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SalaryNet Zero Carbon Architecture - Associate Director (Consult)
The opportunity
Our multidisciplinary Net Zero Carbon design team is part of Mace’s consultancy technical services. Our design team includes architects, engineers, energy auditors and energy modellers. We deliver projects nationally for both public and private sectors including government departments, local authorities and private developers.
At Mace, we work diligently to build strong client relationships through open and honest communication, to exceed delivery expectations and to attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry. We are committed to nurturing a collaborative and client-focused culture that treats every engagement as a new opportunity to deliver better and smarter.
We have a bold vision to be the most trusted and respected provider in the construction industry. We want the experience of working with us to be so responsive, so refreshingly open and transparent and so enjoyable from start to finish that it raises not only our client’s perceptions of us but also the construction sector as a whole.
Mace is recruiting qualified architects, architectural technologists, engineers, sustainability consultants, and energy modellers to join the net zero carbon team within consultancy technical services. Typically, this role will be based in our London office with site and client visits and two days per week working from home.
The main projects are retrofits, extensions, remodels with project values between £100k and £100m for clients including the local authorities. Our design team develop residential and mixed-use projects, too.
Your responsibilities will include:
- CRM + BD of NZC Architecture/ Interiors (including definition of new service functions/ offerings)
- Work winning (Lead creation/ management; Bidding) to grow Mace net zero carbon retrofit/ new build services through bid support, and external Mace profile raising.
- NZC Architecture/ Interiors team building (including governance, training, strategic direction)
- Leading the delivery of all aspects of retrofit/ new build (assessments, strategy definition, report writing, design, and monitoring) including compliance with PAS 2035/PAS2038.
- Leading the delivery of low carbon sustainability strategies, for major property portfolios.
- Conducting Life Cycle Carbon Assessments (for Arch/ Interiors) following RICS methodology as well as carrying out design optimization.
- Structuring workload and deliverables of your projects as well as supporting the team in their project delivery.
- Quarterly Business Reporting
- Representing Mace at relevant forums and working groups, and client presentations.
- Championing sustainability and being a leader, encourage behavioural change throughout the business.
- Innovating and championing best practice, clearly communicating benefits/results to colleagues and clients.
Personal Attributes / Interests
- Active interest in retrofit and encouraging uptake.
- Proactive, curious team leader, continuously willing to learn, contribute across disciplines and mentor the team.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, open to problem solving and comfortable with out of box thinking.
- Flexible attitude to a varied workload.
- Good research ability and comfortable writing.
- Good time management and organisation skills.
- Good in-depth understanding of building physics.
- An interest in keeping abreast of legislative changes, industry issues and developments in best practice.
- In depth knowledge of Interior Architecture, and the impact on health and wellbeing.
- Interest in the latest decarbonisation trends/ innovations etc
- Interest in building knowledge on green specifications of materials and construction techniques.
- Interest in Material Passports and integrating these into the wider business.
- Positively contributing to and participating in internal / external training initiatives
