Have you got a flair for the complex? Buro Happold's Water team is looking for an Associate Director and act as Global Lead for Water Resource Management.
The role will be based in our London office on a hybrid work schedule of 3 days a week in the office.
Buro Happold’s Water Group provides consultancy services from ‘cloud to coast’, including water resource management, river engineering, flood risk management, and coastal and maritime engineering. We work across all stages of design, from masterplanning through to detailed design, on UK and international projects. We enjoy collaborating with other Buro Happold disciplines, architects, planners, and environmental specialists, on sites that are universally exciting and valued by people.
The successful candidate will bring delivery experience of emerging water resource requirements, including, but not be limited to, Water Neutrality, Nutrient Neutrality, and Water Scarcity. You will also have experience of owning and developing a strong UK client base and helping us grow the group as our technical skills and client base develop.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
The primary focus of this appointment will be the development of our water resource management capability. The successful candidate will have experience of water neutrality, water scarcity, and water balance delivery. Nutrient neutrality and WFD assessments will be an advantage. A wider understanding of the water industry, including flood risk management, will also be advantageous.
The primary functions of the role are defined as follows.
- Developing our technical skills in WRM, creating new service offers around water neutrality, nutrient neutrality, water scarcity, and water strategies.
- You will be expected to develop our UK client base on the basis of new technical service offers.
- Growing our team to include more technical specialists as our technical skills and client base develop.
- Acting as an internal and external figurehead for Design and Technical leadership for our water resource management.
- Actively seeking out and securing new projects which will lead to profitable work; maintaining productive relationships with key clients to make sure that sustainable levels of new and repeat business are achieved.
- Taking ownership of key client and collaborator relationships as required
- Taking an active role in day-to-day pastoral care and mentorship of your team at all levels, where appropriate.
- Maintaining and developing the highest standards of technical quality; continuously seeking to develop the discipline through innovation and creativity.
- Actively supporting the best commercial practice on our projects, identifying risk and proactively engaging with mitigation.
Experience & Qualifications
As an established Water professional, we would expect you to demonstrate the following:
- Experienced technical and commercial leader in the Water discipline, with a track record of exceptional delivery over a sustained period within the industry.
- A recognisable profile of thought leadership in the Water industry.
- Ideally, you will have an existing industry network of collaborators and clients.
- International project experience would be a significant advantage.
- Clear track record in business development and client retention.
- Degree educated in a relevant discipline.
What we offer you
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Attractive salary
- 10% Car Allowance
- Discretionary bonus
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
- Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies
- A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
- An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
- A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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