Business Decarbonisation Supports Executive

Description:

We have several exciting opportunities in the SME, Support Scheme for Renewable Heat, EXEED, and Commercial Retrofit/Microgeneration programmes within the Business Support Department. Within SEAI, the Business Support Department develops, administers, and manages a number of focussed energy programmes, designed to support a range of small to large businesses to implement energy efficiency and renewable approaches to deliver on the Climate Action Plan targets.

The successful candidates will join an enthusiastic and innovative team who are committed to the high-quality delivery of SEAI’s supports to small and large commercial energy users. These supports include the Energy Academy, the Support Scheme for Energy Audits, the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat, the Non-Domestic Microgeneration Grant, the Large Industry Energy Network, and the Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) programme and upcoming Non-Domestic Retrofit Scheme.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
 

• A degree level (a minimum of NFQ Level 7or greater) or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant discipline such as Engineering, Science, Business or Social Science.
• A minimum of three years’ work experience in a energy or business related role (postgraduate studies may be included).
• Strong project management and organisation skills and knowledge of business process development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with experience building and maintaining effective working relationships internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (including report writing, presenting and public speaking) with an ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work proactively on own initiative, overcoming issues to achieve objectives.
• Well-developed IT skills including proficiency with MS Excel or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
   

Desirable Requirements
 

• Experience working in sustainable energy and/or with the SME or Industry sector.
• Commercially focused, with a good understanding of the challenges facing Irish businesses.
• Experience delivering training and educational supports to varied audiences.
• Experience analysing, reporting, and communicating insights from data.
• Experience in working in building energy retrofit activities, industry energy efficiency, or business sustainability.
• Experience in delivering high volume grant programmes, or other high volume client facing services.
• Experience with energy / environmental / quality management systems.