University of Liverpool - Carbon & Utilities Manager

University of Liverpool - Carbon & Utilities Manager

Carbon & Utilities Manager Candidate Information Pack

Contents Executive Summary The University of Liverpool The Estate and Estate Masterplan Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services Carbon & Utilities Manager – Job Description Carbon & Utilities Manager – Person Specification Benefits of working at the University of Liverpool Application process

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Executive Summary

The University of Liverpool is seeking to appoint an industry-leading Sustainability professional to take up the key role of Carbon & Utilities Manager. The University of Liverpool has a diverse and complex property portfolio, incorporated within the main Liverpool City Centre Campus and associated satellite sites. Many of the buildings and assets within the portfolio are listed or are of historic importance so any construction, refurbishment or modernisation works must be carefully considered and delivered to an exemplar standard. The diverse Estate includes many listed buildings from Georgian and Victorian periods as well as contemporary buildings and conservation areas coupled with the complex research laboratories this provides many challenges in maintaining and servicing the estate. This role has prime responsibility for delivering business management support to ULEC – the university’s subsidiary energy company, providing specialist reporting on the District Energy Network, giving strategic advice on its development and decarbonisation, managing risk in respect of relevant operations and technically complex regulatory compliance, and recommending ongoing procurement strategies for the university’s utility (energy and water) supply and management. Leading a team dedicated to managing and controlling the University’s financial expenditure and performance of energy, water and carbon emissions, you will have strategic oversight of carbon management and utility functions sitting within FRCS, including lead responsibility for providing assurance with all relevant energy and carbon legislation. You will be responsible for providing both strategic and technical advice against the university’s mandatory sustainability obligations and commitments, including Net Zero by 2035 and those in the Strategic Plan and Sustainability Strategy. Also, to ensure they are in alignment with local and national policy development, and for leading on decarbonisation and high-quality carbon and energy accounting across the whole university estate. You will be passionate about sustainability, have strong research and administration skills, be able to constructively manage stakeholder relationships, and have a positive, can-do attitude. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a Sustainability professional to take up a leadership role across a diverse, complex, and large-scale estate portfolio in a vibrant city.

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The University of Liverpool At the University of Liverpool we are proud of our rich history and heritage and of our place in this fantastic, vibrant city. We are known as the original redbrick university, now used as the collective term for the civic universities founded in the 19th century. From our earliest days our mission and achievements have been inextricably linked to our estate, and the iconic Victoria Gallery and Museum is emblazoned with our founding vision, “For advancement of learning and ennoblement of life”. As one of the UK’s leading research-intensive higher education institutions, we are known for our excellent teaching and research, our global outlook and our continued civic commitment. “Our vision is to be a connected, global University at the forefront of knowledge leadership”. “Our strategy places our global activities as central to our distinctive vision for the future”. “Our plan will lead to transformation as we seek to build on our existing strengths and those aspects of our University that are truly unique.”

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/strategy-2026/

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The Estate and Estate Masterplan Liverpool is consistently voted one of the friendliest cities in the UK. Our campus is located within the city centre and in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter, meaning the campus is well connected to the wider city network and is an integral part of the maritime city. Our campus is composed of an eclectic range of buildings from the identifiable ‘red brick university’ Victorian style to post-war Modernist buildings. Our campuses and facilities are an important enabler of our Strategy and, whilst our estate boasts some world-class facilities and wonderful spaces, we need continued investment to best support our ambitious future plans, up to Strategy 2026 and beyond. This £1 billion Estate Masterplan articulates a clear and coherent long-term vision for the future of our university campuses so that they best support our strategic priorities. Following extensive consultation with staff and students in early 2016 and building on the resulting Estate Strategy 2026+, we have placed the issues that matter most to our university community and to our wider stakeholders at the very heart of our plan.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/facilities-residential-and-commercial- services/masterplan-estate-strategy/

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Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services (FRCS) contains 5 reporting areas, Business Development (including Ness Botanic Gardens), Capital Projects & Estates Strategy, Estates Management, Residential & Commercial Services and Sport. Overall FRCS employs over 15% of the University workforce, accounts for about 10% of the total turnover (excluding capital expenditure) and delivers a wide range of key support services. The FRCS Vision We will play a key role in enhancing University of Liverpool life by delivering a professional and high-quality service to all our community. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/facilities-residential-and-commercial- services/

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Role Purpose and Respons

Central Professional Services, Facilities Residential and Commercial Sercvices (FRCS) Management Liverpool 8 £42,149 – £53,348 pa Full Time Permanent

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Leading a team dedicated to managing and controlling the University’s financial expenditure and performance of energy, water and carbon emissions, you will have strategic oversight of carbon management and utility functions sitting within FRCS, including lead responsibility for providing assurance with all relevant energy and carbon legislation. This role has prime responsibility for delivering business management support to ULEC – the university’s subsidiary energy company, providing specialist reporting on the District Energy Network, giving strategic advice on its development and decarbonisation, managing risk in respect of relevant operations and technically complex regulatory compliance, and recommending ongoing procurement strategies for the university’s utility (energy and water) supply and management. You will be responsible for providing both strategic and technical advice against the university’s mandatory sustainability obligations and commitments, including Net Zero by 2035 and those in the Strategic Plan and Sustainability Strategy. Also, to ensure they are in alignment with local and national policy development, and for leading on decarbonisation and high-quality carbon and energy accounting across the whole university estate. University Context: The FRCS teams have a critical role to play in maintaining the buildings and energy infrastructure of the University to support academic and research departments, based in 300 buildings (500,000 m2) across the 255-hectare site. The diverse estate includes many listed buildings from Georgian and Victorian periods as well as contemporary builds and conservation areas coupled with complex research laboratories. Providing power and heat to these buildings is an extensive District Network, operating from two core energy centres on the Main Campus. A third energy centre is situated at our newly renovated Greenbank site. Some additional solar PV generation is provided on the Main Campus and at our Ness Botanic Gardens in the Wirral. ULEC has made a major contribution to the university investing in energy infrastructure and generating both commercial cost reduction, resilient power and heat, and carbon reduction. This role will report to the Director of Estates and work in partnership with the University’s sustainability teams, engineering services, and project teams to support a thriving district network, excellent energy and water performance, and transition to decarbonised utility operations.

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ROLE AND CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES Compliance • To be the university Primary Authorised Representative for compliance with competent authorities re carbon emissions. • Manage risk and deliver assurance of compliance with regards to all relevant and emerging energy and carbon regulation and primary legislation. Examples include UK ETS, CHPQA, ESOS, environmental permitting, etc. and any ad-hoc audits. • Responsible for reporting to/providing information for non-statutory returns as required, such as HESA EMR, THE SDG Ranking, etc. • Responsible for managing relations with Competent Authorities and verifiers. • Responsible for maintaining accurate and fit-for-purpose processes, procedures and management systems for recording quality >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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