Job Description
Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility - Energy - London (Hybrid) - Contract Outside IR35 3 Months
Role: Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
Contract: Outside IR35 3 Months (Will be monthly rolling after this period)
Rate: £DOE
Overview
We are working with a fast-growing energy and sustainability consultancy supporting large UK real estate portfolios to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
The business delivers an integrated approach that combines energy procurement, demand-side optimisation, and flexibility services. By aligning intelligent supply contracts with active energy management — including BMS control, load shifting, batteries, and grid services — clients achieve better financial and carbon outcomes than with traditional procurement-only models.
This role will lead the development and delivery of energy procurement and flexibility services across the UK market.
The Role
As Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility, you will be responsible for building and running a market-leading procurement and demand management offering for commercial real estate clients.
This is a senior, commercially focused role combining strategy, client advisory, and internal capability building, working closely with technical, data, and delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
Energy Procurement
* Develop and execute energy procurement strategies (power, gas, water) across large, multi-site portfolios
* Lead supplier tenders, contract negotiations, PPAs, and ongoing contract performance
* Analyse tariffs, risk management approaches, and forward market movements
* Procure energy aligned with best-practice sustainability standards (e.g. renewable-backed supply, time-matched PPAs, additionality)
* Apply tenant recharge methodologies and pricing strategies where relevant
Measurement & Verification
* Integrate procurement outcomes with energy data and reporting platforms
* Work with engineering and data teams to reconcile consumption data with billing
* Verify savings and performance against contract expectations
* Produce clear, ESG-aligned reporting for clients
Flexibility & Asset Integration
* Understand how demand-side flexibility, batteries, and distributed generation impact procurement decisions
* Support the valuation and monetisation of flexibility through grid services, dynamic tariffs, and peak avoidance
* Identify and develop commercial models for flexibility participation (e.g. virtual power plants, balancing services)
Client Advisory
* Act as a senior advisor to commercial real estate clients
* Present clear insights on market movements, pricing risk, and performance
* Support clients’ net zero strategies, compliance requirements, and long-term energy planning
Ideal Background
You are likely to come from one of the following backgrounds:
* Energy supplier, trader, or aggregator (procurement, trading, risk, or flexibility)
* Energy procurement or sustainability consultancy
* In-house energy or utilities role within real estate, facilities management, or large estates
You will have strong exposure to:
* UK energy markets and non-commodity cost structures
* Procurement strategy and supplier negotiations
* Energy data, reporting, and performance management
Skills & Experience
* Strong commercial understanding of UK energy markets and regulation
* Familiarity with flexibility markets, asset control platforms, and BMS data
* Highly analytical, with the ability to translate complex data into clear commercial strategy
* Confident communicator, comfortable engaging both technical teams and senior commercial stakeholders
* Entrepreneurial mindset, suited to a growth-stage environment
Personality Fit
* Commercially sharp and commercially accountable
* Technically curious, keen to connect energy assets, data, and markets
* Collaborative and comfortable working across disciplines
* Builder mentality — motivated by shaping and scaling a new service line
Role Level
* Senior / Director / VP level
* Typically 5–8+ years’ experience
If this is of interest please apply on LinkedIn or email abbey.graham@everec.co.uk