Overview

Community Energy Engagement Manager – Glasgow

Salary – up to £65,500 per year plus 15% annual bonus and Private Healthcare plus excellent benefits package

Full Time / Permanent • Flexible / Hybrid options

Closing Date: 16/09/24

Help us create a better future, quicker

A strong and resilient community energy sector is essential to achieving a just transition and meeting the devolved and UK Government’s Net Zero targets.

We are looking to recruit a dedicated resource in Scotland to focus on delivering our Community Energy Strategy that supports our communities’ energy ambitions in Scotland.

SP Energy Network’s Distribution business plan (RIIO-ED2), which runs from 2023 to 2028, sets out our vision for our expansive electricity network that can meet the challenge of Net Zero and lays out our commitments on how we will serve more than 3.5m homes and businesses across Scotland, England, and Wales. Our plans included a commitment to develop a small Community Energy Team who act as a central point of contact for community anchor organisations and communities looking to develop local energy schemes.

The dedicated team support communities with the relevant information as well as ensuring that they receive the right technical advice and optioneering options. They also signpost them to impartial, local support organisations, local energy planning activities and hand-hold local groups in need of additional support through our connections process.

The community energy team:

• Prepare a Community Energy Strategy plan to clearly show how we will embed community energy thinking across our business and have this annually reviewed.
• Our strategy is independently reviewed every year to make sure we are learning as we go and adjusting to changes in the external environment.
• Build upon existing and further develop self-help tools, proactively raising awareness of them.
• Work in partnership with local support organisations to deliver community energy awareness campaigns at scale and educational outreach activities to raise knowledge and awareness of the changes coming to the energy sector and how individuals and their communities can participate and benefit.
• Create an annual Community Energy engagement plan, setting out who/how best to deliver information, and remain flexible and innovative in our approach.

What you will be doing

• Managing, coordinating and delivering SP Energy Networks Community Energy Strategy – updated annually and aligned to communities’ requirements, with annual independent review to learn and adjust to external changes.
• Developing and continually reviewing stakeholder and customer mapping across SP Distribution to ensure engagement activity is targeted and inclusive.
• Creating an annual Community Energy engagement plan, setting out who/how best to deliver information, and remaining flexible and innovative in our approach.
• Actively engaging across a broad and inclusive range of key stakeholders and local community groups to understand priorities and reflect them in strategy and delivery plans.
• Working in partnership with local support organisations to deliver community energy awareness campaigns at scale and educational outreach activities to raise knowledge and awareness of the energy sector changes and how communities can participate and benefit.
• Developing appropriate stakeholder forums, meetings and events that support awareness of the Community Energy Strategy and its delivery.
• Build upon existing and further develop self-help tools, proactively raising awareness of them.
• Ensuring that all Community Energy engagement activity is captured and recorded within agreed corporate systems.
• Develop Licence and District stakeholder and customer engagement plans that support delivery objectives and optimise return through incentives (if applicable), integrating innovative solutions where appropriate.
• Supporting the development of customer service and stakeholder engagement skills across the Distribution Business.
• Mentoring and training less experienced team members, graduates and trainees to develop skills and knowledge.
• Collaborating with other DNOs, the regulator and external parties to ensure a consistent UK-wide approach for supporting communities with energy ambitions.
• Working with the Central Stakeholder & Communications team to implement engagement strategies that continually improve satisfaction research, analysis and feedback.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure communities are fully supported in interactions with SP Energy Networks.

What you will bring

• Expert knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
• Proven track record of effective stakeholder engagement and experience in devising and implementing engagement plans.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions.
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN operates, particularly strong knowledge of the Community Energy Sector.
• Excellent IT and writing skills.
• Strong skills in strategy development and implementation.

Minimum Requirements

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement management skills demonstrated in previous role.
• Proven experience in a comparable managerial role.
• Computer literacy – e.g. Microsoft Office suite.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At SP Energy Networks, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses across Scotland, North Wales and the North West of England. We operate over 4,000 km of cables and lines and are central to Scotland’s Net Zero ambition by 2044. We’re investing billions into our transmission network to support renewable energy growth and internal talent development.

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to immigration requirements. If required, the Company will support the necessary immigration steps.

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before the Job Posting End Date.

September 17, 2025