Retrofit Technical Advisor

Technical Retrofit Advisor

Home based with some travel to our Bradford/London Office and sites throughout England

Salary: up to £45k per annum plus excellent benefits

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an energetic Technical Retrofit Advisor to join our Property Asset Strategy & Sustainability Team.

This role is pivotal to improving energy efficiency in our residents’ homes and reducing carbon emissions in Anchor’s greatest source of emissions (existing homes), improving resident comfort and affordability and mitigating the risks of retrofit.

The role is responsible for working with colleagues across Property & Assets to develop the right retrofit initiatives for our portfolio, archetypes and residents, to help improve energy efficiency our residents' homes and achieve our sustainability strategy targets including EPC C by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

To carry this out, this role is required to develop and maintain a centre of knowledge and expertise on retrofitting within Anchor, and, using data such as energy consumption, carbon emissions and EPC ratings, and will work closely with colleagues in portfolio strategy, health & building safety, compliance and property delivery to develop Anchor’s retrofitting delivery plans, capabilities, skills and supply chains.

The role supports the effective planning, design and delivery of retrofit works through Anchor’s retrofit programme and end-to-end processes for delivering high quality works to site with great outcomes for residents.

Anchor’s portfolio consists of a high proportion of flatted accommodation with mixed EPC ratings, as well as a significant portfolio of communal heat networks; these represent opportunities and challenges to contend with in this role in shaping an efficient retrofit programme that aligns with wider planned works.

The role will support projects nationally and may be required to travel to sites throughout England.

Although this role is being advertised as a full time position, Anchor welcomes applications from people seeking flexible working arrangements and this role is open to applications from people seeking part time arrangements or job shares.

About you

To be considered for this role, ideally you will have:

• Knowledge and passion for environmental sustainability, decarbonisation of heat and retrofit in the housing and property sector
• Experience in using SAP modeller software
• Experience in using Energy Management software
• Knowledge and understanding of energy services and heating systems, building energy performance and fabric-first retrofit
• Knowledge of the funding framework surrounding social housing decarbonisation
• Strong project and people management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management in complex stakeholder environments
• Commercial & business acumen
• Bid writing and management of grant funding and reporting
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Able to act on own initiative, lead and adapt to change
• Strong IT and analytical skills, data and evidenced based thinking, analysis and meaningful reporting.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos.  Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.