Associate Director – Building Performance & Sustainability
London, UK
Hybrid Working – 3 days in the London office per week
Permanent position
£75,000+ per annum (dependant on level of experience)
An internationally recognised engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director or Technical Director to lead and expand its Building Performance & Sustainability capability within its London team.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an ambitious sustainability professional with deep technical expertise in building performance, operational energy, embodied carbon, and sustainable design delivery. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping low‑carbon strategies across major UK developments while helping clients achieve net zero and wider ESG objectives.
Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will lead the delivery of complex and high‑profile projects across a broad range of sectors, influencing sustainability outcomes from concept through to completion.
The Opportunity
You will provide strategic and technical leadership across building performance and sustainability services, acting as a trusted adviser to clients, design teams, and internal stakeholders. The role combines technical excellence, project leadership, client engagement, and team development within a growing national sustainability network.
This position offers the opportunity to work on landmark projects and major frameworks, helping to shape future‑focused sustainable environments across the UK.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead the development and assurance of energy, carbon, and sustainability strategies for complex developments and mixed‑use schemes.
- Provide expert guidance on operational energy and operational carbon, embodied carbon reduction, building performance optimisation, and low‑carbon and net zero design strategies.
- Oversee technical modelling inputs, reporting quality, and evidence‑based sustainability recommendations.
- Advise on UK sustainability legislation, planning policy, and industry standards including BREEAM, WELL, NABERS, and LEED.
- Ensure technical consistency, governance, and quality assurance across project delivery.
Project & Team Coordination
- Coordinate multidisciplinary sustainability inputs across live projects and bids.
- Act as the primary sustainability lead between clients, consultants, and wider project teams.
- Translate ambitious sustainability goals into practical and commercially deliverable solutions.
- Support programme management, resourcing, and workload prioritisation across multiple commissions.
- Maintain oversight of project performance, delivery quality, and commercial health.
Client Engagement & Business Development
- Develop strong client relationships and represent the business in meetings, workshops, and design reviews.
- Lead and support major bids, proposals, and framework submissions.
- Shape technical approaches, scopes, delivery strategies, and value propositions.
- Identify opportunities for cross‑disciplinary collaboration and business growth.
- Promote innovation and industry best practice within sustainability and building performance.
Team Leadership & Capability Development
- Mentor and support consultants and senior team members through coaching, peer review, and technical guidance.
- Contribute to recruitment, capability building, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
- Support delivery forecasting, fee management, and financial awareness across projects.
- Help drive continuous improvement through technical standards, frameworks, and training initiatives.
Requirements
- Significant experience delivering sustainability and energy strategies on large‑scale or complex developments.
- Strong technical expertise in building performance, energy strategy, operational and embodied carbon, and sustainable building design.
- Excellent client‑facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of the UK design and construction process.
- Experience leading bids, proposals, and work‑winning activities.
- Commercial awareness including fees, forecasting, and project delivery performance.
- Knowledge of UK planning policy and sustainability requirements relating to net zero carbon outcomes.
- Previous people management, mentoring, or team leadership experience within a consultancy environment.
- Ability to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Sustainability, Environmental Design, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Chartered status (or working towards chartership) with a relevant professional institution is desirable.
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to work on nationally significant and high‑profile sustainable development projects.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Strong commitment to professional development, mentoring, and chartership support.
- Inclusive and collaborative working culture.
- Comprehensive wellbeing and flexible benefits package.
- Clear pathway for career progression within a growing sustainability and building performance practice.
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer
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