Job Vacancies

Community Engagement Coordinator

The role of the Community Engagement Coordinator is to support the community energy development team to work on community energy projects which require constulation activities to support the pre planning feasibility, planning application and fundraising process.

This involves suppor:ng the team in iden:fying community stakeholders, local communication options, arranging events and supporting materials, attending events (which can be out of hours and weekends) and liaising with local community members to help answer queries and build support for projects.

Energy Adviser – Energising East Durham (Part Time - 20 hours per week) Fixed term until 31st October 2029

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund until October 2029 Energising East Durham is a community led response to the energy crisis and the climate emergency in the 24 towns and villages of the East Durham coast.

East Durham Trust is seeking a motivated Energy Adviser to support delivery of energy-related projects across East Durham. This role involves working as part of a team of five, collaborating with the community and various stakeholders on programme delivery.

The Trust is an exciting place to work and offers a genuine opportunity to impact positively and bring about genuine change in the communities of East Durham. This post offers the chance to work alongside an experienced team to deliver a programme connected to that literally transforms lives.

Development opportunities may be possible as the organisation grows and evolves.

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in Nottingham

This is a partnership between the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and local partners across Nottinghamshire. Foor an exciting fully funded PhD opportunity focusing on Scalable Virtual Power Plants to support community energy systems in Nottinghamshire. 

This project aims to assess the feasibility and scalability of integrating Nottinghamshire County Council's Sustainable Hockerton renewable energy assets into a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). It will also focus on developing a policy and regulatory framework, along with a scalable VPP model that addresses the technical, economic, and social needs of Nottinghamshire’s communities. The outcomes of this research will contribute to cost reduction, energy security, and sustainability in the region.

Community Energy Project Manager

Reporting to the Development Manager you will support the development of community energy co-operatives, typically by the management of feasibility, permitting, contracting, funding (by share issues to the public, grants and loans), construction, and handover of new sites for solar PV arrays (mainly rooftop) and other community owned projects.  

Board and Volunteer Members for Derbyshire Dales Community Energy Ltd

Derbyshire Dales Community Energy Ltd. (DDCE) is looking for enthusiastic directors and volunteers to help manage our activities and increase our impact. 

DDCEW are seeking additional board members and volunteers to help run our projects and  increase our impact.  

If you’re interested in community energy, want to tackle climate change, and have a few hours to spare each month, they would love to hear from you!  

Head of Sales

The Head of Sales will be required to lead the growing team of Solar Ambassadors heling schools go solar. 

Big Solar Co-op Projects Lead

Big Solar Coop are recruiting a Project Lead to work within the Big Solar Co-op. They are an ethical non-profit with UK-wide ambitions and a huge project pipeline to match. Big Solar Coop need somebody to help get solar schemes built on a range of different building types from schools to factories, doctors’ surgeries, hotels, visitor centres and more.

Social Media and Digital Marketing Officer

It is South East London Community Energy’s 10th anniversary this year and they are looking to extend our
local and national reach across our different project areas. This role will focus on promoting two strands
of our activities:

• Community Financed Solar: our upcoming 5th share offer is our largest to date
• Raising awareness of retrofit at a local level and increasing engagement with our pilot Future Fit Homes and Love Lofts programmes.