Net Zero Coordinator

From the design and development of policies to the delivery of services supporting work, welfare, pensions and child maintenance, DWP is the Government’s 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.

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 DWP’s 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.

Government Property Profession Career Framework (Link)

This role sits within the following:

• Job Family – Technical Specialisms & Assurance
• Core Role – Environmental Sustainability
• Level – Practitioner

• 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, PMQ’s 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.