Careers in renewable energy
Looking to kick-start your renewable energy career?
Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) is an innovative, dynamic, award-winning social enterprise that is always on the look-out for talented individuals who are interested in a job in green energy.
If you want to work in the sustainable energy sector then joining the BHESCo team might be just the right renewable energy job for you.
We invite you to be part of our growing team in a paid or voluntary capacity, supporting our mission to accelerate the transition to community owned energy and creating more environment jobs as we do.
Current sustainable energy jobs
Technical Lead – Renewable Energy Projects
Employment type: Permanent
Employment basis: Full or Part-time (2 or 3 days per week)
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 p.a. pro rata (depending on experience)
Application deadline: Friday, 9 May 2025
Interview date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Are you an outstanding individual with a passion for practical projects that address climate change?
Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative Ltd (BHESCo) is an ambitious and growing social enterprise that prioritises social and environmental impact. Our mission is to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency investment in the built environment by designing, financing and developing low-carbon energy systems on behalf of our clients.
We provide independent expertise to clients who wish to reduce their carbon footprint and cut their energy costs with thermally efficient buildings and clean, affordable, community-owned energy. In 9 years, BHESCo has completed over 60 projects that will collectively reduce CO2 emissions by over 7,500 tonnes during their lifetime and provide clients with financial savings of £1.7m. Our client base is broad: individuals, landlords, managing agents, small and medium sized enterprises and community buildings, like schools, owned by local authorities.
The Role
We are looking for a talented and experienced mechanical or electrical engineer who would like to apply their expertise to meaningful projects to address climate change. The Technical Lead plays a key role in our organisation, providing guidance, technical input and oversight to our project team and expanding our technical consultancy portfolio.
This will involve advising on suitable renewable generation systems to support clients’ goals and overseeing their installation.
A full understanding of the impact that a building’s energy efficiency has on its renewable technology potential is essential, and the Technical Lead will be expected to address this as part of providing a holistic energy strategy.
Our Workforce
We are a co-operative with strong social values and the new appointment will join an enthusiastic and committed, Brighton-based team of eleven. We are dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion within our organisation, and are committed to providing an inclusive, communicative and rewarding workplace for all.
Benefits
These include:
• 20 days annual leave, pro rata, plus bank holidays and the full period between Christmas and New Year.
• Flexible working to reasonably accommodate any caring responsibilities or lifestyle choices.
• Hybrid working, with at least 2 days in the office/on-site.
• Continuous Professional Development
• Employer pension contribution of 3% to an auto-enrolment scheme
• Discount on Patagonia goods
• Access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.
Further information
Please see our website. If you have any questions about the role prior to application, please contact:
Kayla Ente, CEO via email: kayla@bhesco.co.uk
To Apply
Please review the full job description and show how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification in your Letter of Application. In addition to your Letter of Application, please supply a CV covering the last 5 years of employment, professional qualifications and record of training and education.
Before applying, please check you can demonstrate or obtain a suitable right to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please note any offer of employment will be conditional upon you obtaining it.
Email your application to: diane@bhesco.co.uk.
What's it like to work for BHESCo?
Volunteering
Since our earliest days our work here at BHESCo has been powered by the enthusiasm and commitment of a dedicated team of volunteers.
We have a variety of roles available to put your unique skills to good use, whether that’s in data analysis, data management, web-analytics, content and media creation, event co-ordination, public engagement or whatever it is that you enjoy doing.
If you are motivated by a concern about climate change and want to make a meaningful contribution to the community of Brighton and Hove then you won’t do much better than by volunteering for BHESCo.
Many thanks for your interest in joining the community energy revolution.
Current volunteering vacancies
Digital marketing assistant
This role will involve supporting the marketing team with day-to-day marketing activities. Duties will include:
- creating content to be shared across BHESCo’s social media platforms, primarily Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
- using WordPress to write and post webpage and blog content for the BHESCo website
- researching content keywords using Google Adwords, Google Trends and other relevant SEO tools
- using Mailchimp to produce a monthly newsletter
- using Google Analytics to assess website traffic and marketing campaign effectiveness
Skills required:
- an interest and understanding of renewable energy, climate change, and fuel poverty
- clear written communication
- able to create visual content in line with BHESCo brand and style (templates will be provided)
- understanding and some experience of using social media
- ability to work to deadlines
If interested, please complete the form below, or email: dan@bhesco.co.uk
What's is like being a BHESCO volunteer?
“Being a part of BHESCo and the broader community-energy movement is a radical act, the full impact of which we have yet to fully comprehend.”
Rob
“Small cooperatives with genuinely innovative solutions and business structures have the potential to alter energy consumption on a wide scale. BHESCo provides an inspirational service to the local community and simultaneously benefits the planet as a whole. Although my volunteering plays a tiny part, it is fantastic to be involved in this enthusiastic and dedicated team who are achieving groundbreaking work.”
Eva
“Working with BHESCo during my summer vacation was the best volunteer experience so far. I can learn environmental justice, policy and management at UC Berkeley, but the best way to understand the actual process of reducing local greenhouse gas was to work for BHESCo. Surrounded by passionate and hard-working BHESCo members truly inspired me and made me think about what I’m going to do in the future to preserve Earth’s natural resources.”
Jaden
“ I definitely have you all to thank for providing me such a rich and interesting learning experience to feed into it.”
Susan
Please tell us why you want to become a volunteer, what it is that you would be interested in doing and what skills you can bring and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.