Heat Network Consultant

Chirpy Heat is a leading provider of heat network consultancy in the housing sector aiming to deliver simply better heat networks for customers, landlords and the environment. We are purpose-driven business who take looking after our people and the planet as seriously as profit.

We work on all aspects of heat networks – both communal and district schemes - to improve their performance for clients and customers including:

• Strategic planning and management
• Compliance with regulation and quality standards
• Skills, training, policy insight and governance
• Contract specification, procurement and management (eg metering & billing)
• Customer support and communications
• Financial management and tariffs
• Network performance optimisation and decarbonisation
• Data analysis and monitoring

We are a friendly, dynamic business with a work ethos based on problem solving, collaboration, innovative ideas, creative solutions and enthusiasm.

Our Vision: To deliver simply better heat networks. For clients, for customers and for the low carbon future.

Our Mission: High quality, independent and innovative support for property managers with one aim; creating simply better heat networks.

Our Purpose:

• To help create the affordable, low carbon future for all of our homes.
• To provide advice that is independent and focused on the needs of our clients and their customers.
• To keep learning about the challenges of housing and property management and what that means for our business.
• To help housing and heat network managers to bridge the information, knowledge and experience gap that prevents them from delivering better, lower cost, lower carbon services to their customers.
• To be an advocate and champion for housing and heat network managers in the heat network sector, regulators and government.
• To share our passion with clients, their customers and the Chirpy Team for the delivery of affordable heating and homes for everyone, particularly those in underserved communities.

Our Clients: Our clients are housing and property managers that operate heat networks, with a focus on networks that serve social housing with end customers on low incomes and in underserved communities. This includes, but is not exclusive to, Housing Associations, Local Authorities and Managing Agents.

Further information about us and our work is available at Chirpy Heat.

The Role

The Heat Network Consultant will help lead the work of Chirpy Heat, developing and delivering projects, as well as providing support to others.

While this is a full-time role, we also welcome applications from people looking for part-time, compressed or flexible hours, with a minimum contract of 4 days / 30 hours per week.

All our staff work at least some of the time  have an office in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, however many of our team are located across the UK and work remotely.

The Benefits

In addition to an attractive salary, we also offer all staff an attractive benefits package which includes:

• 6% contribution to your pension
• Discretionary profit and performance-related annual bonus
• Flexible working with time off in lieu
• 25 days leave, bank holidays, an additional day off for your birthday, a volunteering day, plus an additional 3 Christmas closing days
• Opportunity to work abroad two weeks per year
• Opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme
• Cycle to work and EV car leasing schemes
• Learning and training opportunities to meet your ongoing development needs

Salary dependant on experience
(£30,000-£50,000)

Duties & Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Leading and Delivery of multiple Chirpy Heat projects.
• Detailed assessment of information and data to create in-depth analysis, reports and action plans for clients.
• Presentation of analysis and reports to clients and engagement with their teams for feedback on projects as they develop.
• Reporting to the Chirpy Heat team on project progress, identifying any client and resource issues.
• Presentation and delivery of engaging training sessions and briefings on heat network regulations and the key operational, compliance, and management considerations.
• Time and budget management.

Team Approach

• Collaboration across the Chirpy Heat team to prioritise and deliver projects…