Overview
Our Benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About the role
At West Northamptonshire Council, our vision is simple but powerful: to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive. We’re now seeking an exceptional Energy Manager to help us turn that vision into reality.
In this high-profile role, you’ll be the Council’s lead expert on energy provision and management shaping strategies, driving innovation, and delivering major programmes that make a real difference. From managing multi-million-pound utilities contracts to spearheading energy projects, EV infrastructure and leading invest to save initiatives, you’ll be at the forefront of change.
What will you be doing?
You’ll work closely with senior leaders, partners, contractors and elected members, ensuring the Council gets the best energy prices and every project meets the highest standards on time and on budget.
With significant resources at your disposal, including responsibility for revenue and capital budgets, you’ll have both the scope and the influence to create lasting impact.
About you
We’re looking for someone with proven expertise in energy management and infrastructure delivery, who thrives on challenge and brings ambition, creativity, and leadership to every task.
In return, you’ll join a supportive and forward-thinking team where your ideas are valued, your professional growth is encouraged, and your work will have tangible results for our communities.
About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government
reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey
to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and
communities.
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great
place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to
make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance,
Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver
services.
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with
ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail,
and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A
place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-
minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and
challenges you in a positive way, every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
