Join our team as a Climate and Decarbonisation Manager with Cheltenham Borough Council and be the driving force behind Cheltenham Borough Council’s journey to net zero.
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Location: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA
Salary: £48,738 to £54,229 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 24th November 2025
Come and work for an award-winning organisation!
We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council. We are committed to making Cheltenham a better place to live and work, enabling communities and businesses to thrive whilst protecting what is good about our town.
We aim to be an employer of choice where everyone is treated fairly and feels valued and respected. We aim to provide a stimulating and rewarding working environment that encourages our people to work together, provides opportunities for them to reach their full potential and achieve a healthy work/life balance.
Working at Cheltenham Borough Council means working as part of a committed, professional, and friendly team.
Climate and Decarbonisation Manager - The Role:
You will manage the Climate and Decarbonisation Team and provide oversight of the Council’s
work around energy, flood risk management and decarbonisation in line with the Corporate Plan
2025 to 2028.
The Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and has made a commitment to be a net carbon zero council and borough. Our carbon reporting has identified our main area of improvement as our Scope One emissions and we are looking to focus on areas where we can decarbonisation our expansive and diverse property portfolio.
Climate and Decarbonisation Manager - Key Responsibilities:
- You will encourage and facilitate carbon reduction across all aspects of the Council’s assets
- You will be providing support on technical issues relating to decarbonisation and renewable energy systems across the borough
- You will lead on the production of the annual carbon reporting process, ensuring accurate data
is used and interpretated to draw conclusions
- You will identify and secure funding streams, and commercial opportunities to underpin
successful delivery of our programme of climate projects
- You will support the development of flood risk strategy and other adaption risks
- You will develop and manage the climate and decarbonisation team
Climate and Decarbonisation Manager – You:
- Engineering/technical based degree or equivalent technical knowledge and/or evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field
- Demonstrable understanding of carbon accounting, i.e. carbon footprinting and CO2
emissions
- Demonstrable experience of delivering energy saving technologies to reduce carbon
emissions
- Understanding of carbon metrics and measures
- Understanding of relevant UK regulatory regime and funding landscape
- Understanding of the Public Sector Procurement Regulations
- Experience of managing staff in a project delivery context
Climate and Decarbonisation Manager - Benefits:
- An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days (pro rata) rising to 31 days (pro rata) after five years (excluding Bank Holidays)
- A flexible and agile working environment. We aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours
- A comprehensive programme of learning and development
- Two days (pro rata) paid time off for volunteering
- Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes
- Access to free counselling services
- Upon successful completion of your probation period, you will then have access to our Healthcare Cashback Plan
- A cycle to work scheme
- Low-cost town centre parking
- A commitment to employee wellbeing
Closing date: Monday 24th November 2025
To submit your application for this exciting Climate and Decarbonisation Manager opportunity, please click on ‘Apply’ now