Call us on 0300 3655255 (free from mobiles) or email: thegreendeal@treeonline.org.uk to find out more about how The Green Deal can benefit you.

Qualified Electricians

Preferably with solar PV experience although training will be offered to suitable candidates

Qualified Plumbers

Preferably with solar thermal, heat pump and/or underfloor heating experience although training will be offered to the suitable candidates.

Apprentices:

Must be reliable, hard working, wanting to learn and work as part of a team.

Sales Manager:

Must be self motivated and have a good track record of achieving realistic revenue targets through composing and executing sales and marketing campaigns. Any experience of the energy industry is a distinct advantage.

Insulation Installers

We would like to hear from anyone who has experience of fitting/installing insulation materials.

Sub contractors always required

Domestic and Non Domestic Energy Assessors

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and all positions offer attractive pay and conditions.

Applicants must consider themselves to be a professional and due to the nature of our work, which is mainly in the social housing sector, must be prepared to undertake a CRB check. We would also expect you to be flexible and be prepared to work away occasionally.

To apply for any of the above vacancies please email your CV with a covering letter explaining why we should employ you to: recruitment@treeonline.org.uk. You may use this email address if you would like to ask for any further information – Thank you.

The Energy Bill  introduced to Parliament on 8 December 2010 includes provision for the new ‘Green Deal’, which is intended to revolutionise the energy efficiency of British properties.

The Government is establishing a framework to enable organisations like TREE to offer consumers energy efficiency improvements to their homes, community spaces and businesses at no upfront cost, and to recoup payments through a charge in instalments on the energy bill.

What  is The Green Deal:

The Green Deal is a brand new initiative implemented by the Government to facilitate the retro fitting of energy saving measures to millions of homes across the UK by accredited organisations like TREE. It has been designed to revolutionise the energy efficiency of properties throughout the UK.

Under the scheme, households and businesses will be able to improve the energy efficiency of their properties by taking out loans to have their properties made more energy efficient. Householders and businesses would pay back the loan over the course of 25 years through additional charges to their energy bills. The savings on bills will overcome the additional cost. Should people move from their home, the charge will remain with the property and because the finance will be tied to the energy meter rather than the householder, it means that credit ratings won’t be an issue when it comes to qualifying.

A framework will be established which will allow us to offer you energy efficiency improvements including energy efficient boiler replacement, cavity wall insulation, double glazing and loft insulation to their homes, community spaces and businesses at no upfront cost. Private companies will be drafted in to finance the up-front cost of the installation and will recoup their cost through the savings made by the resulting reduction in household energy bills. A proportion of that saving will also be passed on to the house holder.

Customers will be able to choose from 23 different technologies, which include cavity wall insulation and draughtproofing. It may also cover the costs of solar water heating, wood-burning stoves and biomass boilers.

What does The Green Deal propose?

The Green Deal sets out various proposal prerequisites, including:

- The expected financial savings must be equal to or greater than the costs attached to the energy bill, known as “the golden rule” of The Green Deal.

- The measures must be approved and the claimed bill savings must be those accredited through this process.

- The measures installed must have been recommended for that property by an accredited organisation like TREE who has carried out an assessment.

- The measures must be installed by an accredited installer like TREE.

- For households, The Green Deal provider (TREE) must give appropriate advice within the terms of the Consumer Credit Act, and must take account of the individual circumstance of the applicant.

- The Green Deal Provider must have consent from the relevant parties, including the express consent of the current energy bill payer.

- The presence of a Green Deal must be properly disclosed to subsequent bill payers (new owners and tenants) alongside energy performance information.

- Energy suppliers must collect The Green Deal charge and pass it on within the existing regulatory safeguards for collecting energy bill payments – including protections for vulnerable consumers.

The Golden Rule:

It is very likely that this is the Golden Rule that will apply:

1. The instalment payment for energy saving measures must not exceed the potential associated cost savings for the property based on an average bill for the duration of the Green Deal.
2. To ensure that households who are less able to take advantage of Green Deal finance can still be supported and can improve their homes.
3. Vulnerable households on low incomes, as well as those in properties that are more difficult to treat, will be a key focus of the scheme.

However, the current consultation papers still need to be finalised at the Energy Bill’s House of Commons Committee Stage – Watch this space for more updates.