Apprenticeship training course

Energy manager (level 3)

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Information about Energy manager (level 3)

Helping organisations meet sustainability commitments by reducing energy consumption and reducing costs.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Awareness of regulations and legislation that impact the energy management.
  • Energy related policies procedures, processes, standards, specifications and codes of practice.
  • Health and safety regulations and procedures, relevance to the occupation.
  • Safe-working practices including risk assessments, method statements, control measure application and safe systems of work.
  • Current and developing sustainability principles and techniques.
  • Energy resource management considerations: cost, quality, safety, security, society and environmental impact.
  • Awareness of project management techniques.
  • Planning, prioritising, work scheduling and time management techniques.
  • Awareness of how various energy sources affect the transition to net zero.
  • Energy systems and processes and the principles of reducing energy consumption.
  • Data collection, storage and reporting methods and techniques
  • Energy and water assessment and auditing principles and techniques.
  • Meter reading techniques: reading, collecting and recording data.
  • Principles of utility procurement, billing, tariff, supplier query and negotiations.
  • Principles of energy baselines and the variables that affect energy consumption.
  • Energy performance monitoring and analysis: techniques, processes, systems and equipment. Factors affecting energy use, efficiency and inefficiency.
  • Principles of developing and implementing strategies, policies and plans for energy management and decarbonisation.
  • Techniques to identify, monitor and analyse utilities usage and their emissions.
  • The principles and requirements of repairs, replacements and improvements related to energy system infrastructure and processes.
  • Quality assurance procedures.
  • Methods of interpreting and extracting relevant information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, and previous reports.
  • Principles and use for using information technology and digital systems to monitor energy use.
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
  • Principles of providing feedback to improve the quality of energy management.
  • Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Unconscious bias.
  • Team working and collaboration principles.
  • Personal wellbeing and mental health awareness.
  • Problem solving techniques.
  • Verbal communication techniques. Giving and receiving information. Adapting style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Specific terminology.
  • Written communication techniques. Plain English principles, specific terminology and technical report writing.
  • When to escalate tasks and issues, and to whom.

  Skills

  • Comply with energy regulations and legislation.
  • Comply with energy management related policies, procedures, processes, standards, specifications and codes of practice.
  • Follow health and safety regulations and procedures.
  • Apply safe-working practices: risk assessments, method statements control measures and safe systems of work.
  • Apply sustainability principles and techniques.
  • Plan and prioritise own work.
  • Identify improvements to systems and process that reduce energy consumption.
  • Collect, store and report data.
  • Apply energy and water assessments and audit techniques.
  • Read, collect and record metered data.
  • Analyse utility bills.
  • Analyse and monitor energy performance data.
  • Implement energy management and decarbonisation strategies, policy or plans.
  • Identify, monitor and analyse usage of utilities and their emissions.
  • Identify options for repairs or replacements related to energy system infrastructure.
  • Apply quality assurance procedures.
  • Interpret and extract information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
  • Use information technology and digital systems to monitor energy use.
  • Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
  • Apply policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Apply problem solving techniques.
  • Communicate verbally using industry specific terminology.
  • Communicate in writing using industry specific terminology.
  • Recognise limitations of their role, seek input from others and escalate issues when required.
  • Apply technical reporting writing techniques.

  Behaviours

  • Prioritise health and safety for themselves and others.
  • Contribute towards a sustainable workplace.
  • Contributes to equity, diversity, and inclusivity workplace culture.
  • Collaborate with others.
  • Act ethically.
  • Act professionally.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands and situations.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Construction and the built environment
• Qualification level: 3; Equal to A level
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £10,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Energy project manager
  • Junior project manager energy
  • Project manager energy
  • Energy manager
  • Energy technician
  • Junior energy manager
  • Sustainability manager

View more information about Energy manager (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.