Principal / Associate Sustainability & NZC Consultant

To provide an excellent service to clients within the boundaries of our professional and commercial capabilities. The Principal / Associate should lead projects on behalf of the Sustainability group and to deliver Wallace Whittle's services to the highest of standard and on time.,

• Assist the Sustainability Director to develop new business for Wallace Whittle by building relationships with existing and new clients.


• Day-to-day contact for the Location Directors, organising, and coordinating design team and client meetings discussing energy, sustainability, environmental and health & wellbeing topics.


• Specific focus on implementing Wallace Whittle's Net Zero Carbon strategies, ideally leading the embodied carbon service-line.


• Delivery of environmental assessment certifications (BREEAM, WELL and Home Quality Mark).


• Ability to undertake preliminary concept design studies to influence building shape, form and function.


• Delivery of Sustainability Statements for Planning Applications.


• Knowledge and implementation of planning policy sustainability requirements (specifically the GLA).


• Knowledge of Energy Auditing and assessments.


• Attend business development events, conferences and other marketing activities.


• Carry out presentations to clients.


• Take the initiative in organising and leading technical meetings.


• Assists in the development of thought leadership and technical articles for industry publications.


• Assists in the preparation of fee bids, proposals and interviews.


• Liaise with and provide project focal point for clients and lead and/or support consultants to ensure that client interests are most effectively fulfilled.


• Maximise staff effectiveness and improve efficiency by enhancing client relationships, improving internal systems and developing staff skills.


• Interlink and work effectively with all others affecting or affected by your work.


• Adopt a responsible attitude to project manage and actively undertake training and development of subordinate staff.


• Effectively distribute project workload and liaise with technical and other support staff to ensure acceptable product delivery.


• Ensure application and maintenance of all Quality System procedures.


• Ensure documentation issued from Wallace Whittle in respect of a project has been processed in accordance with all relevant procedures.


• Manage multiple projects including organisation of trainee staff and project delivery to time and cost requirements.


• Carry out all personal management duties including weekly recording of man-hour commitments to individual projects and reporting on a monthly basis particular project fee input information.


• Comply with all security procedures and commercial in-confidence restrictions associated with work duties.


• Undertake all other duties as may be required to assist in the fulfilment of the primary objectives of the Directors.


• To ensure compliance with the IMS, by supporting the administration of the Internal Audit programme, corrective action and customer feedback registers.
  
  Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartered status in the near future.


• Masters level of education in engineering field, preferably in Sustainable Design and Energy.


• Previous experience in a consulting engineering environment., Technically competent


• Project management experience


• Good communication and presentation skills


Preferable:


• IESVE Level 5 accreditation


• Embodied Carbon assessments


• BREEAM / WELL / FitWell / LEED / HQM accreditation