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Head of Energy – Nocton, Lincolnshire
Job titleHead of Energy – Nocton, Lincolnshire
Full Time/Part-Time Full Time
Department/Team Farming
Contract TypePermanent
Reporting to Operations Director/Farming Director
Company Overview:
Dyson Farming is a family-owned business, with a vision to benefit future generations through a commitment to commercially viable and environmentally sustainable food production at scale. We strive to be industry leaders in efficient, carbon-neutral, high-technology agriculture, employing highly skilled, pioneering people and supported by research and development in an ever-closer partnership with our sister company, Dyson. We see the future of agriculture as an exciting opportunity to improve the nation’s food security, health, and economic growth.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Define and lead on the energy strategy for DFL as part of the 5 year plan
- Proactively promote and maintain high standards of Health and Safety across the business, taking initiative to resolve and/or draw attention to areas that do not meet required standards.
- Lead and implement all energy projects across AD, Solar, heat, fuel and power to enhance business performance and carbon footprint.
- Ultimate responsibility for the energy P&L and budgeting across the business.
- Line management responsibility of the energy teams.
- Manage and motivate the team by setting and communicating aims, objectives and priorities. Hold regular one-to-one meetings to provide feedback to direct reports.
- Seek to identify areas for improvement and develop new initiatives to improve the performance of the business.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships across the wider business.
- Responsibility for power purchasing and trading across the business.
- Meeting and exceeding all required regulatory standards for the industry including statutory reporting.
- Responsibility for researching and implementation of new technology in this area.
- Preparing and presenting reports at board level to deliver the energy strategy.
- Must be present on site 5 days per week.
Person specification:
- 3 years experience in a similar energy lead role.
- Up to date knowledge on government energy strategy and relevent laws
- Excellent organisational skills
- Profient IT skills including MS Office and systems
- Confident communication skills, with the ability to interact with individuals from a range of backgrounds
- Proactive and flexible approach to work
- Leads improvements and changes to current ways of working
- Keen to suggest improvements to current ways of working
- Ability to work autonomously when required, whilst still possessing strong teamwork skills
Our estate offices
Please use the map below to view our estate offices around the country.
Head Office
The Estate Office,
Cyclone Way, Nocton,
Lincoln LN4 2GR
Carrington
The Estate Office, Beeches ,
Lane, Carrington, Boston,
Lincolnshire PE22 7JD