Energy & Carbon Manager

Help us power a sustainable future.

Here at Stonewater, we believe everyone deserves a warm, energy-efficient home - and a planet that can sustain us all. That’s why our Environment & Sustainability team is driving bold action to tackle climate change, fuel poverty, and decarbonisation across our 40,000+ homes.

We’re now looking for a passionate and technically skilled Energy & Carbon Manager to join our mission and play a pivotal role in delivering our sustainability strategy - transforming the way we use, manage, and think about energy.

Your role in our journey

This is more than just a job - it’s a chance to lead the transition away from fossil fuels, shape how we generate and use renewable energy, and make carbon reduction a reality for communities across the country.

Supporting the delivery of our ambitious Sustainability Strategy and meeting decarbonisation targets, you’ll lead on the development of a carbon reduction plan to meet science-based targets and develop a strategy to phase out fossil fuels across our housing portfolio. You’ll design scalable, commercially viable renewable energy solutions for both new and existing homes and manage communal energy procurement, enabling the switch to cost-effective clean energy.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in an energy or carbon role, preferably in housing, construction, or the built environment.
• Strong knowledge of carbon footprinting and carbon reduction.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant environmental legislation and regulation.
• Experience of large-scale energy procurement.
• Knowledge of communal heating systems and Metering and Billing regulations 2014.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage diverse stakeholders.
• The ability to juggle multiple priorities and drive work independently.

Experience of SAP and RdSAP is desirable, as is an environmental qualification (or working towards this).

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Discover Stonewater:

Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.

Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation.

Are you ready to #DiscoverStonewater?

Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.