Want to work with the most sought-after minds and most talked about projects? Your skills and experience in building energy performance might just make you our new Associate Environmental Designer, leading our Net Zero Carbon and Building Performance team in Manchester.
We are seeking a talented, environmental design focussed engineer to join our Sustainability team in Manchester, helping to shape the design of buildings to achieve net zero carbon targets, whilst still delivering a high-quality internal environment that promotes occupant wellbeing.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
Buro Happold’s sustainability team delivers fantastic projects, ranging from the BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 5* Workship Square - through to the net zero “Terra – Sustainability Pavilion” in Dubai. You will have the opportunity to work on both new and existing buildings across a full range of typologies, both in the UK and internationally, including working with some of the world’s most prestigious architects.
We are also active members of UK Green Building Council and World Green Building Council including advisory groups on Delivering Social Value, Circular Economy and Advancing Net Zero Renewables and Offsetting. Many staff globally are members of boards, organisations, and/or visiting lecturers at universities.
Your next role:
- Net Zero Building Design in the UK and internationally
- Leading and growing our Net Zero Carbon and Building Performance team in Manchester
- Work winning and supporting partners and directors with key relationships
- Presenting to clients and design teams
- Passion for architectural design and driving the Net Zero Carbon agenda within the built environment
Essential skills & experience:
- Creative mindset with strong graphical communication and ‘story telling’ skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an engaging presenter.
- First principles understanding of low carbon design.
- Passion for delivering integrated architectural and engineering designs to drive the Net Zero Carbon agenda within the built environment.
- An outgoing team player with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, who enjoys engaging with others to find innovative, practicable and deliverable solutions to complex problems.
- Comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment.
- Proven track record in team leadership, work-winning and external relationship building.
- Possess a minimum of 7 years of expertise in the field.
- Recognised engineering or other STEM based degree level qualification.
Desired skills:
- Existing professional network and client base in Manchester
- Deep knowledge of existing and emerging NZC policy and standards for buildings
What we offer you:
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection and private medical cover.
- Car allowance (10% of your annual salary).
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month
- A strong commitment to your 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 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 the exceptional.
Ready for something a little less ordinary? Apply now to start your career journey with us.
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