Senior Energy Manager – Heating and Cooling

Use thermal flex to accelerate the shift to a zero-carbon grid 

At Shuffle Energy, we’re building the future of zero carbon grid and clean heat. We are transforming one of the biggest challenges in the transition to net-zero into one of the UK’s greatest opportunities. Based in Cambridge, we are a fast-growing energy technology company developing the first specialist platform designed to unlock flexibility from smart heating and cooling systems, helping to balance the electricity grid while reducing carbon emissions and energy costs. Backed by One Planet Capital, Innovate UK, and leading energy-sector investors including the former CEO of SSE, Shuffle Energy is already being recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting climate tech businesses and was recently named one of the Top 7 Companies to Watch in Cambridge for 2026. Joining Shuffle means becoming part of a mission-driven team at the forefront of the energy transition working on cutting-edge technology with real-world impact, in an ambitious, collaborative environment where innovation, ownership, and purpose come together to reshape how the world heats its buildings and industries.

What You’ll Own 

You will operate at the intersection of technical expertise, commercial development, and product strategy, serving as the company’s senior subject-matter authority on commercial and industrial scale heating and cooling systems.

The role has two equally weighted dimensions:

• Product Development: Acting as the primary domain voice guiding our software engineering team as they develop and iterate the optimisation engine — translating deep knowledge of heating and cooling physics, control logic, and energy management into product requirements.
• Pilot deployments and Business Development: Deeply understanding the thermal; and energy requirements and operational limitations in a range of pilot sites focusing on value outcomes and seamless controller integrations. Owning relationships with UK local authorities, councils and industrial sites that manage portfolios of electrified heating and cooling assets — positioning our platform as their energy cost reduction and carbon management partner.
  We are seeking a Senior Energy Manager – Heating & Cooling to play a pivotal role bridging Product Development and Business Development. This role is suited to someone with strong technical expertise in heating and cooling systems, combined with commercial awareness and the ability to shape product direction. You will translate real-world system behaviour into requirements for our energy optimisation platform and support the development of solutions that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions while unlocking value from flexibility markets

Why this role matters 

This position sits at the crossroads of decarbonisation, cost reduction, and real-world delivery. You will turn complex energy challenges like managing electrified heating and cooling systems into practical, financially viable solutions that reduce carbon emissions and operating costs at scale.

This role accelerates the transition to smarter, more flexible energy systems while shaping products and strategies that can be replicated globally to make electrified heating and cooling affordable.

Why this role is unique 

Early stage of the business during a major technical revolution in energy flexibility and electrified heating — you are not simply executing an existing roadmap — you get to actively shape the direction of the company, the product, and even how thermal flexibility is adopted across the market.

Direct influence on product strategy and IP — you actively define how our platform works by translating real-world heating and cooling system behaviour into algorithms, features, and proprietary methodologies.

System-level impact — you engage with portfolios of assets (leisure, education, food and drink manufacturing), unlocking large-scale energy, cost, and carbon reductions.

Bridging physics with financial outcomes — the role uniquely combines thermodynamics, controls, and flexibility markets with commercial models like shared savings and revenue participation, tying engineering decisions directly to profit and carbon metrics.

Frontline role in the energy transition — positioned at the convergence of electrification, demand-side flexibility, and UK policy, you help shape how heating and cooling systems participate in emerging energy markets.

Continuous feedback loop between field and software — you operate across site audits, stakeholder workshops, and engineering teams, ensuring real-world performance data directly informs and improves the optimisation engine over time.

Responsibilities – first 12 months 

Phase 1 (0–3 months): Real-world pilots and product development 

In the first few months, your priority will be to deeply understand how heating and cooling systems in a range of sites can be controlled for shifting their usage and translate that into practical optimisation strategies working along with our senior data scientist and thermal research specialist. You’ll work hands-on with pilot sites to test and refine our approach, focusing on what actually creates value in real environments.

Phase 2 (3–6 months): Turning pilot success into market credibility 

Once pilots are delivering results, your role will shift toward shaping how that success is communicated and understood externally. This phase is about building credibility and preparing for scalable growth. You’ll be define ROI models and establish savings benchmarks, build relationships with councils and industrial partners (without hard selling) and contribute in designing a structured sales processes

Phase 3 (6+ months): Commercialisation and growth 

You will be closing high-value opportunities. You will be leading deals with early adopters and act as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding them through implementation and value realisation

About you 

You don’t need to tick every box – we value curiosity, leadership and the ability to learn quickly. You might be a great fit if you have: 

• 7+ years of experience in designing, installing or maintaining heating and cooling systems for large commercial buildings, leisure centres, food and drink manufacturing facilities
• Demonstrable experience in energy management, energy engineering, or a related technical discipline focused on commercial or industrial heating and cooling systems.
• Strong working knowledge of electrified heating and cooling technologies including heat pumps, chillers, VRF/VRV systems, BMS integration, and HVAC controls.
• Familiarity with system controls (Modbus / BACnet) and integration approaches.
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable working with energy data, half-hourly metering, kWh/kVAr analysis, and carbon accounting methodologies.
• Knowledge of IPMVP (International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol) or similar measurement and verification frameworks.
• Exposure to building energy modelling tools, BMS configuration, or IoT sensor integration for energy monitoring.
• Understanding of ESOS, SECR, net zero reporting frameworks, or public sector carbon reduction commitments (e.g. local authority Climate Emergency declarations).
• Clear communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, startup environments
• Able to travel to customer or manufacturer locations within the UK, EU, or internationally at short notice
• Demonstrated interest in energy transition, sustainability, or emerging technologies
• UK-based – we are not sponsoring visas at this time and will be looking to collaborate in-person at least once per month.

Nice-to-haves 

• Holder of a Electrotechnical Certification Scheme – ECS Building Controls Engineer Card
• Membership of a relevant professional body is advantageous (e.g. CIBSE, Energy Institute)
• IEMA, CEM (Certified Energy Manager), or equivalent energy management qualification desirable but not essential.
• Strong proficiency with Trend Controls (Legacy/IQ4) and Tridium Niagara (AX/N4) systems
• Experience in business development, specifically involving the sale of technology solutions to local councils or manufacturing plants.
• Experience engaging with or selling into local authority, public sector, or complex multi-stakeholder procurement environments.
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g., TRNSYS, EnergyPlus, Modelica).

Our culture  

We’re a small, mission-driven team focused on sustainability, customers, product clarity and inclusivity. Our values include:

• Diversity and inclusion – We welcome different experiences and ways of thinking
• Sustainability – We make environmentally responsible decisions every day
• Excellence and transparency – We do our best work, and communicate clearly
• Teamwork and service – We support our customers, colleagues, and community
• Perseverance – We stay resilient, even when the path is uncertain
  We care about building a team that reflects the diversity of the people and communities we serve. If you’re excited by our mission but aren’t sure you ‘fit the mould’, we’d still love to hear from you.

Practicalities & benefits 

• Remote-first with occasional travel to London/Cambridge for team meetings.
• Travel to customer or manufacturer locations within the UK, EU, or internationally
• Co-working support – Eagle Labs membership for Cambridge-based hires (other locations TBD).
• Competitive salary + share options – negotiable depending on cash vs equity preference.
• As a founding member, you will have influence in shaping future benefits + leave – we’re defining what makes us work best as a company, so let’s talk!