Project Officer (Energy Assessor)
Permanent / Full Time / Hybrid working
We have an exciting opportunity for a values driven, organised, and detail orientated qualified Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) to join our Development, Asset Management and Sustainability team. South Yorkshire Housing Association has over 5000 properties across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and North-East Derbyshire. The Project Officer will conduct EPC assessments for our housing stock across the region and will be primarily based within the communities we serve.
We have a legacy that spans over 50 years of providing great quality housing and a broad range of services to communities in the Sheffield City Region. Our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential. We are proud of the great work that happens across SYHA, and of our people’s talent, commitment and values.
Our customers deserve quality homes that are warm, comfortable, and affordable to heat. We are committed to improving our properties and making them more energy efficient. The first step of that journey is to with have a solid understanding of the current EPC ratings across our stock. We are looking for someone who can help us collect, update, and manage the energy data across our portfolio so that we can systematically work towards retrofitting our homes to EPC C by 2030.
For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.
Our wider benefits:
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Salary 4A - £27,517-£29,748 per annum, pro rata + essential car user allowance
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Working hours – 37 per week
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Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
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Pension contribution
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Excellent flexible working options including hybrid working, Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
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Excellent benefits including:
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SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on healthy eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
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Westfield Health (employer paid)
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Counselling
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Discounted Gym membership
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Cycle to work scheme
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Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.
More about the role:
You will be working directly with our Programme Lead – Sustainability and will play a key role in mapping out the retrofit journey of our housing stock. You will primarily be based in the community conducting energy assessments in our customer’s homes and will be responsible for planning and arranging your own appointments. In a wider context, you will be supporting our staff and customers achieve SYHA’s ambitions of getting our homes to EPC C in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
Who you are:
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An accredited Domestic Energy Assessor (e.g. Elmhurst) with at least one year of experience in the built environment
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Organised, self-motivated individual with strong diary management skills
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Thorough, detail oriented and accurate when handling data
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Able to communicate with a broad range of individuals effectively
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Take a professional and values driven approach
Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.
Closing Date: Monday 29 July at midnight
Interview Date: 9 August 2024