Job Description

Working for Energy Saving Trust

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At Energy Saving Trust we don't just offer jobs - we offer careers.



Our mission is to address the climate emergency, and being a part of this effort makes working for us meaningful and rewarding.



We're a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting:


energy efficiency low carbon transport sustainable energy use

We work with governments, businesses and individuals to deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as the UK transitions to net zero.



We're committed to creating an engaging, supportive and inclusive workplace for everyone, and providing opportunities for development.



We're always looking for committed people with a diverse set of skills and experiences to help us achieve our goal.



Our roles are either blended to one of our offices, or home-based. We're happy to chat about flexible working and our blended working model with you at the interview stage. Our offices are located in:


London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast

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Senior manager- carbon accounting

Issue Date:

15 September 2025

Closing Date:

30 September 2025

Position Ref:

KJ 1408

Location:

Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).

Hours:

Full-time (see 'Flexible working')

Salary

: 45,000-52,000 per annum (depending on experience)

The team

The insight & evaluation team is integral to the data, research and content the Energy Saving Trust produces. The work the team does is hugely varied from calculating the savings that can be achieved through making energy efficiency changes, to modelling the impact of new technologies to providing content for energy efficiency training to researching consumers attitudes towards government policy and assessing the impact that programmes deliver.



The team work individually on projects but also work closely together sharing ideas and working through complex problems or scenarios ensuring that knowledge sharing, and knowledge development is at the forefront of everything we do.



Working within the team and at the Energy Saving Trust more broadly will allow you to use your experience and skills, whilst improving your knowledge and having the space and opportunity to grow within a friendly, supportive team.

The role

This role sits within Energy Saving Trust's Insight and Evaluation team, reporting into the Senior Manager - Insight & Evaluation. In this role you have the opportunity to lead Energy Saving Trust's fast-growing and exciting net zero consultancy services through developing and designing new propositions. With a renewed focus on climate action, many businesses and public sector organisations are putting carbon emission reductions at the front of their agendas. You will help these clients aim high and achieve success in their ambitions.

What you'll do

You will lead on Energy Saving Trust's net zero services for our diverse public and private sector clients. This is an expanding area of activity for us and will involve developing products and consultancy propositions, growing a business unit, training and leading a team of net zero specialists to calculate and report emissions and deliver net zero plans in line with science-based targets. You will support clients in several sectors, including retail, finance, services & consultancy, software services, public sector, and many others. Delivering carbon emission reductions is a critical part of the Energy Saving Trust's mission and data underpins our work and supports informed decision-making by our clients. Based on the strong credentials of trust, knowledge and impartiality, we use evidence to identify and quantify carbon emissions and make recommendations for reductions. You will apply your technical knowledge to develop the best solution for clients across net zero plan development through desk reviews, data collection, data analysis, reporting and providing action plans and recommendations. Your ability to plan and prioritise work is essential in this busy environment, along with your demonstrable effective communication skills mean you can deliver a high standard of customer service to people at different levels. Your experience in developing net zero consultancy propositions will underpin the successful delivery of this role.

What you'll bring

Experience in developing, or contributing to the development of, commercially successful net zero or carbon accounting propositions with demonstrable experience of leading the delivery of scope 1-3 emission inventories GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1, and SECR reporting, using net zero strategies for clients and experience of using various approaches to drive change. An ability to process data into meaningful insights coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to work with clients, positively influence as well as inform in order to deliver the insight required, with demonstrable experience of working with external and internal clients and managing multiple clients at once. An ability to lead and develop a team to continue the growth of the consultancy services whilst maintaining excellent client satisfaction. For more information, please see job description: JD- Senior Manager-Carbon Accounting- KJ 1408



Applications close

5pm

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30 September

. Interviews are intended to be held weeks commencing 6 and 13 October.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

. We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.



In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Reasonable adjustments:

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Flexible working:

We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.



We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.



Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.



We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

How do I apply for a vacancy?

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Please use our recruitment portal to apply. The application form will ask you for:


your personal details your employment history a supporting statement

In your supporting statement, clearly outline your suitability for the role and why you want to apply for the job. We're unable to accept email applications.



You can check the progress of your application by logging into the recruitment portal at any time. We review every application we get and if you're shortlisted for interview we'll let you know as soon as we can.



Due to the volume of applications we get, we can't reply to everyone. If your application is successful, you should hear from us within three weeks.