Associate Sustainability Director

Associate Sustainability Director – (181153)

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Working for HDR you will be part of an organisation that is 100-percent employee owned, that supports and creates many opportunities for you to advance, succeed and fulfil your career aspirations.

As an Associate Sustainability Director, you will have the opportunity to work across the division and services to perform a support and delivery function, assisting the leadership team in ensuring the services meet the needs of our clients and are delivered successfully against internal requirements. Effectively deliver and lead delivery of sustainability tasks with appropriate supervision: co-ordinating with internal divisions and project teams, other project disciplines and the client. Support and advise internal and external project teams in targeting and achieving specific sustainability strategies and solutions. Proactively mentor and direct junior colleagues to ensure their professional development and task delivery is successful.

Responsibilities 

In the role of Associate Sustainability Director, we’ll count on you to:

• Undertake day-to-day service line management responsibility for nominated team members including but not limited to project management, briefing and company quality audits and assurance. Undertake or input to Personal Development Plans for your service line team as and when requested.
• Understand the technical quality audit system. Undertake technical quality audits on your own work and of others as required.
• Professionally, proactively and successfully assist and support all aspects of your specialist division’s activities and services.
• With direction ensure successful management and delivery of sustainability services to our Clients’ in a timely, integrated, and technically proficient manner.
• Proactively participate and manage team development activities, transfer of knowledge, and mentor junior colleagues to support the achievement of individual, team, performance, and development objectives.
• Maintain and nurture good working relationships with colleagues and project team members.
• Proactively seek input from within your division, or the project teams, to enable successful completion of your responsibilities.
• Maintain professional accreditation(s), awareness and understanding (e.g. CPDs) of relevant industry standards, regulations, legislation and policies appropriate to the services of the division.
• Identify opportunities to invest, develop and offer new services within your service line Team and to support the technical delivery and offerings of the company as a whole in line with market requirements and expectations.
• Understand the relationship and process of task delivery in relation to fee, resources and allocation of hours to ensure a timely delivery, meeting the objectives.
• Accurately maintain and a wide range of manual and computerised records/management information, media and quality systems, providing guidance to junior colleagues to meet the required business standards.
• Handle a wide range of tasks, projects and queries, for all activities to meet service standards, and when assigned be the point of contact.
• Manage the gathering of data and financial information related to service line tasks to ensure the successful production of service line deliverables, and management reporting of service line performance.
• Effectively work independently or as a part of a team to meet business requirements, as required both within the office, remote working environment and during site visits.
• Maintain appropriate level of courtesy and professionalism in dealing with other people, both internally and externally, with the ability to ask questions and exchange information using tact and diplomacy to achieve a satisfactory outcome.
• Assist in the management and completion of administrative tasks relating to any part of the business as required, for example: timecards, marketing, HR and procurement.
• Assist in the management and completion of administrative tasks relating to any part of the business as required, for example: timecards, marketing, HR and procurement.
• Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

Desired Qualifications 

• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent in Environmental / Sustainability / Energy / Building Services / Engineering. Desirable to have a Master’s Degree or equivalent in one of the aforementioned subjects.
• Practitioner / Chartered (or equivalent) member of an appropriate industry association e.g. IEMA
• Accreditation in three or more of the following: BREEAM NC/RFO, WELL AP, HQM, Fitwel, Greenstar, LEED, Estidama Pearl. 
• Delivery in two or more of the following sectors: Education, Healthcare, Hotel, Industrial, Datacentres (Highly advantageous)
• Working in a consultancy service within a busy office environment.
• Experience of setting up and managing varied content across both internet and intranet platforms.
• Health & Safety responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and team working skills.
• Personable self-starter with the ability to project a positive ‘can do’ and professional attitude at all times.
• Ability to cope with frequent and varied tasks and prioritise workload according to the needs of the Service, maintaining good working relationships at all times.
• Skilled in project management and supervision.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Skilled in using the following or equivalent; Tracker+, One Click LCA.
• Able to establish excellent rapport and good working relationships within the Sustainability team(s), company, project teams and with Clients.
• Good organisational ability and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure, handle a varied workload and keep to tight deadlines.
• Awareness / understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
• Understanding of corporate equality standards and diversity issues and impact in immediate work and service area.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architectural Engineering or closely related field
• A minimum of 7 years experience
• Demonstrated practical experience, competence and proven expertise in evaluating state-of-the-art building designs and energy-efficiency technologies
• Thorough understanding of mechanical systems and controls and knowledge of the specialized requirements of highly technical facilities such as hospitals and laboratories
• Ability to develop detailed energy models with eQuest or other simulation software
• Experience working within the architectural design process
• Understanding of energy-efficient commercial lighting systems
• Availability to travel out of state
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to speak with confidence to building owners, facility personnel, contractors, architects and engineers
• Excellent writing and documentation skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other’s life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

: United Kingdom-England-London

Industry

: Environment/Sciences

Schedule

: Full-time

Employee Status

: Regular

BusinessClass: Sustainability and Resiliency

Job Posting

: Sep 4, 2024

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