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Team: Energy Solutions 

Salary banding:  £33,000 - £36,500

Experience: Mid-level/ Expert

Working pattern: Full time

Reporting to: Senior Construction Project Manager 

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

 

Team working for the planet

You will be a member of the Energy Solutions Operations Team. Energy Solutions assist the business in meeting the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), as well as other Energy Efficiency funding initiatives such as Social Housing Decarb Fund. We achieve this by fitting Energy Efficiency measures such as insulation, renewables and new heating systems to domestic properties across the UK. And understanding and curiosity about these measures is helpful to this role!

The Operations Team is an integral part of the business, responsible for the construction phase throughout a project, including assessment, technical survey, and installation of Energy Efficiency measures.

This role in a nutshell:

Reporting into the Senior Project Manager, we are looking for a hard-working, motivated Coordinator to help us provide delivery and reporting support to Energy Solutions, predominantly the Operations Team.

Your key outcomes will be:

Supporting timely programme delivery of Insulation, Heating and Renewable measures, crafting and sharing clear reporting of contractor works statuses against SLA’s.

• Needed to attend and sometimes chair contractor meetings to ensure surveys and installations are being progressed
• Sound and consistent reporting to the Project management team to advise accurate allocation of work loads tour supply chain.
• Accurate reporting to the supply chain, identifying performance against KPIs.
• The ability to blend relationship and contractual management to get the best result for a project.
• Updating internal trackers as to the accurate status of allocated jobs, providing to clients and contractors.
• Supporting complaint management, collaborating closely with customers when required.
• Keep abreast with changing and/or customized requirements to handle compliance with funding and construction work requirements, both inhouse and externally.

You’ll be a successful Contracts Coordinator here at OVO if you have…

• Project coordination/management experience
• A strong customer focus, to internal and external customers and clients
• Excellent interpersonal skills including communication
• Strong team player; someone who is able to thrive in complex and challenging environments
• A detailed, focused and analytical approach
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines to ensure a successful project
• A keen eye to track and implement changes to compliance and statutory obligations

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £33,000  and £36,500 depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

 

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

 

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..