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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To deliver the following:

Environmental Management, Energy generation, Assurance, Natural Resources & Data Science
Work with the EMEA Business Services Organization (BSO) in Poland, to ensure timely and accurate reporting of the clients' energy consumption and emissions as defined in the Level 3 documents. This includes monthly and annual reporting and forecasting activities.
Implement and maintain accreditation under ISO50001, BREEAM in Use, Water Stewardship and others as required.
Maintain and deliver the Energy, Water and Carbon Strategies as defined in Client's contract specification documents to achieve energy reduction targets through cost effective and efficient implementation and monitoring.
To ensure compliance to the clients Safety, Health & Environment procedures.
Ensure that the client is informed of compliance requirements with all ESG related legislation were relevant to the client's sites.
Develop and implement strategic briefs for design guides /standards to meet the client objectives and brief client departments accordingly.
Assist the client with maintaining compliance requirements with all ESG related legislation were relevant to the clients' sites. Including but not limited to ESOS, SECR, UKETS and RHI.
Work with the CBRE Operational Teams at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus" and Retained Estate (Cambridge, Luton & London)to ensure that the clients minimum sustainability standard adhered to in all activities. Undertake a continuous training scheme for CBRE staff and suppliers where required.
Manage the close working relationship with our Warsaw BSO Team. Note: Travel to Warsaw will be required on occasion.
Work with the wider CBRE ESG teams to ensure that best practice and initiatives are shared and implemented with regards to energy, water and emissions reductions strategies and plant operation.
Oversee the management of the VisionHub ESG initiative tacking process, ensuring it is up to date and relevant.
Undertake energy and water surveys in client's premises to identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions within clients' property portfolios. Maintain the status of these on VisionHub. Implement and verify agreed energy, water and emissions initiatives with case studies.
Provide full feasibility studies of costed initiatives / projects to reduce energy usage or work with supply partners to do so for capital works include internal and external funding streams.Maintain a thorough understanding of corporate energy and water strategies, legal, statutory and technical issues which affect both client and CBRE. Maintain a current level of utility market intelligence through networking, seminars and industry training.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Reporting to the CBRE Service Excellence Director
Contractual responsibility to ensure delivery of services.
Manage the CBRE energy team in the UK - Energy Manager, Sustainability Engineer, E&S Graduate and Sustainability Intern

CORE SKILLS:

Extensive working knowledge of energy and sustainability, governance including engineering and building services in a pharmaceutical R&D environment.
Extensive knowledge of the principle techniques and technologies which support energy and sustainability.
Competency in current benchmark techniques and statistical analysis.
Capable of preparing fully costed proposals and reports.
Ability to carry out full energy surveys and feasibility studies of energy technologies.
Ability to support the formation of client plans to achieve carbon neutrality or net zero.
Extensive working knowledge of BMS and control theory.
Understand the principles behind HVAC, refrigeration and Lighting operation and system design / integration.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Education

Degree ideally in energy and sustainability, engineering or building services.
Specific energy efficiency / low carbon qualifications are desirable.

Training

Member of or working towards membership of relevant professional institute, e.g. Energy Institute, CIBSE, IEMA
IOSH Managing Safely

Experience Essential

Experience of energy management, including energy procurement and compliance.
Extensive knowledge of the principal techniques and technologies which support the efficient use of energy.
Proven experience in the development of business cases for energy technology implementation, proven experience in energy compliance issues, knowledge of built environment operation
Excellent knowledge of the operation of Mechanical & Electrical services and plant.
Strong problem-solving skills, technically adept and analytical
Exceptional knowledge of the principal techniques and technologies which support the efficient use of energy.
Extensive working knowledge of BMS and control theory.
Competency in current benchmarking techniques and statistical analysis.

Desirable Experience

Knowledge of aM&T techniques, experience of building certification schemes such as BREEAM and LEED.
Knowledge of Building Management Systems / Pharma / Industrial Process / Manufacturing
Formulating, assessing and validating Risk Assessments and Method Statements

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