Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: ISHA, 102 Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, N4 2DR
Salary: £58,268
Contract: Permanent
At ISHA, community and neighbourhood mean everything to us, and our roots run deep in the areas of North London that we serve. Founded over 90 years ago, we provide around 2,500 homes for over 5,000 people across Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest. We are proud to remain a community-based housing association with a strong social purpose and an ambitious future.
Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. We strive to build a more diverse organisation, where everyone feels empowered to bring, and be, their best self to work.
We are ambitious about the future while remaining grounded in our communities and values.
Join ISHA and help shape a more sustainable future for our homes and communities. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Energy Manager to lead our approach across heat networks, metering and billing, solar PV assets, and bulk energy procurement. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in reducing carbon emissions, improving energy performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering better value and outcomes for our residents.
About the role
* Lead the safe, efficient and compliant operation of communal heating and heat network services, including tariff setting, performance monitoring and resident billing oversight.
* Oversee metering and billing arrangements to ensure accurate data collection, transparent charges, strong supplier performance and effective resolution of complex queries.
* Manage ISHA’s solar PV and other renewable energy assets, driving performance, compliance and the development of new low‑carbon opportunities.
* Lead the procurement and contract management of bulk gas and electricity supplies, securing best value while managing market risk, budgets and forecasting.
* Analyse energy data and produce clear reports to support decision‑making, statutory reporting and continuous improvement in energy performance.
* Support ISHA’s decarbonisation and sustainability goals by identifying and delivering practical initiatives that reduce emissions, tackle fuel poverty and improve residents’ homes.
About you
Someone who combines strong technical expertise with a collaborative, resident‑focused approach, and who will champion inclusion, safety, compliance and flexibility in the way they work.
* An experienced energy professional with a strong track record of managing energy requirements within a housing association or similar environment.
* Someone with solid technical knowledge of heat networks, communal heating systems, metering and billing services, and wider energy compliance requirements.
* A confident analyst who can interpret complex energy data, identify opportunities for improvement, and support sound operational and commercial decision‑making.
* An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills, able to explain complex information clearly to colleagues, residents, suppliers and partners.
* A well‑organised and adaptable individual who can manage competing priorities, work flexibly, and respond to changing organisational needs.
* A person who actively promotes equity, diversity and inclusion, while maintaining high standards of health and safety, data protection and professional responsibility.
Why join ISHA?
* A genuinely community‑based and values‑led organisation
* Strong social purpose and commitment to affordable housing
* New corporate strategy and clear organisational ambition with a commitment to growth in our heartlands
* Opportunity to shape finance, technology and organisational improvement
* Flexible and supportive working culture with hybrid working arrangements
* Competitive pension and benefits package
Deadline: 09:00 on 22 June 2026
Interview: 01 July 2026
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We want ISHA to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBTQ+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that passionate commitment to customers, respect for everyone, pride in Team ISHA and trusted to make the difference remains at the heart of everything we do.
ISHA is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled and neurodiverse candidates, or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us at recruitment@isha.co.uk or via post to 102 Blackstock Road, London, N4 2DR.
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