Technical Officer at CIBSE – London, England

About CIBSE

CIBSE is one of the leading professional engineering institutions in the UK and overseas, having over 21,000 members across 95 countries. This is an exciting time to join CIBSE, a charitable organisation, which plays a critical role in a growing and changing sector, and which has developed and diversified significantly over the last few years. CIBSE is at the forefront in the drive to improve building performance and safety, health, sustainability and enable net zero carbon in the built environment.

We are fiercely proud of our heritage and history and have a justified reputation for excellence, exceptional quality and a refusal to accept second best. Our guidance and information products are seen as ‘the bibles’ of building services around the world and the CIBSE logo is recognised as a kitemark of quality.

CIBSE Certification Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is accredited by UKAS for Personnel and Management Systems, and recently appointed as the Administrator for NABERS UK.

We have a fantastic opportunity for the successful applicant to join an experienced team with the vision and drive to reinforce CIBSE’s role as the primary Certification Body in the Built Environment.

We are confident that with our expertise across certified competent people, systems, products and building performance ratings we will help drive a more sustainable and resilient built environment.

CIBSE certifies management systems to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 and ISO 45001, verifies Embodied Carbon claims, and runs following personnel schemes:

Low Carbon Consultant (LCCs), Low Carbon Energy Assessor (LCEAs) for non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), Air Conditioning Inspector (ACI), ESOS Lead Assessor, Heat Networks Consultant, Section 63 Advisor for Scotland, Management System Specialist and NABERS UK Licensed Assessor.

About the role

What you will do

• Providing technical support for personnel schemes, and to support the development and expansion of NABERS UK services and Embodied Carbon verification schemes.
• Responding to technical enquiries for personal certification, and new schemes.
• Completing audits of lodged EPC, DEC, Air Conditioning Inspection, NABERS Reports etc.
• Undertaking NABERS and other scheme activities e.g. reviewing data, reporting, auditing, supervision
• Assisting with UKAS, NABERS and government and stakeholder audits.
• Achieving service level requirements when dealing with enquiries.
• Assisting in investigations of complaints or potential conflicts of interest.
• Embracing our “customer orientated” culture with feedback mechanisms.
• Working with government and other stakeholders to establish/improve scheme requirements, influencing the future of energy compliance and Net Zero Carbon.
• Contributing to the development-improvement of new systems, and services of CIBSE Certification.
  
  Please note: this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organisation.

What you will need to be successful

• Qualified and certified non-domestic Energy Assessor, NABERS experience is beneficial
• Minimum of two years’ experience conducting energy assessments e.g. EPCs, DECs, AC Inspections or NABERS
• In depth technical knowledge of building services and requirements of the EPB Regulations and Part L
• Good working knowledge of software required to generate EPCs, DECs or AC Inspection Reports
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with partners to deliver effective solutions for customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Training will be provided as required on NABERS, Embodied Carbon systems and processes.