Each Technology Manager will hold a technology leadership position within the ECA team, responsible for several of the following broad technology areas:
- Renewable technologies
- Heating technologies
- Refrigeration technologies
- Building Environment and Control technologies
- Motor Power and Control technologies
The purpose of the role is the delivery of strategic and technical leadership across multiple industrial product markets. It requires understanding the characteristics that drive product energy efficiency, product markets and impacts of policy and standards.
The scope of the role includes leading and delivering research projects focused upon assessing energy efficiency characteristics of products and related product market characteristics, for example analysing the viability of existing ETL interventions, or assessment of opportunities for new ETL interventions. Technology Mangers will lead the stakeholder engagement (e.g. with manufacturers and trade bodies) for their technology areas to enhance engagement of stakeholders with the Carbon Trust and the ECA scheme. They will also advise on product testing, and oversee and provide QA for a team of technical specialists who carry out product application assessments and assist with the research activities.
The main duties and responsibilities of the role are:
- Identify and develop strategic priorities for technology research (continued or new), product testing and stakeholder engagement.
- Undertake research projects across full research cycle (e.g. research specification, desk reviews, stakeholder liaison, research delivery, preparation of deliverables (eg slide packs, carbon accounts), research close-out)
- Lead engagements with key stakeholders, including trade bodies, manufacturers and suppliers to acquire up-to-date insight and data that informs development of the ECA scheme and other interventions, and encourage manufacturers to make applications for eligible products
- Assessment of new technology proposals and product applications. Plan and lead product testing to assure the Energy Technology Product List only includes products which meet the ECA scheme requirements.
- Manage approved Technical Specialists as necessary to obtain specified technical information or assess product applications, and assure the quality of their work
- Proactively promote the ECA scheme (for example presenting at events, identifying news stories and creating case studies)
- Maintain a detailed understanding of the technology, market conditions, constraints and stakeholder sensitivities regarding current interventions. Model, analyse and interpret data to identify carbon trends and determine the confidence with which these can be used to support interventions
- Critically assess technical and market information to establish logical and robust evidence for new interventions / updates to existing interventions
- Ownership of the ECA scheme carbon accounts, criteria, thresholds, and claim values for assigned technologies.
- Support the enquiry line advisers with answering detailed or technical enquiries (for example regarding applications)
- Report progress and present reports/evidence base as required
Key Performance Indicators
- Technology Manager seen as owning and delivering their technology area
- Ownership and delivery of research projects to time, cost and high quality
- Ownership and delivery of product audit, compliance and testing activities to time, cost and quality.
- ETPL only contains products that meet eligibility criteria requirements
- Enhancement of stakeholder relationships and engagement over time. Stakeholders actively support our brands
- At least 3 new interventions are researched each year
- Cost-effective delivery of technical expert activities
Skills Required
- Credibility and gravitas in dealing with trade bodies, manufacturers and suppliers, through direct knowledge and/or through understanding.
- Professional integrity and confidentiality together with the interviewing skills and experience to probe and reassure stakeholders so they provide the sensitive technical and market information which is essential to justify intervention cases.
- Strategic and tactical logical thinking to ensure that evidence supporting current interventions or justifying change is sound, impartial and robust under scrutiny from internal and external stakeholders
- Innovative 'management consultant' approach to interpreting/presenting evidence.
- Appreciation of when to refer issues to Technical Directors or ECA Managers to ensure the reputation and impartiality of the ECA scheme are maintained.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree (2:1 or equivalent) in engineering or science subject that facilitates understanding of low carbon technologies
- Consulting or similar background or undertaken roles with significant analytical component
- Experience of managing research/testing/stakeholder engagement projects
- Experience of analysing and interpreting carbon emissions and energy data and of quantifying carbon saving/cost potentials from technology and market developments
- Awareness of sub-technologies within technology management areas
- Up to date knowledge of interventions that influence technology areas
- Awareness of the stakeholder landscape within technology areas, including key commercial interests/rivalries/lobbying of relevance to CT activities
To apply please send a CV of no more than 2 pages tohuman.resources@carbontrust.co.uk