Project Officer (Energy Assessments)

We have an exciting opportunity for a values driven, organised, and detail orientated
qualified Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) to join our Development, Asset Management and
Sustainability team. South Yorkshire Housing Association has over 5000 properties across
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and North-East Derbyshire. The Project Officer will conduct EPC
assessments for our housing stock across the region and will be primarily based within the
communities we serve.

We have a legacy that spans over 50 years of providing great quality housing and a broad range
of services to communities in the Sheffield City Region. Our purpose is for our customers to
settle at home, live well and realise their potential. We are proud of the
great work that happens across SYHA, and of our people’s talent, commitment and values.

Our customers deserve quality homes that are warm, comfortable, and affordable to heat. We are
committed to improving our properties and making them more energy efficient. The first step of
that journey is to with have a solid understanding of the current EPC ratings across our stock.
We are looking for someone who can help us collect, update, and manage the energy data across
our portfolio so that we can systematically work towards retrofitting our homes to EPC C by
2030.

For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly
team, with a great package of benefits.

Our wider benefits:

• Salary 4A – £28,618 – £30,939 per annum, pro rata + essential car user allowance
• Working hours – 37 per week
• Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an
  additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
• Pension contribution
• Excellent flexible working options including hybrid working, Flexi Time, Condensed Hours,
  Part Time, and Job Share.
• Excellent benefits including:
  • SYHA Rewards – employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping
    discounts. Plus advice and resources on healthy eating, financial wellbeing, exercise
    and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.

For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the Your Wellbeing and Feeling at Home.

More about the role:

You will be working directly with our Programme Lead – Sustainability and will play a key role
in mapping out the retrofit journey of our housing stock. You will primarily be based in the
community conducting energy assessments in our customer’s homes and will be responsible for
planning and arranging your own appointments. In a wider context, you will be supporting our
staff and customers achieve SYHA’s ambitions of getting our homes to EPC C in a cost-effective
and sustainable manner.

Who you are:

• An accredited Domestic Energy Assessor (e.g. Elmhurst) with at least one year of experience
  in the built environment
• Organised, self-motivated individual with strong diary management skills
• Thorough, detail oriented and accurate when handling data
• Able to communicate with a broad range of individuals effectively
• Take a professional and values driven approach

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on
the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

For an Informal Discussion Contact: Anokhee Parikh, 0114 270 2666,
[email protected]

Closing Date: Monday 29 July at midnight

Interview Date: 9st August 2024