Business Development Advisor- Energy

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Economic Development Service (EDS) has an instrumental role in the delivery of the One Coventry Plan and in particular the vision to promote the growth of a sustainable Coventry economy.

To achieve our ambition of delivering sustainable growth through creating opportunities, the teams within EDS carry out a number of key activities including:

• Monitoring and shaping policy
• Identifying and delivering investment opportunities and projects
• Delivering the Council’s inward investment offer and selling Coventry around the world as a place to do business
• Providing a business support and investment programme; and
• Managing external funding programmes.

The benefits of these services aim to meet the needs of local businesses and industry across all sectors, international businesses seeking to invest and local residents through jobs and growth.  

The team has a strong track record of success including:

• Delivering hundreds of millions of pounds in external funding from European and UK Government sources
• Securing funding for and providing project delivery of the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), and supporting Coventry’s plans for a Gigafactory
• Attracting major investors to the City through the promotion of opportunities to a national and global audience; and
• Awarding grants to local SMEs to help them to grow and create jobs

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Do you want to help SMEs based in Coventry and Warwickshire to reduce their energy consumption and costs?

Are you passionate about the environment and have knowledge of energy, water and waste efficiency?

… If so, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Business Energy Advisor to join Coventry City Council to deliver the Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS) programme, which supports businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire who want to save money on energy and maximise energy efficiencies.

Within the role you would be a key member of the team, promoting and delivering the objectives and outputs supporting business to become more energy efficient, reducing both energy and costs. In this role, you would work directly with SMEs within Coventry and Warwickshire to improve their energy and resource efficiency.

The Business Energy Advisor will need to carry out on-site energy and resource efficiency audits within SMEs to produce action plans, identifying potential energy-saving measures which will be presented to the business. Following the audit, an offering of financial support through capital grants will be administered to assist the SMEs to deliver the recommendations

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has strong experience of working with businesses and has knowledge of environmental issues, including climate change, sustainable energy use, carbon reduction and management. You will also have experience in researching and interpreting complex relevant data, making recommendations, and preparing reports. An experience of business and stakeholder engagement with both internal and external parties is also essential. Standard and high intensity energy auditing experience is also highly desirable.

You will have a high level of verbal and written communication skills and a proven record in consulting and negotiating with businesses.

The successful candidate will also be expected to represent the BEAS programme at promotional events as required

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement. When writing your personal statement, please demonstrate the following:

• Any relevant experience of undertaking on-site energy audits and delivering carbon savings through energy, water and waste efficiency.
• Your passion for the environment and desire to shift towards a low carbon economy.
• Your previous experience of business engagement and relationship management.

For more information or an informal discussion on this opportunity, please contact our Senior Business Relationship Manager – Parmy Singh at parmy.singh@coventry.gov.uk

if you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th & Friday 8th August 2025

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies