Job: ECO Administrator

Hours: Full Time

Location: Rainford

An opportunity has arisen for an ECO Administrator to join the team at A&M Energy Solutions Ltd at our Head Office in Rainford.

The candidate should ideally have previous experience of working in a busy office environment; ideally within the energy efficiency funding industry, under ECO and Green Deal.

Your day to day role will be working under the supervision of the ECO Manager as part of an administration team that works to strict deadlines. The candidate should possess the following qualities:

1. Have a keen eye for detail as documentation checking is a very important part of this role.
2. Capable of working on Microsoft Office applications; including Outlook, Word and Excel.
3. Ability to communicate information clearly and precisely at various levels of the organisation.
4. A fundamental understanding of how the ECO/Green Deal industry works.
5. Previous use of electronic databases/online systems for updating information and tracking progress of schemes is desired.
6. Works well as part of a team.
7. Highly motivated and willing to ensure your job is carried out consistently to strict reporting timeframes.

Industry/sector experience is preferred. 

Please can any interested candidates send their CV to matthew.evans@hyperstage.co.uk/amenergy

The Regional Green Deal Awards 2015 are now underway and here at A&M we are celebrating our successes across the board.

Having submitted entries into three regions, we are very happy to announce that we received awards or commendations in all.

In the North West, ECO/Green Deal Compliance Manager Jonathan Marsh came second runner up in the “Assessor of the Year” Category.

Jonathan is our Compliance Lead at A&M and his main focus is to ensure that all of our team members across the group remain up-to-date and work at the highest standards set by the industry. Jonathan is additionally a specialist U-Value calculator and he provides over 500 wall U-Value certificates per week.

In region South East, Martin Forward was awarded “Regional Assessor of the year”.

Martin carries out over 300 Green Deal Energy Assessment’s each year. He is one of our most accomplished assessors and we are very happy that his hard work and effort has been acknowledged at this level.

In region Wales we submitted the Sovereign Housing Warmer Homes project into the “Project of the Year” category. A&M was the leading contractor in this project, which provides warmer homes across 30 sites, for those families who were experiencing fuel poverty.

The project was given a High Commendation at the awards, which has been greatly received by all of those involved.

We are now looking forward to the National Green Deal and ECO Awards in June where we hope to be awarded for more of the excellent work which we deliver across England and Wales.

Well-done to all of the 2015 nominees and congratulations to all of the winners!

For further information contact Helen Oliver on 01744 886 111

GDHIF phase 3 will be released on 16^th March 2015

From mid-day on Monday 16^th March, householders in England and Wales will be able to enjoy a warmer home thanks to the third release of the governments Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF).

The popular scheme, which offers up to £5600 to householders in England and Wales, will help with the cost of installing a selection of energy saving measures including cavity wall insulation, floor insulation and external wall insulation.

For the third release of funding, domestic energy customers will be able to receive the following:

• up to £3750 for installing solid wall insulation;
• and/or up to £1250 for installing two measures from an approved list;
• up to £100 refunded for their Green Deal Assessment;
• up to £500 more if applying within 12 months of buying a new home

Householders can apply for the third release of GDHIF vouchers until all of the £70 million available has been allocated. At this point the scheme will automatically close.

Eligibility

To qualify all of the following must apply:

• you’re improving a domestic property in England or Wales that you own or live in
• you have either a Green Deal advice report or an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) that’s less than 2 years old
• the improvements you’re applying for are covered by the scheme and recommended in your EPC or Green Deal advice report
• you use a Green Deal provider or installer registered with the GDHIF

You must also meet the scheme’s terms and conditions

You can’t apply if you’re already receiving money back for the same improvements through other schemes. For example, the Energy Company Obligation, Green Deal Communities, Green Deal Cashback or the first release of GDHIF.

In addition, you can’t apply for the GDHIF on behalf of your clients if you’re a managing agent.

Rented accommodation

You can apply for the GDHIF if you’re a landlord, unless you’ve received more than €200,000 (£160,000) of de minimis funding in the last 3 financial years.

You can also apply if you’re a tenant in social or private rented housing. The person paying for the majority of the improvements gets the money back.

How to claim

1. Ensure that you have an up-to-date Green Deal Assessment or an EPC for your property.
2. Agree a quote from an approved Green Deal installation company, that’s registered with the Home Improvement Fund.
3. Apply for a Home Improvement Fund voucher before you start the work.
4. Complete the work.
5.  Ask your Green Deal provider to complete the final sections of the voucher.
6. Follow the instructions on the voucher to make your claim – you must do this before the expiration date on the voucher.

Funds are limited and DECC may vary the terms of the scheme (including the incentive rates) or suspend or close the scheme, with immediate effect, without notice and at any time.

The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) will accept new applications from 9am on Wednesday 10 December 2014.

You can get back up to 67% of the cost of installing solid wall insulation, up to £4,000.

You can also get up to £1,000 towards the cost of installing any 2 of the following:

• a condensing gas boiler on mains gas
• double or triple glazing as a replacement for single glazing
• secondary glazing
• energy efficient replacement external doors
• cavity wall insulation
• floor insulation
• flat-roof insulation
• insulation for a room in the roof
• a replacement warm air unit
• fan-assisted storage heaters
• a waste water heat recovery system

You can get up to £500 more if you apply within 12 months of buying a home.

You can also claim back up to £100 towards the cost of your Green Deal assessment if you install energy-saving improvements through the GDHIF.

This GDHIF offer may change or be withdrawn without notice at any time. The amount of funding available is limited. You may not be able to get any money back towards the cost of your Green Deal advice report.

Eligibility

To qualify all of the following must apply:

• you’re improving a domestic property in England or Wales that you own or live in
• you have either a Green Deal advice report or an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) that’s less than 2 years old
• the improvements you’re applying for are covered by the scheme and recommended in your EPC or Green Deal advice report
• you use a Green Deal provider or installer registered with the GDHIF

You must also meet the scheme’s terms and conditions (PDF, 451KB).

You can’t apply if you’re already getting money back for the same improvements through other schemes, e.g. the Energy Company Obligation, Green Deal Communities, Green Deal Cashback or the first release of GDHIF.

Rented accommodation

You can apply for the GDHIF if you’re a landlord, unless you’ve received more than €200,000 (£160,000) of de minimis funding in the last 3 financial years.

You can also apply if you’re a tenant in social or private rented housing. The person paying for the majority of the improvements gets the money back.

You can’t apply for the GDHIF on behalf of your clients if you’re a managing agent.

How to claim

1. Get a Green Deal assessment or an EPC for your property.
2. Get and agree a quote from a Green Deal installation company that’s registered with the Home Improvement Fund.
3. Apply for a Home Improvement Fund voucher before you start the work.
4. Complete the work.
5. Ask your Green Deal provider or installer to fill in the rest of the voucher.
6. Follow the instructions on the voucher to make your claim. You must do this before the expiration date on the voucher.

The launch of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) phase 2 is to launch very soon.  This is money back for householders wanting to make their homes more energy efficient.  For more information please visit https://decc.blog.gov.uk/2014/12/01/update-on-green-deal-home-improvement-fund/

We will provide you with up to date information as and when this is available.

Call us now to register your interest in the scheme on 0800 318 867 or visit the contact us section on this website.

We currently have vacancies for a number of experienced Cavity Wall Insulation Installers for immediate start at our West Bromwich branch.

All applicants must have full driving licence.

Please contact Ron Steventon, Operations Manager on ron.steventon@hyperstage.co.uk/amenergy or 07795 373 328 for more information.

An opportunity has arisen at our Head Office in St Helens for a Compliance Administrator.

Reporting to the ECO/Green Deal Compliance Manager, the role will involve the typing of u-value letters, assisting with company GDAS, ISO and PAS audits and liaising with branches gathering audit material and information.

Applicants must display a high level of attention to detail and will be expected to carry out other administration duties as required.

Hours 16 per week.

National minimum wage.

To apply for this position, please forward a copy of your CV to louise.ashton@hyperstage.co.uk/amenergy

We currently have vacancies for a number of experienced Cavity Wall Insulation Installers for immediate start at our St Helens branch.

All applicants must have full driving licence.

Please contact Andy Kenny, Branch Manager on andy@aminsulations.co.uk or 01744 886111 for more information.

More people will be able to enjoy warmer homes and more control of their energy bills as a result of an additional £100 million announced today for household energy efficiency.