Job Description:

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; (url removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.