Careers
Join Our Mission
Our mission is to identify, develop, and deploy the solutions that will ensure equal access to safe, affordable and sustainable energy across all communities.
Pursuit of this mission has led to us developing a team of people who have passion and a drive to make things happen. Self-starters who apply their knowledge and experience to solve some of society’s biggest problems.
Why work for us?
Centre for Energy Equality is powered by a team of dedicated people, wishing to create a positive societal impact. We cultivate an environment that is exciting, where your ideas are valued and your contributions make a real impact every day.
We value, promote and celebrate inclusion and truly believe diversity of experience, perspectives and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our team and has a positive impact on the products we create.
Benefits
We offer a range of industry-leading benefits that including:
- 25 days of annual leave plus usual public holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Personal laptop and support setting up your home office if you are remote working
- Highly flexible, hybrid & remote working
- Healthcare and life insurance
- Investment in professional development (inc. paid membership fees)
- Social and supportive team
- x2 volunteering days a year, additional to annual leave
- 20% discount pass to your local gym or sports club
- Perks at Work platform offering discounts and rewards with over 30,000 brands
Open Roles
Energy Systems Specialist
Our Projects and Innovation Team are leading a variety of exciting and valuable projects. For example, designing a mobile solar battery system to bring energy to rural African communities, testing systems that can reinstate power supplies for medically vulnerable people during power cuts, and developing software that helps communities meet their net zero ambitions.
In the role of Energy Systems Specialist, you will have the opportunity to utilise your knowledge of energy systems to deliver real benefits to global societies, ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition to green energy.
- Provide project leadership and project management support to a range of projects that relate to energy systems and the just energy transition.
- Utilise effective project and time management skills to help meet project deadlines and budgetary targets.
- Development of and contribution to responses to invitations to tender and funding applications.
- Delivering high quality contributions to project work including quantitative research, analysis and other technical input as required by each project.
- Assist with research projects on an ongoing basis using data analysis, statistical analysis and modelling techniques.
- Contribute to high quality written materials for reports and other publications by summarising key research findings, presenting effective visualisation of data and producing well evidenced research findings.
- Represent Centre for Energy Equality during project meetings and external events, promoting our work and mission.
- Working closely with our Software, Analysis and Product Development teams.
- Support new business development activities.
- Experience working in similar or related professional role.
- Experience of delivering projects that support the ‘just energy transition’ and vulnerable energy consumers.
- Demonstrable, excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of writing effective summaries of complex issues.
- Demonstrable experience of manging complex projects within time and budgetary constraints.
- Ability to empathise with people and situations that could contribute to inequalities in relation to energy access and services (potentially gained through lived experience of such situations).
- Experience in advanced use of spreadsheets and Excel functions.
- Evidence of specialisation or advanced knowledge within a relevant subject.
- Degree in Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, Electrical Engineering or a similar topic (or equivalent experience).
- Preferable: a Masters degree or PhD in a relevant topic
Flexible UK based/ home working. Travel (including internationally) may be required for specific projects.
£25,000-£65,000 depending on experience
Software and Analysis Specialist
As a Full Stack Developer at CEE you will help develop scalable software solutions that deliver real benefits to global societies, ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition to green energy.
You should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.
Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.
Design client-side and server-side architectures.
Build the front-end of applications with appealing user experiences.
Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
Write effective APIs.
Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.
Create security and data protection settings
Write technical documentation.
Working using agile methodologies.
Working closely with our Energy Specialists, Analysts and Product Development teams.
Assist with research projects on an ongoing basis using data analysis, statistical analysis and modelling techniques.
Represent Centre for Energy Equality during project meetings and external events, promoting our work and mission.
- Motivated and keen to learn new things.
- Experience developing desktop and mobile applications.
- Knowledge of common languages (e.g. dart, C#, Java, Python).
- Experience with common frameworks (e.g. Flutter, Angular, React).
- Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB).
- Experience with UI/UX design.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Great attention to detail.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms.
- A strong knowledge of API design, development and integration.
- Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a similar engineering topic (or equivalent experience).
Flexible UK based/ home working. Travel (including internationally) may be required for specific projects.
£25,000-£65,000 depending on experience
Project Officer
As a Project Officer at the Centre for Energy Equality, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective management of grant programs, supporting policy development, conducting research, and providing general assistance for day-to-day project operations. The role involves diverse responsibilities that contribute to the successful delivery of projects and the achievement of CEE’s mission, helping to enable a fair and transition to clean energy for all.
Job Type: Part-time or Full time, Initial one year fixed term contract with potential to extend.
- Assist in the effective management of grant programs, including application processing, monitoring, and reporting.
- Maintain accurate records of grant activities and ensure compliance with funding requirements.
- Support the development and review of policies relevant to CEE’s objectives.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to inform policy recommendations.
- Conduct research to support project delivery and contribute to evidence-based decision-making.
- Assist in creating and managing project plans, ensuring timely completion of milestones.
- Provide day-to-day support for project activities, addressing administrative needs and facilitating smooth project operations.
- Keep records of meetings, coordinate actions, and follow up on outstanding tasks.
- Support the development of communication materials aligned with CEE’s mission, including social media support and website article development.
- Producing case studies and summarising projects for external communication.
- Assist in organising and executing communication activities, including events, workshops, and outreach initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective project coordination.
- Maintain a proactive approach to identify potential project challenges and propose solutions.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of partnerships with relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes within CEE.
Skills
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
- Excellent research and analytical abilities.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in creating and managing project plans.
- Familiarity with communication tools and strategies.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
Experience:
- Proven experience in a similar role, preferably within the energy sector.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with funding requirements.
- IT literacy
- Research skills to stay updated on industry trends and best practices.
- Familiarity with grant application processes and monitoring.
- Strong research skills to support project delivery and contribute to evidence-based decision-making.
- Experience creating and managing project plans.
- Supporting the development of communication materials aligned with CEE’s mission.
- Contribution to the continuous improvement of project management processes within CEE.
- Reviewing of policies aligned with organisational objectives.
- Familiarity in website design or content management, and in the production of marketing materials
- Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
Fully Remote, with options to attend shared office space in London, Manchester or Bristol
£25,000
