Brightfield Community Energy
A solar and heat pump co-op owned by its members · Aberdare, Wales · Community benefit society
Community energy co-op · South Wales valleys
Owned by the 3,400 households whose roofs we work on.
Brightfield installs solar panels and heat pumps for its members. Surplus goes back into lower bills, and members vote on what we do next.
Who decides
You’d work for the members. Here is how they make decisions.
Brightfield is a community benefit society. The members own it, elect its board and decide what happens to the surplus.
3,400
Member households
One vote each at the AGM, whatever their share. They set the pay ratio and approve the budget.
9
Elected board
Members elected for three-year terms. Two seats are held by staff.
28
Staff
Installers, advisors and organisers. Every staff member can become a member.
Open roles · 3
Jobs in the valleys
Aberdare, GB
1 open role- £31,000 – £33,000Brightfield Community Energy · Mid-level
Member Services Advisor (Welsh speaker)
Answer members’ questions about bills, installs and votes, in Welsh and English.
Merthyr Tydfil, GB
1 open role- £40,000 – £42,000Brightfield Community Energy · Senior
Lead Solar Installer
Lead a crew of three on 6 roofs a week, and train the next lead.
Rhondda, GB
1 open role- £32,000 – £35,000Brightfield Community Energy · Mid-level
Community Organiser
Sign up the next 1,000 households, street by street.
None of these fit you?
New roles appear here as they open.
The highest salary is 1.7× the lowest
Members set the pay ratio at the AGM. Every salary at Brightfield sits on this line.
The highest pay is 1.7 times the lowest.
- Apprentice, year one
- £29,000.00
- Managing director
- £49,000.00
Not sure which role is yours? Talk to Sarah for 15 minutes.
No CV needed. Ask about the co-op, the pay ratio, or becoming a member yourself.