Capacity and Capability Coordinator

Job Title: Capacity and Capability Coordinator

Location: Aberdeen/Edinburgh

Reporting to: Capacity and Capability Manager

Number of Roles Available: 3

Company Overview:

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company - we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:

Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects

Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership

We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter - from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means:

Purpose-driven work Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition

Career growth Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment

Collaboration and flexibility Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment

If you want to make a real difference and help power a greener, fairer future for the UK, GBE is the place for you.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

About the Role:

We are recruiting a number of capability and capacity coordinators to work in the capability and capacity services team. The team will be responsible for developing and delivery our service to support and enable communities and local authorities to establish community energy groups, develop projects and standardise delivery models.

The Capacity and Capability Coordinators will play a key role in empowering communities, local government and public sector bodies to engage confidently in renewable energy projects. You will be take a lead on one of the main aspects of the capability and capacity service such as the creation, development and continuous improvement of templates, guidance tools and knowledge products that support our customers and channel partners with the different archetypes for renewable energy projects. In addition, you will be working to a Capacity and Capability Manager on our longer-term thinking for developing the service.

These are creative, collaborative and user-focused roles, offering the chance to shape how GBE Local supports the UK’s growing community energy sector and local energy projects. Working closely with colleagues across GBE Local, regional partners and sector experts, you will gather evidence, understand user needs and translate technical information into practical tools, all the while maintaining a network of high-quality resources.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and maintenance of materials, advice, guidance or expertise supporting the full lifecycle of renewable energy project archetypes

Work with subject-matter experts to translate complex technical, financial and legal requirements into clear, user-focused guidance for non-expert audiences

Manage the end-to-end process for developing knowledge products, including scoping, drafting, testing with users, quality assurance and publication

Support on the development of GBE Local’s longer-term strategy and approach to capacity and capability products, services and offerings

Produce high-quality written materials including briefings, explainers, step-by-step guides and visual tools

Contribute to evaluation and continuous improvement by gathering user feedback and tracking how tools are used across the sector

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

Experience developing templates, process documents, guidance tools, training materials or similar knowledge products

Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively and deliver to deadlines

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to gather input from technical specialists and non-expert users

Good analytical skills and the ability to synthesise information from multiple sources, as well as having a proactive, organised and user-friendly approach to problem-solving

Desirable:

Experience working in or with community energy, local government, or public-sector delivery environments

Experience with service design, user research or developing customer-facing tools

Personal Qualities:

Takes ownership, shows confidence in decision-making, and is willing to challenge constructively

Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact

Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships

Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working

Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer:

Competitive base salary

Performance-related bonus scheme

Excellent pension scheme

4x salary life assurance

Group income protection

38 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Ongoing professional development and training

Supportive, inclusive working environment

How to Apply:

For further information please contact:

Pearse O'Brien

Principle Sourcing Specialist

Pearse.OBrien@weareams.com

PSRpermapplications@weareams.com

Application Close Date:

2nd August