Accreditations

Essential Criteria:

Degree level or equivalent qualification in core subject area

Hold or be willing to work towards Chartered Energy Manager or equivalent qualification

Hold or be willing to work towards the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

The post holder will be expected to join the Government Property Profession

Desirable Criteria:

Hold active membership or be willing to work towards professional membership / accreditation of a recognised property or construction professional body. For example (but not limited to) CEMgr; CEnv; CIWFM; ChPP.

Qualifications

Degree level qualification or equivalent in core subject area.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Customer Perspective
• Commercial Acumen
• Property Market Knowledge
• Innovation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,478, Government Property Agency contributes £16,941 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued. The 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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

The 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 (RIS) to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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).

Please note - At this time GPA are unable to offer any Visa Sponsorship to candidates as we do not currently hold a visa sponsorship licence. Please do not apply for permanent roles with GPA if you will require your employer to take on the sponsorship of your current or any future visas.

Sift

The sift is due to take place week commencing 5th October 2026.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to include a CV and a 750-word personal statement.

The personal statement should align with the person specification.

Interview

GPA policy is for interviews to be held face to face, with virtual interviews only by absolute exception. The date and location will be confirmed if you are invited to interview. If you feel this will be a problem for you, please contact recruitment@gpa.gov.uk to discuss prior to submitting your application.

At interview, applicants will be scored against 4 behaviours - Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Bigger Picture ,Changing & improving Communicating and Influencing.

Interview questions will be a blend of Behaviour, Experience, Strength and Technical (core skill) questions.

Planned interview dates : Week commencing 12th October

Further Information

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

Any move to GPA 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; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

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 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.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5-years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

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

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via gparecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ 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 an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).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 Service

The 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 Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

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 applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Richard Treanor-Smith
• Email : richard.treanorsmith@gpa.gov.uk.

Recruitment team

• Email : gparecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact HR@gpa.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission:
Click here to visit Civil Service Commission

Attachments

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