Job Specifications
Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility - Energy - London (Hybrid) - Contract Outside IR35 3 Months
Role: Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
Contract: Outside IR35 3 Months (Will be monthly rolling after this period)
Rate: £DOE
Overview
We are working with a fast-growing energy and sustainability consultancy supporting large UK real estate portfolios to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
The business delivers an integrated approach that combines energy procurement, demand-side optimisation, and flexibility services. By aligning intelligent supply contracts with active energy management — including BMS control, load shifting, batteries, and grid services — clients achieve better financial and carbon outcomes than with traditional procurement-only models.
This role will lead the development and delivery of energy procurement and flexibility services across the UK market.
The Role
As Head of Energy Procurement & Flexibility, you will be responsible for building and running a market-leading procurement and demand management offering for commercial real estate clients.
This is a senior, commercially focused role combining strategy, client advisory, and internal capability building, working closely with technical, data, and delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
Energy Procurement
Develop and execute energy procurement strategies (power, gas, water) across large, multi-site portfolios
Lead supplier tenders, contract negotiations, PPAs, and ongoing contract performance
Analyse tariffs, risk management approaches, and forward market movements
Procure energy aligned with best-practice sustainability standards (e.g. renewable-backed supply, time-matched PPAs, additionality)
Apply tenant recharge methodologies and pricing strategies where relevant
Measurement & Verification
Integrate procurement outcomes with energy data and reporting platforms
Work with engineering and data teams to reconcile consumption data with billing
Verify savings and performance against contract expectations
Produce clear, ESG-aligned reporting for clients
Flexibility & Asset Integration
Understand how demand-side flexibility, batteries, and distributed generation impact procurement decisions
Support the valuation and monetisation of flexibility through grid services, dynamic tariffs, and peak avoidance
Identify and develop commercial models for flexibility participation (e.g. virtual power plants, balancing services)
Client Advisory
Act as a senior advisor to commercial real estate clients
Present clear insights on market movements, pricing risk, and performance
Support clients’ net zero strategies, compliance requirements, and long-term energy planning
Ideal Background
You are likely to come from one of the following backgrounds:
Energy supplier, trader, or aggregator (procurement, trading, risk, or flexibility)
Energy procurement or sustainability consultancy
In-house energy or utilities role within real estate, facilities management, or large estates
You will have strong exposure to:
UK energy markets and non-commodity cost structures
Procurement strategy and supplier negotiations
Energy data, reporting, and performance management
Skills & Experience
Strong commercial understanding of UK energy markets and regulation
Familiarity with flexibility markets, asset control platforms, and BMS data
Highly analytical, with the ability to translate complex data into clear commercial strategy
Confident communicator, comfortable engaging both technical teams and senior commercial stakeholders
Entrepreneurial mindset, suited to a growth-stage environment
Personality Fit
Commercially sharp and commercially accountable
Technically curious, keen to connect energy assets, data, and markets
Collaborative and comfortable working across disciplines
Builder mentality — motivated by shaping and scaling a new service line
Role Level
Senior / Director / VP level
Typically 5–8+ years’ experience
If this is of interest please apply on LinkedIn or email abbey.graham@everec.co.uk