Sustainability Associate or Associate Director

You’d be responsible for leading a range of amazing projects with your team. You will also be responsible for leading and co-ordinating the internal efforts of junior staff across Atelier Ten, providing appropriate frameworks and tools, agreeing appropriate standards and co-ordinating delivery against these standards.

Building strong client relationships and industry presence

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams through all design phases, from concept to completion with an awareness and understanding of other disciplines
• Represent Atelier Ten at industry events and professional forums, enhancing our visibility, and thought leadership
• Grow the environmental engineering team around you and your team
• Undertaking business development and proposal writing for environmental services, either as stand-alone services or as part of integrated services offered by Atelier Ten
• Apply your sustainability and environmental expertise to deliver innovative, efficient, and environmentally responsible solutions
• Provide expert and strategic decarbonisation advice to clients, helping them achieve their sustainability goals and comply with industry standards
• Managing programmes, resources and finances on environmental projects
• Act as a key liaison for clients and external stakeholders, managing expectations, and developing trusted long-term relationships
• Ensure technical quality, compliance, performance, and consistency across all design outputs
• Align all project outputs with our ethos of elegant simplicity, environmental sensitivity, and technical excellence
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and leadership to your team
• Work closely with our wider UK network to share knowledge and elevate project outcomes
• As an experienced consultant, take lead responsibility for co-ordination between the disciplines within the office and to external consultants
• Coordinate effectively between internal disciplines and with external Clients, stakeholders and/or consultants
• Champion sustainable and climate-positive design outcomes
• Promote technical excellence and continuous learning within your team

• Experienced in leading multidisciplinary projects, managing budgets, timelines, and design quality
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire clients and team members alike
• At least eight years of experience in a design consultancy, architectural or engineering practice
• Ability to identify project resource requirements
• Experienced with benchmarking such as BREEAM, LEED or carbon/impact assessments
• Deep technical knowledge in sustainability and environmental design, with a track record of delivering sustainable, high-performance solutions
• Proactive and autonomous – you are a doer, someone who thrives on making things happen, problem solving and taking ownership
• Ability to prioritise and to think strategically about the timing and way of delivering project information

Our Manchester office combines deep technical expertise with a modern, flexible approach to work and life. We are proud of our friendly culture, our national network of industry-leading engineers, and a pipeline of climate-positive projects with signature architects, clients, and design teams.

• Generous paid time off from day one, with an additional four weeks of paid time off for long service
• Competitive salary
• A flexible, modern working environment that supports work-life balance
• Private healthcare benefits
• Highly engaged co-workers with a shared hunger for knowledge with access to a rich network of experienced engineers and technical mentors across our UK offices
• Matched pension contributions
• Structured training and clear career progression opportunities within a growing and forward-thinking organisation