Net Zero Lead - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £52,412 - £68,918- £52,412 to £63,517 (National) and £57,631 to £68,918 (Inner London)
Job grade:


  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DWP
  • Corporate Transformation
    Type of role:
  • Estates
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, NewcastleuponTyne, SheffieldAbout the job

Job summary:


For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.


From the design and development of policies to the delivery of services supporting work, welfare, pensions and child maintenance, DWP is the Government's largest department.

People are at the very heart of what we do.

We ensure disabled people can live more independent lives; help tackle poverty and homelessness; provide a financial foundation for a secure old age; and support families ensuring children can fulfil their potential.


DWP has the largest commercial estate in government and our team is committed to being smaller, greener and better - helping people to work, grow and thrive.

Our estate provides accommodation for colleagues who support millions of daily customer interactions in Jobcentres and Health Assessment centres, back of house offices delivering frontline services and hub sites housing expert
functions such as Policy, Finance, Digital and HR.

The DWP Estates function ensures the smooth and efficient operation of this network on a day-to-day basis.

We manage a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as security guarding, maintenance, property and leasehold, construction, cleaning and facilities management.

Many of these services are business critical and we cannot safely open our offices without them.


Our ambitions are to:

  • Transition to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estate
  • Invest in improving DWP's buildings and infrastructure, conducted mainly through an extensive programme of planned replacement works
  • Meet our agreed Government Greening Commitments creating a culture where sustainability is embedded
  • Expertly deliver cost effective services
  • Create a professional working culture that is best in class across the Government Property world.


There is no better time to join us as we transform our estate and make our buildings fit for the future.


Reporting to Head of Energy and Sustainability, this role will drive the strategic direction, development and delivery of DWP's Net Zero programme to meet both short term and longer term Net Zero goals.

Activities will include delivering major building retrofit programmes that align with business and portfolio strategy, ensuring our design standards are kept up to date with latest energy standards, and carbon and energy reduction principles are embedded into wider estates decision making.


This role will interface closely with DWP Estates stakeholders and supply chain to deliver action, as well collaborate with cross-government teams to build a culture of environmental innovation and implementation.

This role would suit someone with past experience delivering sustainability improvement programmes across a large portfolio.


Job description:


Government Property Profession Career Framework (Link)**This role sits within the following:

  • Job Family
  • Technical Specialisms and Assurance:



  • Core Role

  • Environmental Sustainability:
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  • Senior Practitioner

Key accountabilities

  • Responsible for developing and delivering the estates carbon strategy to achieve both shorterterm GGC targets and longerterm Net Zero goals.
  • Responsible for identifying and managing programmes of work that deliver upon the estates carbon strategy and monitoring progress against set targets.
  • Project management of energy and carbon reduction projects working collaboratively with various delivery partners (e.g. DWP estates teams or supply chain) to deliver to time and budget.
  • Responsible for the overall data, MI and reporting of Energy & Carbon activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting is provided to relevant stakeholders and/or in line with statutory requirements.
  • Lead as SME on Energy and Carbon within DWP Estates, providing advice to other estates functions and Senior Leadership Teams where required.
  • Lead and manage the Net Zero team ensuring they have the right skills, capability and training to undertake their roles and that they deliver work to quality and time to meet team objectives.
  • Manage energy and carbon compliance activities including but not limited to DECs, EPCs, MEES, Heat Networks Regulations, and BREEAM.
  • Keep abreast of all industry trends, best practice, and legislation on energy and carbon, using this to drive new ideas, innovation and continuous improvement in DWP's work.
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