Associate Director EIA Property

Temple www.templegroup.co.uk is one of the UK’s leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability.

We are a purpose and people led organisation and as a B Corp we are part of a movement committed to transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet https://www.bcorporation.net/.

With a team comprising many recognised industry leaders, we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes.

We provide a bespoke professional service to clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do.

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Associate Director directing, delivering and managing projects and helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build Temple’.

The Role

We are looking for a specialist EIA Associate Director, with experience in directing and executing projects, building sustainable relationships with external clients and achieving revenue growth through sustainable business development.

Applicants need to be client focused with a positive and proactive attitude, excellent communication skills and happy to work as part of a team.

This role will work closely with our internal teams (including Acoustics, Air Quality, Digital Delivery, Ecology, Planning, Socio-Economics and Social Value and Construction Environmental Management) and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. 

The successful candidate(s) will be expected to have an expert knowledge of EIA, including guidelines and the planning process and a proven track record of managing and leading multidisciplinary teams for EIA, on time and on budget.

They will also be expected to have excellent project management, report writing and client liaison skills with a keen eye for detail and a positive attitude towards business development.

The Associate Director will be expected to lead or contribute to bids for projects of all scales. Their role within project delivery may be as project director, project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training / mentoring of junior members of the team.

The Candidates 

To apply, you should have evidence of the following:

• Proven experience in a team leadership role.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• 10+ years plus relevant industry experience.
• Chartered professional (or working towards this).
• A good general knowledge of the environmental and sustainability market and an in-depth knowledge of property sector.
• Be experienced in managing the EIA process and/or writing ESs for property development and urban regeneration projects.
• Demonstrable experience of bid writing for property EIA projects, and income generation.
• Demonstrable experience of business development and work winning.
• Possess an active network of contacts in property sector.
• Excellent report writing skills. 
• Possess confidence and excellent communication skills, and be client focussed.
• Bring energy and enthusiasm, with attention to detail and a creative approach to problem solving.
• Project management experience or relevant qualifications such as APM, Prince 2 etc.
• Specialist in one or more of the traditional EIA disciplines, planning or sustainability. 

Equal Employment Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, Temple is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Temple.