The Role / Location

Savills Energy & Sustainability are looking to recruit an Energy Manager with experience in energy management, identification and driving energy efficiency projects, energy measurement systems, procurement, and management of utilities. The role requires detailed sustainability, utility management and systems experience in the property industry.

The role includes management of our Energy and Sustainability management software, the successful candidate will be updating and developing this platform as required, supporting across team, and promoting it as a service offering to clients.

The successful candidate will join a growing dynamic team, with real opportunity for development and progression.

The candidate will report into the Head of Energy and Sustainability.

Your permanent location will be our Dublin head office, and the role may include travel to client’s properties and Savills offices throughout the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and developing our Energy and Sustainability data management system. Reporting and managing energy efficiency projects in line with client’s requirements.
• Onsite Audits to analyse energy performance, water consumption, and other sustainability initiatives. Develop and implement action plans for operational changes. Ensure recommendations delivered by site management team and other resources.
• Planning, completion, and write-up of operational building level audits
• Energy benchmarking and continuous monitoring and assessment identify opportunities and propose alternate workable solutions.
• Energy Capital projects return on investment and pay back to clients, delivering tangible results.
• Support on the energy procurement process, management, and engagement with utility providers.
• Manage utilities budgets, collaborating with all stakeholders and providers.
• Project management of resources, deliverables, and budgets on projects.
• Working with utility providers/contractors, assisting in first stage tender process, and developing contractor KPIs essential to sustainability targets. Ensuring that KPIs are achieved throughout Savills management of the site and/or project.
• Providing advice to clients and design teams on the most cost-effective and beneficial route to compliance.
• Client reporting and client relationship management including presentations and meetings.
• Reporting, issuing proposals/letters of engagement, providing content for pitch documents.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Experience of working with property management teams on a range of commercial and residential PRS projects.
• Experience energy and sustainability, retrofit and renovation projects, digitalisation for asset optimisation.
• Understanding of and ability to apply building certification tools such as LEED, BREEAM.
• Confident with an ability to assimilate within a team and collaborate fully to help develop the business.
• Ability to work within a fast-paced co-working team environment as well as being proactive and self-sufficient to meet deadlines.
• Experience with relevant and other related energy monitoring and management systems
• Competent in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Windows applications
• Excellent report writing, presentation & communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible and to be able to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.
• High level of energy with lots of drive and enthusiasm

Education

• Engineer qualified or equivalent / Certified Energy Manager CEM