Associate Director

7 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom RPS Group Full time

RPS is currently seeking an **Associate Director** to join our **Building Performance Team** at either the **Birmingham, London, Manchester **or **Newcastle office** and the role allows for hybrid working.

**About The Design Business**:
RPS Design Division delivers projects across multiple, niche sectors from residential housing developments, logistics, retail, aviation, healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, data centres, energy and more as we strive to achieve the right balance between form and function when faced with competing priorities around sustainability, materiality, cost and constructability. Digitalisation is at the core of our delivery model allowing our clients and their stakeholders to really experience our designs right from project concept stage and through drawing on expertise spanning decades, industries and disciplines, we assist clients to harmonise design drivers through inspired engineering, architecture and development services.

**What you’ll be doing**:
This is an exciting role for an individual looking to progress their career as an Associate Director leading a Building Physics and Building Performance team where we have an excellent reputation, offering a wealth of expertise in all sectors.

**Duties Include**:

- Managing day-to-day activities of a team (mentoring, development and financial control) - across the London and Birmingham offices
- Managing resources to ensure work gets allocated appropriately and work with the Building Services team leaders in Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle to deliver their work Building Performance related work on time and to budget
- Checking the high quality of work of others in all technical aspects of building performance modelling
- Embed into projects sustainability/ NZC design strategies
- Working closely with the Operational Director and Technical Directors to develop and implement strategic plans across the UK team
- Work with other ROS groups to support the architectural design, ESG strategies and Town Planners delivery of their projects
- Manage performance, quality and workflow of the Building Performance Team
- Assist in developing and promoting RPS’s multi-discipline capability in the local market
- Identify opportunities to ensure RPS remains a leader in sustainability in the built environment
- Work with non-specialist RPS Building Services Engineers to facilitate and encourage the use of the IES-VE Suite of tools by these specific designers
- Mentor and assist with the development of engineers across the teams
- Undertake dynamic thermal modelling (IES-VE) analysis
- Act as Client lead contact for Building Performance related work

**Who we’re looking for**:
To be successful in this role you will most likely you will have experience of leading thermal modelling and energy strategy work on multi-disciplinary projects across a range of sectors. You will be CEng or working towards it and a Level 4 and 5 accredited Energy Assessor (LCEA). You will also have the following:

- Experienced in NABERS or TM54 design stage operational energy assessments
- Experienced in preparing high quality reports that clearly and concisely communicate the issues involved and the conclusions as the preparation of sustainability and energy strategies
- Experienced of undertaking calculations, production of models, specifications and reports, site surveys, construction stage duties
- Experienced in client liaison and liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing which complied with project briefs
- Ideally experience of the DfE Education framework building performance and sustainability delivery requirements

**Additionally, you will**:

- Support best practice in building physics and building modelling throughout the business, delivering research and development tasks to enhance knowledge
- Support the team in their studies relating to BREEAM Credit evidence
- Manage residential the team in their undertaking of Approved Document L assessments utilising accredited SAP software as part of large-scale energy strategies
- Lead the production of Energy & Sustainability Statements for developments to complement planning submissions
- Coordinate and manage energy/sustainability contributions from stakeholders
- Lead the bidding for new opportunities including contributions to marketing material and attendance at interviews for projects at a range of scales
- Lead building performance design and decarbonisation consultancy work

**What’s in it for you?**

We’re an accredited training provider - from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

We actively encourage and support your journey to professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng), with guidance, mentoring and development of your competencies. We will support any further learning required to meet the under

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