TfL APPRENTICE JOB DESCRIPTION
Junior Energy Manager
Level 3
Apprentice Standard ST0161/AP02
What Qualifications will I gain?
Following successful completion of the apprenticeship you will be eligible for the following membership of energy management related bodies:
Technician Member status of the Energy Institute (TMEI)
Location
London
Office based in any TfL location, usually with one main location for the team day to day, with potential site visits to any of our +5000 individual sites.
Duration
2 years + End point assessment
Salary
£21,824 in year 1
Fun Fact / Quote / Things to consider / What makes us different?
Across TfL we spend over £250m a year on energy and water utilities. Energy managers will form a key role in our future given our aspiration to operate a net zero carbon business by 2030.
Job overview
Our Estates Management team focus on our buildings across Head Offices and Operational Property. The Facilities Operations Infrastructure & Sustainability (I&S) team work to minimise our head office energy consumption, and manage utilities contracts across the wider portfolio, ensuring that bills are checked for accuracy and paid appropriately, budgets are set and reported against, metering systems are installed and working, and tenants are charged for their relevant consumption.
What will I be doing?
As an apprentice, your 2-year development programme will be made up of up to 4 placement rotations. Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and experience you need for your successful career. We also understand that everyone’s career is different, so every apprentice’s journey is unique. Here’s an idea of what yours could look like:
Year 1
Placement 1 – Head Office utilities support
- Manage and control all I&S data gathering in relation to meter readings, billing data and any associated data sets, for electricity, gas and water and other sustainability data, identifying potential cost savings.
- Enter and extract report data, from SAP (financial), SystemsLink (utilities management software) and related systems in order to provide the business with accurate performance reports on a periodic and annual basis in relation to accruals, utility consumption, efficiency and recycling.
- Assist the Utilities Manager, the Environmental Manager, and the TfL central Environment team, with increasing TfL employee engagement on sustainability issues, including improving energy performance feedback and comms via Platform (our intranet) & Yammer.
Placement 2 – Operational Property utilities support
- Prepare, manage and control the production of timely and accurate invoices to ensure the payment of recharged utilities costs are appropriately made by our tenants, ensuring all business costs are recovered.
- Support the ongoing management and enhancement of SystemsLink (utilities management software) and associated systems (e.g. PowerBI) by pro-actively developing and implementing new reports, coordinating software upgrades, and organising training for other staff, ensuring it supports business requirements.
- Manage the metering data delivery and equipment call off contract to ensure new or replacement meters are installed across the whole portfolio to enable performance analysis and tenant recharging
Year 2
Placement 1 – Head office or Operational Property utilities support
- Responsible for the day to day operation and maintenance of the I&S utilities processes, including management of all utilities data and invoices through the efficient use of SystemsLink (utilities management software) and related systems.
- Draft and produce business cases, following on site energy audits, along with appropriate financial and cost/benefit analyses, for the I&S team across relevant head office and operational buildings.
- Represent the I&S team at various internal meetings, seminars, briefings, functions and contract review meetings associated with utilities and wider Facilities Management contracts (if relevant/interested).
Placement 2 – Wider business operational areas opportunities
- Potential options to embed and support operational areas of the business to improve their management of utilities contracts and energy efficiency.
- Potential options to apply for placements from engineering, project management and general management schemes if the placement can provide the learning still required to demonstrate the Junior Energy Manager scheme standard skills, knowledge and behaviours
Where can this career take me?
- Upon successful completion of this scheme, you could roll-off into an energy manager role within TfL (as the wider operational business is looking to introduce these roles to help drive TfL to being a net zero business), which could lead to further career development opportunities such as chartered energy manager or any general management role within TfL or outside in the wider property community. Other potential roll-offs could include the level 6 Building Services Engineer apprenticeship scheme for those inclined to further their technical education and looking for a career as a chartered engineer.
What training and support will you get?
You will be working towards a Level 3 qualification as a Junior Energy Manager.
Whilst on the scheme, we’ll support your technical development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experiences and placements. We’ll also support your professional development through a combination of classroom-led training courses, online training courses, mentoring opportunities and structured networking opportunities. You will receive one-to-one support throughout the programme from your scheme sponsor and your Line Manager. You’ll also be connected to a ‘buddy’ who will be a more experienced apprentice from this or equivalent apprenticeship schemes in TfL.
What do we look for?
Everything we do as an organisation is to ensure that our evolving city remains future-proof for millions of Londoners. Our talented apprentices form a vital part of that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who are;
- A logical thinker with an interest in technical, IT, environmental, or building energy efficiency issues.
- Highly IT literate, including experience of Web based (Intranet/Internet) information systems, MS Excel/ Word/Outlook with a willingness to learn new skills in these and programming / database applications.
- Excellent communicators, both orally and written who can demonstrable the ability to work on their own initiative, adopt a proactive approach to problems and prioritise work commitments.
As a member of the team, we’ll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value. If you are excited by inspiring and influencing the future of London then this is the career path for you.
Entry requirements
A minimum of 2 GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 or above including Maths and English
Only by exception:
- Additional GCSEs (or equivalents) only if there is clear evidence this is required for apprentices to thrive on scheme. Evidence must relate to requirements of the on and off the job learning
- Lower GCSEs (or equivalents) grades if there is clear evidence this will not be detrimental to the apprentices thriving on scheme. Evidence must relate to requirements of the on and off the job learning
A minimum of 2 GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 or above including Maths and English
You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards a qualification at the same or higher level in a related subject or have already studied content from the qualification for this scheme.
Please note that you will be required to provide original certificates and/or predicted grades as proof for your eligibility checks.
You must be 18 by 11th September 2023 to be eligible for this scheme.
Contact us
Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Contact the recruitment team by
- Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30)
- Email: earlycareerscampaigns@tfl.gov.uk
Meet the Sponsor
Given this is a new scheme we can’t offer you any feedback from current apprentices or Alumni, but Quinten Babcock is the sponsor for this scheme, and he says “This is an amazing opportunity to take part in the future net zero of London and make a real difference for TfL’s energy efficiency and financial sustainability. Come join our award-winning team”