Shape the future of qualifications, apprenticeships and skills products in a growing awarding organisation with ambitious plans growth.
Shape the Future of Product Innovation in a Growing Awarding Organisation
This is a rare opportunity to join Energy & Environment Awards at a pivotal moment in its development. With ambitious growth plans, a strong financial platform and a commitment to supporting critical infrastructure sectors, the organisation is seeking an exceptional leader to drive the future development of its qualifications, apprenticeships and assessment products.
Reporting to the Managing Director and serving as a key member of the senior leadership team, the Head of Product Development will play a central role in shaping product strategy, identifying new growth opportunities and ensuring products remain relevant, innovative and responsive to industry needs.
This newly created leadership role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on both organisational performance and the future workforce needs of some of the UK’s most important industries.
Who we are
Energy & Environment Awards is the specialist awarding organisation for the energy and utilities sector and forms part of the Energy & Utility Skills Group.
Through qualifications, apprenticeship assessment, EUSR, the utilities sector’s UK-wide register of safety and competence and industry-recognised training programmes and assessments, the organisation works closely with employers and training providers to ensure learners and professionals gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in rapidly changing industries.
Financially strong, ambitious and purpose-driven, the organisation is embarking on a significant period of growth. With plans to more than double in size over the coming years, investment in products, people and innovation sits at the heart of its future strategy. This creates an exciting opportunity for a talented individual who wants to shape and deliver organisational success while making a genuine difference to industry and society.
About the role
The Head of Product Development will lead the product development function across regulated qualifications, apprenticeship assessment, industry-recognised products and the utilities sector’s register of skills and training.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and delivering product strategy.
- Leading qualification and apprenticeship product development.
- Identifying market opportunities and emerging industry needs.
- Driving innovation across the product lifecycle.
- Building relationships with employers and sector stakeholders.
- Working collaboratively across the senior leadership team to support wider organisational objectives.
- Creating a high-performing and customer-focused product development function.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced leader from within the awarding and assessment sector who combines strategic vision with strong delivery capability.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate:
- Significant experience within an awarding organisation.
- Leadership experience within qualifications, assessment, apprenticeships or product development.
- Strong commercial awareness and customer focus.
- Experience influencing organisational strategy.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.
- A track record of innovation and continuous improvement.
- The confidence to challenge existing approaches and drive positive change.
Most importantly, we are looking for someone excited by the opportunity to shape the future direction of a growing organisation and contribute to its long-term success.
To view the role description and person specification, please go to the ‘How to Apply’ tab above, fill in your details and download the candidate pack.
For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Rajia Alam | rajia@peridotpartners.co.uk
Welcome from the Managing Director
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the Head of Product Development role at Energy & Environment Awards.
As the specialist awarding organisation for the energy and utilities sector, Energy & Environment Awards plays a key role in delivering the safe and skilled workforce needed to maintain and transform the UK’s power, gas and water critical national infrastructure.
We deliver safety-critical and technical apprenticeship assessments, qualifications and EUSR, the sector’s UK-wide register of safety and competence for more than 300,000 workers and industry-recognised training programmes delivered through a national network of over 200 training providers.
We have ambitious growth plans to more than double in size by 2033 and to deliver on this ambition we are investing in this new senior leadership role.
As part of the senior leadership team, you will develop our portfolio strategy and deliver high-quality and innovative products and services to expand our reach and meet the needs of learners and employers.
This new role needs an ambitious leader with extensive experience in qualification and assessment development within an awarding organisation.
We value our colleagues and offer a package of health and wellbeing benefits including 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, bonus scheme, pension scheme, flexible working and Life Assurance.
If you want to play a critical role in delivering our future success, I am delighted to receive your application.
Yours sincerely,
Rachel Thomas
Managing Director
Energy & Environment Awards
About Energy & Environment Awards
Energy & Environment Awards delivers qualifications, apprenticeship assessment and skills solutions that support employers operating across safety-critical and infrastructure sectors.
Working closely with industry partners, the organisation develops products that address workforce challenges and support the development of skilled professionals across the energy, utilities and environmental sectors.
The organisation has ambitious growth plans and is working to significantly increase its scale and impact over the coming years. Supported by a clear strategy, strong leadership and a commitment to innovation, this is an exciting time to join the organisation and help shape its future direction.
The successful candidate will join at a critical stage of the organisation’s development and will have the opportunity to influence growth, innovation and customer experience across the business.
Benefits
- Eligibility for Senior Leadership Team bonus scheme of up to 20%
- Contributory pension scheme (7% employer contribution with 4% employee contribution)
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- 27 days annual leave, increasing with service
- Buy and sell holiday scheme
- Wellbeing Passport allowance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Hybrid working arrangement (minimum two days per week in the office)
Accessibility information
We understand that different members of the community have different access needs and have made some modifications to the way we do business to accommodate people from diverse communities and abilities.
We offer the following amenities:
- Step free access to the building, all key meeting rooms and bathrooms and an accessible workstation
- Accessibility dogs are welcome
- Interviews can be held in meeting rooms that support hearing loops
- Papers and materials can be presented in different formats
- A sign language interpreter can be accessed for interview
- Working patterns and locations can be adjusted
Further information
Energy & Environment Awards is committed to achieving a workforce that is representative of all sections of society and positively encourages applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The company aims to make its recruitment accessible to all potential candidates and support is available for any accessibility requirements or assistance throughout the selection process.
Any requests for support, reasonable adjustments or accessibility requirements should be directed through Peridot Partners, who will liaise directly with Louise Parry on behalf of candidates.
To arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Rajia Alam | rajia@peridotpartners.co.uk
Thank you for your interest in this role. Please download the Role Description and Person Specification.
To formally apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement (ideally maximum 2 sides of A4 each) that clearly outlines your suitability for the role against the criteria provided in the person specification, including your interest and motivation in applying for this position.
Please include your home address, contact email and mobile.
Please ensure that your application is emailed to response@peridotpartners.co.uk, inserting “Application: EEA — Head of Product Development” into the subject field. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt within 2-3 days. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact our admin team.
For further information about the role or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Rajia Alam | rajia@peridotpartners.co.uk
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Timetable
Closing date: 9 a.m. Friday 23rd October
Target start date: January 2027
We are in the process of confirming interview dates. Once confirmed, we will update the site and contact those who have applied.
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