Senior Energy & Carbon Analyst
Salary:
£35,000 - £45,000
Join our Bureau team to help us achieve our mission to deliver innovative solutions that help businesses make the two degrees of change.
We’re looking for a proactive Analyst to join our national team, in either our Bristol or Blackpool offices, where we can work together to Optimise the world’s transition to net zero and beyond.
We’d like to speak to people who can apply their expertise to support our business achieve its goals. If you are passionate about what you do, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
As a Senior Energy and Carbon Analyst within Optimised, you will be part of the Bureau team, responsible for energy query management, analysing meter reads in our data management system, creating recharges for tenants, processing change of tenancies, as well as creating various detailed reports for our clients.
This role is responsible for high level customer service, through accurate utility invoice validation, providing a high level of customer satisfaction through accurate and effective service delivery.
What you’ll actually do
- Provide an excellent client experience to internal and external stakeholders
- Ensuring queries are handled via all typical channels, in line with KPI’s
- Helping to develop systems, processes and procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Ensuring invoice checking and tariff-based validation on all components of electricity & gas invoices have been completed within the team
- Maintaining database(s) with accurate data in a timely manner
- Checking batches of invoices, analysing the costs against previous periods, and looking for and reviewing anomalies
- Assisting with raising queries and resolving errors with suppliers when invoices are incorrect to resolve ASAP
- Overseeing the processing and following up on change of tenancies
- Overseeing and supporting the creating and delivery of monthly/scheduled recharge invoices to tenants
- Calculating targets and budgets and reviewing on-accounts where required
- Providing regular performance and portfolio-wide reports and issuing to clients accordingly
- Overseeing new connections and disconnections within the team
- Providing regular pro-active status updates on projects moving through requirement and solution stages
- Driving continual improvement in our billing systems and processes
- Ensuring that core processes are documented and that efficiencies are identified and implemented
- Attending client meetings with Account Managers
- Carry out regular auditing of database to ensure data has been entered correctly and missing data is being obtained
- Build knowledge of the energy industry and develop an understanding of queries and resolution
- Developing a personal training plan to achieve professional qualification(s) and work towards a Certificate in Energy Management with the Energy Institute
- Mentoring new and less experienced team members. Keep up to date with skills and developments in the role/expertise and share with the wider team
- Convey real passion and belief in the business and support the drive to a net zero world.
- Provide a contribution to continuous collaboration and innovation.
- Support managers in the provision of Health, Safety and Wellbeing in the workplace.
- Adhere to company policy, guidelines and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure you act as a role model, work collaboratively, act professionally and enhance positive morale and wellbeing at internal/external events.
- Adhere to and demonstrate our core values: Customer Intimate, Own The Outcome, Do The Right Thing, Innovate and Teamwork.
What you’ll need
- Have an underlying interest in energy industry
- Experience of working in a team environment and influencing and supporting the team with KPI’s and more complex tasks
- Ability to manage and oversee the team workload to ensure delivery within time frames and budget
- Strong understanding of all components of an electricity and gas bill
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills to support the team and work with suppliers and our clients
- Proactive attitude that brings drive, energy and passion to the role
- Self-motivated and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy or part of a team
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel - be confident to manipulate data, formatting data, creating and reviewing formulas
- Eligibility to work in the UK
About you
- Proactive attitude that brings drive, energy and passion to the role
- Promotes a culture of inclusivity
- Passionate about social or environmental issues with a mission-driven mindset
About us
Optimised deliver quantifiable business outcomes to commercial businesses through a comprehensive suite of energy, renewables and sustainability services and technologies while driving a net zero carbon agenda.
With a combined team of highly trained professionals, Optimised operates from four office locations including Ashby, Blackpool, Bristol and Sittingbourne; providing national coverage. As a team, we’re easy going and take great pride in our work and we’re all striving to support sustainability.
Optimised is a certified B Corp, which means it has met rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency and we strive to run a professional, inclusive and transparent environment with like-minded people.
What is it like to work with us:
We strongly believe that our success depends on its culture and recognise that it’s our people who are our greatest asset. We ensure our employees have the opportunity to work in a unique, fun and flexible environment, while having the support to perform to the best of their ability. We make sure we celebrate our milestones and regularly collaborate. On top of any localised events, we ensure our entire company can come together; to celebrate at our annual conference and after party.
What we offer
As well as our down to earth culture and our shared vision to optimise the world to net zero and beyond, we also have a great benefits package;
- 25 days annual leave increasing to 28 with length of service (+ bank holidays)
- Option to buy / sell up to 3 days annual leave
- Personal Pension Scheme (Up to 5% Matched)
- Life Insurance & Award-winning Employee Assistance Helpline and Online GP Service
- A professional development and sustainability allowance
- Private Medical Insurance (opt in)
- EV car and cycle to work scheme
- Annual Railcard and Flu Jab & Eye Test
- Enhanced Family Leave
- 2 x sustainable holiday travel days
- 1 day to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- Up to one professional membership fee per year
- Recommend a Friend Scheme
- Hybrid working (role dependant)
Interested?
We are aiming to conduct first stage interviews week commencing: 9th September.
Second stage interviews are intended for: 16th September.
Please notify of us of any factors affecting your availability, should you be invited to interview.
If you are interested and think you can help us achieve our mission to net zero, please send your CV along with a covering letter via [email protected]
We are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible working environment, that promotes diversity. We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert or seeking an alternative working pattern. We recognise that talent comes in various forms, and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone
If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.
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