Job Description
About The Company:
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment
About The Role:
Reporting to the Energy Services Managing Director, the Energy Director is a senior leadership role within the Energy Services business, responsible for the strategic development, operational performance and commercial growth of the energy management offering across the Hard FM portfolio.
The role provides leadership across three core pillars of the energy management business: energy engineering and operational support; ownership and development of the OCS ABi smart asset and building management platform; and client-facing delivery of energy efficiency, optimisation and carbon reduction initiatives.
The Energy Director will play a critical role in embedding energy management into day to day FM delivery, supporting customers through the energy transition, improving asset performance and driving measurable reductions in energy consumption, cost and carbon.
Roles and Responsibilities: Energy Services Solution Development- Lead the development of technically robust, commercially viable energy and carbon reduction solutions for FM customers.
- Oversee feasibility, concept design, detailed design and solution optimisation for energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects.
- Ensure solutions align with customer objectives, regulatory requirements and OCS commercial and risk frameworks.
- Act as senior technical authority across the Energy Services portfolio, providing assurance and governance.
- Provide executive oversight of project delivery from financial close through construction, commissioning and handover.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to required quality standards.
- Embed robust governance, reporting and performance management across all projects and operations
- Support budgeting, forecasting, margin performance and cost control throughout the project development and delivery phases.
- Support commercial structuring of energy services projects, including performance based where aligned with the FM contract.
- Ensure effective commercial risk management throughout development, delivery and operational phases
- Where required, oversee bid and tender responses working closely with Business Development, Commercial and Technical teams to shape winning strategies for energy projects.
- Provide senior technical and commercial input into bids, tenders and investment cases.
- Support pricing, financial modelling and investment appraisal for energy projects.
- Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team including energy, mechanical and electrical engineers, project delivery and operational staff.
- Set clear objectives, performance standards and development plans aligned to business goals.
- Build organisational capability to support growth across energy services, energy centres and renewables.
- Foster a strong safety, quality and continuous improvement culture.
- Work collaboratively with FM operations and client teams.
- Act as a key senior stakeholder across OCS to integrate energy services into wider FM propositions.
- Support knowledge sharing and best practice across the group.
- Play a key role in developing and evolving the OCS Energy Services market proposition.
- Identify emerging technologies, market trends and regulatory developments relevant to energy management and FM customers.
- Support the development of innovative delivery models and long term customer partnerships.
- Act as a senior technical and commercial interface with key customers and strategic partners.
- Build trusted relationships with customers, supply chain partners and technology providers.
- Represent OCS Energy Services in industry forums as required
- Significant senior leadership experience within energy services, energy infrastructure, ESCOs or related sectors.
- Strong technical background in energy systems, mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
- Proven experience delivering complex energy and carbon reduction projects within FM or built environment contexts.
- Demonstrable commercial management experience.
- Strong understanding of commercial models, funding mechanisms and performance based energy contracts.
- Ability to balance technical excellence with commercial pragmatism.
- Experienced leader of multidisciplinary technical and operational teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior customer and board level.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate strategy into executable plans.
- Strong governance, risk management and quality orientation.
- Clear, confident and credible communicator with high standards of written and verbal communication.
- Committed to safety, sustainability and continuous improvement.
How to Apply:
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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
