Please note, we're based Monday - Friday at our Union office in Manchester City Centre. So please only apply if you live or are relocating to a location you are willing to commute from.
Bruntwood SciTech is the UK’s largest property platform dedicated to the growth of the tech, innovation and science sectors. It is also the leading developer of city-wide innovation ecosystems and specialist environments, helping companies - from startups to global powerhouses - to form, scale and grow.
Valued at £1.6bn, Bruntwood SciTech has a portfolio of 5.8m sq ft across 11 campus locations and 31 city centre innovation hubs in Manchester, Cheshire, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Cambridge. It has plans to create a £5bn portfolio by 2033 and has a 900,000 sq ft secured development pipeline.
Some examples of our varied portfolio include:
Bloc, Alderley Park, Circle Square, Innovation Birmingham, The Plaza and Pall Mall
Have a look at these videos to give an insight into who we are:
Bruntwood SciTech
Sustainability at Bruntwood
Job purpose:
As our Data Analyst within Energy & Sustainability you’ll be responsible for managing energy data within our portfolio. You’ll analyse and identify high consumption, trends and anomalies, to support identification for energy and carbon reduction. It will be your responsibility to set energy budgets and then manage performance against budget. Your expertise will help us progress towards Bruntwood’s net zero aspirations and drive strategies that improve performance across all seven of our Sustainability Domains (Energy, Emissions, Sustainable Materials, Green Spaces and Biodiversity, Water, Waste and Sustainable Transportation).
Ways of working:
Our culture is built around working together in teams in the office. We've designed our spaces to maximise collaboration, team interaction and productivity to drive our purpose of Creating Thriving Cities. We truly believe we can't create thriving cities from home. Instead, we need to work right in the heart of them, experience them, understand their dynamics and be very much part of them. This shared sense of commitment and purpose is a core part of our culture.
You’ll manage projects across the portfolio, so you’ll be on site in different regions around once a week when necessary.
What we’re looking for:
- Advanced capability within Excel, working with large datasets to analyse data and present findings
- Experience using SQL, data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI
- The ability to present complex data into clear actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
- Experience within Energy and/or Real Estate sectors isn’t essential, however we are looking for someone who is passionate about the environment and wants to make a difference in reducing carbon emissions
- A data driven degree in Maths, Finance, Data Science or similar would be beneficial, however we’re open to other non-degree routes into data analytics
- You’ll be analytical and enjoy investigating complex data to identify, investigate, and resolve underlying anomalies, as well as presenting findings to internal stakeholders
- You’ll be solutions focussed. Proactively resolving data queries and leverage insights to drive continuous process improvements.
- You’ll love working with passionate people, influencing decision making through your data expertise to see short/medium and long term tangible impact
- You’ll challenge in the right way, respectively interrogating data and decision making to make sure your expertise is heard and decisions are made accordingly
What you’ll be doing:
- Analysing, benchmarking and reporting energy data (total / vacant / service charge / customer / serviced space etc) against similar buildings, previous years and industry standards
- Monitor and report on impact of energy reduction initiatives
- Supporting on improvement strategies with key stakeholders
- Supporting energy efficiency measures and monitoring/reporting their impact
- Working with colleagues and suppliers to report energy and carbon consumption for existing buildings and any construction activities
- Working with colleagues to deliver Bruntwood’s net zero targets, and contributing on initiatives right across Bruntwood’s seven sustainability domains (Energy, Emissions, Sustainable Materials, Green Spaces and Biodiversity, Water, Waste and Sustainable Transportation)
- Supporting on initiatives with external partnerships such as UKGBC, BBP etc
- Interrogating data, presenting and contextualising data to inform key business decisions
- Ensure energy billing for a portfolio of buildings is on time and accurate
- Setting service charge budgets and managing actual usage against budget
- Managing customer queries relating to energy data and other sustainability areas
You can download a full job description at the bottom of our website advert for a full breakdown of the day to day duties
We really believe that if you’re brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:
- 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
- Company bonus - paid annually
- 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
- Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
- Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy.
- Life assurance cover for all colleagues
- Up to 8% matched pension scheme
- Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
- Enhanced maternity / shared parental leave - 26 weeks fully paid leave
