Energy Carbon Coordinator - UOD1687

Estates and Campus Services is responsible for the security of the physical assets, staff, students and visitors of the University.

Purpose of Role

The Energy Carbon Coordinator will define, implement, and deliver an effective energy and water usage monitoring and reduction plan, working closely with internal and external partners to ensure successful, outcomes aligned to the University’s Carbon Management Plan promoting awareness of the contribution of the Directorate towards achieving the plans, identifying best practise in all activities, and ensure compliance with current and emerging energy and environmental legislation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the development of the utility metering and monitoring system, and ensure its effectiveness in relation to targeting and reducing energy consumption and in the promotion of stakeholder awareness of energy and water usage.
• Where applicable, work with our external suppliers / partners to review monthly utilisation and drive down carbon emissions across all areas, in conjunction with the gradual adoption of renewable energy strategies.
• Provide technical advice and assurance for energy related works to be carried out on campus and ensure that external contractors comply with industry standards & regulations and University’s Contractor site safety rules.
• Responsibility for the management of the Electricity, Water and Gas budget each annum. Check and authorise invoices for all utilities and monitor against targets, managing the formulation of energy and water forecasts and budgets, setting energy and water projection estimates for each year. Prepare utility recharge invoices and bill external bodies / clients.
• Work closely with the University`s Building Services Coordinator (Energy) and Building Services Coordinator (Controls) in pursuit of carbon and energy reduction initiatives.

Person Specification

• Experience of collating, analysing, synthesising complex data and compiling reports.
• Experience creating and implementing energy/water and carbon reduction strategies, policies and actions plans.
• In depth technical knowledge and understanding energy/water/carbon reduction policies and related legislation
• Ability to set own priorities and manage the progress of own work, contractors, consultants and in-house trades staff.
• Possess a sound knowledge, understanding and working experience of sustainability related statutory legislation and relevant industry codes of practice.

We are one of the UK’s leading universities - -internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city-centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up-and-coming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. We also have campuses at Ninewells Hospital and in Kirkcaldy which are easily accessible via local transport links.

For further information about this position please contact Aidan McColgan, Deputy Director Estates and Campus Services, a.mccolgan@dundee.ac.uk

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.

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