Ref Number
B28-00313
Professional Expertise
Administration and Business Support
Department
Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£68,284-£76,244
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
26-Jul-2026
UCL has identified sustainability as one of its core values and is striving to embed sustainability across all its operations and activities (including teaching and research). In 2019, UCL launched one of the most ambitious Sustainability strategies in the higher education sector and is aiming to use this to reinforce our position as a world-leader in addressing sustainability challenges.
A key commitment within the strategy is for UCL to reduce campus energy demand by 20% by 2030. This role will work with the Sustainability team to identify and deliver reductions in energy use.
You will be joining a dynamic and fun team committed to making UCL a more sustainable place. We have an open and collaborative team culture; welcoming new ideas and ways of working.
As Engineering Energy Reduction Manager you will lead the development and delivery of strategic and operational initiatives to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and utility costs across UCL’s estate. You will be responsible for enabling a 20% energy reduction across UCL’s activities by 2030 by:
- Proactively identifying opportunities throughout the UCL’s building portfolio to reduce energy demand through changes to engineering systems.
- Leading on the delivery of energy efficiency projects.
- Providing technical support and advice to ensure capital works are delivered to the highest levels of energy efficiency.
A full job description is attached to this advert.
Things you'll need for this job include:
- A degree in Engineering, Energy Management, Building Services, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Professional membership of an appropriate institution - CIBSE, IEMA, IMechE, IET etc.
- Proven experience in energy management, delivering energy reduction projects in a complex estate
- Experience delivering energy audits that evaluate the performance of building fabric, building service plant and controls
- Knowledge of Building Energy Management Systems and their use to reduce energy consumption through digital led/condition-based maintenance methodologies
- Experience managing and liaising with maintenance contractors to deliver energy savings
Please read our job decription carefully, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
