Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this (Information Pack)
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact David Mark Lewis on 01286 679307
Interview date to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 05/12/2024
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Purpose of the Post.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Prepare and implement the energy policy, monitor and target energy use and formulate energy saving measures on the Council’s property assets
Responsibility for functions . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
• Responsibility for personal technological equipment required to carry out duties – digital camera, measuring tapes, Disto, Data logger etc
Main Duties
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused
• To prepare regular reports for individual services on energy and water consumption and Legionnaires Disease using the Systemslink and Zetasafe software.
• To develop and implement computer systems for managing use of water and energy and Legionnaires disease.
• To prepare recommendations and plans to conserve the use of energy and water in Council buildings leading to financial savings across all Council services
• To prepare bids for finance from various funds in order to realise plans to conserve use of energy and water.
• To negotiate and facilitate the procurement of energy purchasing contracts on the Council’s buildings
• To consistently raise awareness of the importance of energy and water conservation among Council staff.
• To visit and inspect buildings, paying particular attention to high consumption of energy and water
• To provide professional advice to requests from Council officers and members with regard to energy and water consumption
• To research new methods of conserving energy and water, and develop recommendations based on the findings of that research
• To utilise information and professional experience in order to solve problems of energy and water consumption problems in Council property, and prepare recommendations in relation to effective management of council assets
• To represent the Corporate Property Unit in working groups and internal meetings as required.
• To represent the Council on National Groups dealing with energy and water conservation matters
• Any other associated work as directed.
• Responsibility for self development.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations in accordance with the responsibilities set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and the Council’s health and safety Policy.
• Operate within Council policy and procedure in with regard to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for information management in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is handled in compliance with Data Protection legislation
• Undertake any other reasonable and equivalent which are consistent with the responsibility level and salary of the post
Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• The requirement to carry out site visits throughout the year.
• The requirement to travel to meetings all over the County and beyond as required.
The above indicates an outline of duties only, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
The ability to work within a tight schedule, and to respond both thoroughly and promptly to instructions both as an individual and as a member of a team. Devotion and enthusiasm to reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
DESIRABLE
Experience of managing consultants and contractors
QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Degree or comparative qualification or experience a field relevant to the post
DESIRABLE
Degree or other recognised professional qualification in a subject related to energy conservation and management.
Membership of professional bodies in the field of energy conservation i.e. CIBSE.
HNC or comparative qualification in a field relevant to Energy Conservation, property or construction
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Experience of creating energy saving reports
Experience of monitoring energy use in commercial buildings
Experience of analytical computer systems
DESIRABLE
Experience of providing recommendations and business cases in order to reduce energy use.
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Experience of working on computer systems to provide regular reports e.g MS Office Excel and word
Experience of using database systems
DESIRABLE
Knowledge of energy saving systems and technology to monitor energy consumption in buildings. Eg Stark
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher Level
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher Level
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
The attributes expected of the post holder should be noted. These should be used as assessment criteria for all candidates.
Mae gan Cyngor Gwynedd becyn cyflogaeth deniadol, am ragor o wybodaeth cliciwch ar y (Pecyn Gwybodaeth)
Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn gweithredu’n fewnol trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ac yn cynnig ei holl wasanaethau yn ddwyieithog. Bydd angen i’r ymgeisydd gyrraedd y lefel ieithyddol sy’n cael ei nodi fel un o’r sgiliau hanfodol yn y Manylion Person.
Rydym yn annog pob ymgeisydd am swydd gyda’r Cyngor i gyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg neu yn ddwyieithog.
(Bydd ceisiadau sydd yn cael eu cyflwyno yn uniaith Gymraeg neu Saesneg yn cael eu trin yn gwbl gyfartal, ond gofynnir i’r ymgeisydd ystyried yn ofalus beth yw gofynion iaith y swydd a’r sefydliad ac a fyddai cyflwyno cais yn uniaith Gymraeg yn fwy addas.)
Am sgwrs anffurfiol gellir cysylltu â David Marrk Lewis ar 01286 679307
Cynnal cyfweliadau i’w gadarnhau.
Ffurflenni cais a manylion pellach gan , Gwasanaeth Cefnogol, Cyngor Gwynedd, Swyddfa'r Cyngor, Stryd y Jêl, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Ffôn: 01286 679076 eBost: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Os yn llwyddiannus i fod ar y rhestr fer am gyfweliad, byddwn yn cysylltu a chwi drwy’r cyfeiriad E-BOST a gofnodwyd gennych ar eich ffurflen gais. Mae angen i chwi sicrhau eich bod yn gwirio eich E-BOST yn rheolaidd.
Pwrpas y Swydd.
• Llunio a gweithredu polisi ynni, monitro a gosod targedau defnydd ynni ynghyd a pharatoi cynlluniau arbed ynni yn asedau eiddo y Cyngor
• Sicrhau bod pobl Gwynedd yn ganolog i bopeth yr ydym yn ei wneud.
Cyfrifoldeb am Adnoddau. . e.e. staff, cyllid, offer
Offer technegol personnol ar gyfer ymgymryd a’r gwaith - camera digidol, peiriant mesur digidol “Disto”, tapiau mesur, peiriant “data logger” ayb
Prif Ddyletswyddau.
• Darparu adroddiadau rheolaidd i’r Gwasanaethau unigol ar ddefnydd ynni a dwr gan ddefnyddio sustem Stark
• Gweithredu a datblygu systemau cyfrifiadurol defnyddio ynni a dwr
• Paratoi argymhellion a pharatoi cynlluniau er arbed defnydd ynni a dwr fewn adeiladau’r Cyngor gan arwain at arbedion ariannol i holl Wasanaethau y Cyngor.
• Paratoi bidiau am gyllid o wahanol gronfeydd er mwyn gwireddu cynlluniau arbed ynni a dwr.
• Negodi a chytuno telerau gwahanol gytundebau pwrcasu ynni i adeiladau y Cyngor.
• Codi ymwybyddiaeth ymysg staff y Cyngor a hyrwyddo pwysigrwydd cadwraeth ynni a dwr yn gyson.
• Ymweld ac arolygu adeiladau ac edrych ar achosion defnydd ynni a dwr uchel
• Darparu Cyngor proffesiynnol i ymholiadau gan swyddogion ac aelodau mewn perthynas a materion cadwraeth ynni a dwr.
• Ymchwilio i ddulliau newydd o arbed ynni a dwr a datblygu argymhellion ar sail canfyddiadau yr ymchwil.
• Defnyddio gwybodaeth a phrofiad proffesiynnol arbennigol i ddatrus problemau defnydd ynni a dwr yn eiddo y Cyngor a pharatoi argymhellion mewn perthynas a rheolaeth effeithiol o asedau’r Cyngor.
• Cynrychioli’r Uned eiddo gorfforaethol ar weithgorau ac mewn cyfarfodydd mewnol fel bo’r gofyn.
• Cynrychioli’r Cyngor ar grwpiau cenedlaethol yn ymwneud a materion cadwraeth ynni a dwr.
• Unrhyw waith cysylltiol arall fel y’i cyfarwyddir
• Cyfrifoldeb am hunan ddatblygiad
• Cyfrifoldeb am hunan ddatblygiad
• Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â rheolau Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y gweithle yn unol â’r cyfrifoldebau a nodir yn Neddf Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y Gweithle 1974 a Pholisi Iechyd a Diogelwch y Cyngor.
• Gweithredu o fewn polisïau’r Cyngor yng nghyswllt cyfle cyfartal a chydraddoldeb.
• Cyfrifoldeb am reoli gwybodaeth yn unol â safonau a chanllawiau rheoli gwybodaeth y Cyngor. Sicrhau bod gwybodaeth bersonol yn cael ei thrin mewn cydymffurfiaeth â deddfwriaeth Diogelu Data
• Ymrwymiad i leihau allyriadau carbon y Cyngor yn unol â’r Cynllun Rheoli Carbon ac annog eraill i weithredu’n gadarnhaol tuag at leihau ôl-troed carbon y Cyngor.
• Ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswydd arall cyfatebol a rhesymol sy’n cyd-fynd â lefel cyflog a lefel cyfrifoldeb y swydd.
• Cyfrifoldeb i adrodd am bryder neu amheuaeth bod plentyn neu oedolyn bregus yn cael ei gamdrin
Amgylchiadau Arbennig. . e.e. angen i weithio oriau anghymdeithasol, trefniadau gwaith arbennig, a.y.y.b.
Archwiliadau safle gydol y flwyddyn
Teithio i gyfarfodydd led led y sir a thu allan i’r sir fel bo’r gofyn.
Amlinelliad yn unig o ddyletswyddau’r swydd a ddangosir uchod, a hynny er mwyn rhoi syniad o’r lefel cyfrifoldeb sydd ynghlwm â hi. Nid yw’r swydd ddisgrifiad hon yn fanwl gynhwysfawr, ac fe all dyletswyddau’r swydd newid o bryd i’w gilydd heb newid ei natur sylfaenol na’r lefel cyfrifoldeb.
NODWEDDION PERSONOL
HANFODOL
Y gallu i weithio o fewn amserlen dynn ac ymateb i gyfarwyddiadau yn drwyadl ac amserol. Y gallu i weithio fel rhan o dîm ac ar liwt ei hun fel bo’r gofyn. Ymroddiad a brwdfrydedd i leihau ôl troed carbon y Cyngor.
DYMUNOL
Profiad o reoli ymgynghorwyr a chontractwyr
CYMWYSTERAU A HYFFORDDIANT PERTHNASOL
HANFODOL
Gradd neu gymhwyster cyfatebol neu profiad perthnasol i’r swydd
DYMUNOL
Gradd neu gymhwyster proffesiynol cydnabyddedig yn y maes rheolaeth a chadwraeth ynni. Aelodaeth o gyrff proffesiynol yn y maes Cadwraeth Ynni e.e. CIBSE
HNC neu gymhwyster cymharol mewn maes yn ymwneud a chadwraeth ynni, eiddo neu adeiladwaith
PROFIAD PERTHNASOL
HANFODOL
Profiad o greu adroddiadau cadwraeth ynni
Profiad o fonitro defnydd ynni mewn adeiladau masnachol
Profiad helaeth ar sustemau cyfrifiadurol dadansoddiadol
DYMUNOL
Paratoi argymhellion a pharatoi cynlluniau er arbed defnydd ynni
SGILIAU A GWYBODAETH ARBENIGOL
HANFODOL
Profiad o weithio ar sustemau cyfrifiadurol i greu adroddiadau a taenlenni e.e. MS Office Excel a Word.
Profiad o ddefnyddio systemau basdata.
DYMUNOL
Gwybodaeth am systemau a thechnoleg monitro defnydd ynni mewn adeiladau e.e Systems Link
ANGHENION IEITHYDDOL
HANFODOL
Gwrando a Siarad - Lefel Uwch
Gallu dilyn sgwrs neu drafodaeth drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg ar lefel broffesiynol a thrafod pynciau cyffredinol bob dydd yn y maes er mwyn cyflwyno gwybodaeth a mynegi barn. Gallu darparu cyflwyniad wedi'i baratoi o flaen llaw ac ymateb i unrhyw sylwadau a chwestiynau arno drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg.
Darllen a Deall - Lefel Uwch
Gallu deall Cymraeg a Saesneg ysgrifenedig safonol, ffurfiol ac anffurfiol. Medru casglu gwybodaeth o amrywiol ffynonellau megis llythyrau, adroddiadau, erthyglau, drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg er mwyn cyflawni'r swydd.
Ysgrifennu - Lefel Uwch
Cyflwyno gwybodaeth ysgrifenedig gyda hyder ar ffurf llythyr, adroddiad mwy manwl a thechnegol ac ymateb i geisiadau ysgrifenedig gan gyfleu gwybodaeth, syniadau a barn drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. (Mae'n bosib cael cymorth i wirio'r iaith)
Dylid disgrifio'r nodweddion rheiny a ddisgwylir gan ddeilydd y swydd. Defnyddir
rhain fel meini prawf wrth asesu pob ymgeisydd.
