Andrew Towch

Andrew Towch

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  • About me

    Independent Energy Consultant

  • Education

    • Kings School, Peterborough

      1973 - 1980
    • Loughborough University

      1981 - 1985
      Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience

    • GEC Sensors, Basildon

      Apr 1985 - Jun 1990
      Technologist
    • Olympus KeyMed

      Jun 1990 - Jun 1993
      Project Manager
    • AWE

      Jun 1993 - Jun 2010

      Responsible for managing a team of three delivering the corporate energy strategy and supporting the delivery of the corporate sustainability plan. Manage the delivery of the AWE energy strategy, a major organisation with in excess of 800 buildings occupying sites which cover over 1,000 acres in total. Managed contracts in excess of £17 Million per annum for gas, electricity, oil and water. Experience includesEnergy AuditingEnergy and Water Strategy developmentEnergy Procurement Risk Management - Electricity, gas and oilDelivery of EU ETS, CCA and EPBDBudget, consumption, carbon footprint and sustainability reportingISO 14001 deliveryEnergy metering using TEAM sigma on local systemStaff awareness and engagementDistrict heating and site wide steam systems Show less

      • Corporate Energy Manager

        Jan 1999 - Jun 2010
      • Engineering Support Manager

        Feb 1998 - Jan 1999
      • Project Manager

        Dec 1995 - Feb 1998
      • Design Office Manager

        Jun 1993 - Dec 1995
    • Johnson Controls

      Jun 2010 - Feb 2013

      Responsible for the delivery of the first two projects delivered by JCI Energy Services in the UK for our client organisations. A metering project for GSK R&D with 118 meter points that involved electrical, gas, water and thermal meters and its integration with SystemsLink, the preferred energy management package of JCI.A project to implement improved air flow management in 8 small data centres for CISCO that improved the energy efficency of the space and delivered improved cooling capacity. Show less Responsible for the delivery of Energy Management to Barclays Bank Global Retail Banking. Managed team of 5 delivering an energy, sustainability and compliance service. Working with the CRES and FM teams to identify energy and sustainability opportunities in the UK properties. The role also included consumption and emission reporting for the global portfolio and the management and delivery of the CRC, EU ETS and EPR compliance. Experience includesEnergy AuditingEnergy and Water Strategy developmentDelivery of EU ETS and CRCDelivery of Carbon Trust StandardImplementation of EPR permit for major data centreBudget, consumption, carbon footprint and sustainability reportingStaff awareness and engagementEnergy ProcurementRe-tender of a bill vaildation and bureau service for the whole of Barclays UK Show less

      • Senior Energy Manager

        Sept 2012 - Feb 2013
      • Project Manager

        Feb 2012 - Sept 2012
      • Account Manager Energy Services

        Jun 2010 - Feb 2012
    • AWT Energy Consulting Ltd

      Mar 2013 - now
      Director

      Director at AWT Energy Consulting Ltd - providing independent energy management consultancy support. Contracts and clients have includedVeolia – Delivered a range of energy audits and assessments for both industrial, hospital and food sector clients. Assessments have included initial high level audits in support of bids and contract extensions, detailed assessments to support CEF projects and the delivery of ESOS compliant assessments. Clients included Ornua, Phoenix Medical, Cooper Tires, AstraZeneca and Luton Airport.SaveMoneyCutCarbon – Undertaken energy audits and ESOS assessments of prestige hotel sites and corporate organisations operated by their clients.Amey - London Tri-Borough contract – Undertaken site audits, assessments and proposals for 15 of the key sites in the three London Borough areas. Identified a £2.6M CAPEX programme with a 3 year payback. Carillion – Queen Alexandra Hospital – Review of the delivery targets and actual performance for new development on the site as part of a contract dispute. Successfully validated that the contractor had met the deliverable requirements.Breathe Carillion – Delivered energy surveys of 40 Stockport council properties as part of a wider energy improvement programme. Highland Group - Investigated and delivered energy efficiency assessment of 400 retail fuel outlets operated by WOG, a Ukrainian oil company. Identified opportunities for a 50% improvement in the overall energy demand. G4S - Leicester schools PFI contract – Completed technical assessment of CHP installations as part of the plant handover review. Showed that the installations would not deliver the environmental performance required. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Non Domestic Display Energy Certificate Assessor

      Elmhurst Energy
      Jun 2017
    • ESOS Lead Assessor

      Elmhurst Energy
      May 2018