| Detail | For this role |
|---|---|
| Department | Energy and Solar |
| Level | Manager |
| Reports to | Head of Operations |
| Direct reports | Energy Analyst, Energy Auditor |
| Experience | 6 to 10 years in energy management |
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Job title: Energy Manager
Department: Energy and Solar
Reports to: Head of Operations
Location: [City], [office, branch or site]
About the role
An Energy Manager drives energy efficiency and performance across a company's operations or a power generation site. They monitor energy use and generation, find and implement savings, set targets, and ensure energy compliance and reporting. The role reports to the Head of Operations or Plant Head. A good energy manager cuts energy cost and waste with practical measures, keeps generation or consumption performance on target, meets statutory energy obligations, and builds an energy conscious culture backed by solid data.
Key responsibilities
- Monitor energy consumption and generation across facilities and set performance targets.
- Identify energy saving opportunities and build the business case for each.
- Plan and implement energy efficiency and conservation projects across the facilities.
- Track savings after implementation and report them against the targets.
- Ensure compliance with statutory energy conservation and reporting requirements.
- Analyse energy data, losses and benchmarks to guide decisions.
- Manage energy contracts, tariffs and demand to reduce cost.
- Coordinate energy audits and act on the recommendations they produce.
- Build energy awareness and good practice among operating teams.
- Report energy performance and savings to leadership on a regular schedule.
Requirements
- Engineering degree in electrical, mechanical or energy
- BEE Certified Energy Manager is preferred
- Experience in energy or utilities
- 6 to 10 years in energy management
KRAs and KPIs for a Energy Manager
Key result areas for the appraisal form, each with a KPI you can measure every month or quarter.
| Key result area | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Energy savings | Verified energy savings meeting the annual target from implemented measures |
| Performance | Specific energy consumption or generation kept within the target range |
| Project delivery | Energy efficiency projects completed to plan and budget |
| Compliance | Statutory energy reporting and obligations met with no lapse |
| Loss reduction | Energy losses reduced against baseline by the target each year |
| Reporting | Energy performance reports delivered to leadership on schedule |
Skills and tools
Tools used day to day: Energy monitoring software, MS Excel and Power BI, Power analysers, SCADA and meter data, Audit tools.
Reporting line and career path
Next roles: Senior Energy Manager, Head of Sustainability, Head of Operations
Interview questions for a Energy Manager
- How do you find the biggest energy saving opportunities in a facility?
- How do you build a business case for an efficiency project?
- How do you verify that a project actually delivered the savings claimed?
- How do you reduce energy cost through tariff and demand management?
- How do you meet statutory energy conservation requirements?
- Tell me about an energy project that delivered strong savings.
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What does an energy manager do?
An energy manager drives energy efficiency and performance across a company's operations or a power site. They monitor energy use and generation, find and implement savings, set targets, and ensure energy compliance and reporting. They cut energy cost and waste, keep performance on target, and build an energy conscious culture backed by solid data.
What qualifications do you need to be an energy manager?
Most energy managers hold an engineering degree in electrical, mechanical or energy, and a BEE Certified Energy Manager credential is preferred and often required for large consumers. Employers look for experience in energy or utilities, skill in data analysis and efficiency projects, and knowledge of energy tariffs and statutory conservation requirements.
What is the difference between an energy manager and an energy auditor?
An energy manager owns energy performance over time, setting targets, running efficiency projects and reporting. An energy auditor conducts detailed audits at a point in time to find where energy is used and wasted and recommend measures. The manager often commissions audits and then implements and tracks the auditor's recommendations.