Associate Director - Building Performance & Sustainability
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
- 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
The successful candidate is likely to demonstrate:
- 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
- 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.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior sustainability professional looking to take on a strategic leadership role within a highly respected consultancy delivering industry-leading sustainable design solutions across the built environment.
If this position sounds of interest, then please apply below or get in touch with Zoe Elliott at; [email protected]
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Associate Director - Building Performance & Sustainability
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