Join our team

Do you have expertise in energy and/or skills delivery? Looking for a role where you can shape strategy? We’ve got a perfect opportunity for you to influence the future of the built environment.

Join us at Built Environment – Smarter Transportation (BE-ST)  as an Impact Manager to play a crucial part in our mission to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon emissions.

Depending on your area of expertise, you’ll be scoping, designing, and delivering impactful programmes of work which relate to your specific area. You’ll have the opportunity to lead the way, helping us shape our strategy by creating state-of-the-art solutions to address the key challenges we face as a country in achieving net zero.

You’ll join a culture of transformation, collaborating with large scale public and private organisations to embed innovation in our high impact major projects to support their transition to zero carbon. To help us continue to help the sector unlock its potential to find a way forward, you’ll always be keeping an eye on what’s coming through future, foresight, and horizon scanning.

To enhance the skills and knowledge of our workforce, you’ll have the opportunity to share your breath of knowledge by getting involved in designing training programs. If you’re experience lies in energy, you will develop programs which support the Scottish Government’s just transition to clean heat.

If you’re looking for an environment where you can take risks, experiment, and explore big ideas, this is it.

Who we’re looking for

We’re a highly creative team in the innovation space, so we’re looking for you to bring your expertise in energy and/or skills delivery to challenge the norm and bring forward innovative ideas. If your expertise lies in either (or both) of  the areas highlighted below, we’d love to hear from you.

As an expert in all things skills delivery, you may have experience as a training provider, comfortable creating training courses including online content creation and engage with industry, the tertiary sector, or schools.

Or you might consider yourself more of an expert on the energy side of things, ready to share your expertise in Scottish and UK net zero heaty policy, net zero heat supply chain and the implications of a just transition for net zero heat to make an impact.

You’ll use your strong connections and outstanding relationship management skills to establish networks of like-minded individuals to support us on our journey to a more sustainable built environment.  

At BE-ST innovation is more than just a buzzword, it’s how we drive positive change. So, we’ll be looking for you to deliver a wide range of innovation projects which make an impact.

If you’re interested but want to hear more, reach out to Lyndsey Brydson, Head of Digital Programmes lbrydson@be-st.build for an informal discussion about the role.

For more about what we need from you, including a comprehensive list of the skills/experience we’re looking for, see page 4 of our role profile.

What’s in it for you?

Salary:  £44,263 - £56,021 per annum (depending on experience) plus annual pay increases each year.

We’re here to make a difference. This is only possible because of the people that work here – it’s our people that make us great. And with our people at the heart of what we do, it’s important that you are supported and rewarded.

We are committed to providing a wide range of benefits including:

• minimum of 41 days annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• employer pension contributions of 17.6%
• a wide range of learning and development opportunities
• opportunity to join our staff inclusion and support networks
• access to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK’s major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Work (click here for more info)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme

We’re currently operating a hybrid working model. Due to the nature of the role, some travel may be required within Scotland and occasionally within the UK and internationally, but the role is primarily based at our BE-ST campus in Hamilton (find us here).

Ready to get stuck in?

Apply via our online application portal supported by Edinburgh Napier University.

If you require any support completing your application, please reach out to the Talent & Resourcing Team at recruitment@napier.ac.uk.

Application closing date: Sunday 19 May

Interview date: Thursday 30 May

Please note interviews will take place at our BE-ST campus in Hamilton.

We don’t look for culture fit, but culture add. We value all the perspectives our team brings to the table, and we want to hear from YOU. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions, and will look at candidates holistically, balancing work, education, and additional experiences.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on several factors specific to the successful applicant. Check salary criteria for the visa on https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Contact us to discuss individual circumstances on recruitment@napier.ac.uk.

Equity, inclusion, and diversity are at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged, and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. Please see here for more information.