Associate - Building Physics
Role Overview
As an Associate, you’ll be a key leader within our Building Physics team, responsible for delivering technically excellent solutions while supporting the strategic growth of the discipline. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure sustainability and performance are embedded at every stage.
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About the Role
As an Associate, you’ll be a key leader within our Building Physics team, responsible for delivering technically excellent solutions while supporting the strategic growth of the discipline. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure sustainability and performance are embedded at every stage.
About You
We are seeking a passionate and driven professional who thrives on solving complex challenges and influencing sustainable outcomes. someone who is personable self-starter with the ability to project a positive ‘can do’ professional attitude at all times maintaining good working relationships. Someone who enjoys working collaboratively across disciplines being able to establish excellent working rapport within the team, business and with clients, with the ability to work under pressure, handle a varied workload and keep to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest level of technical excellence.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of building performance analysis, including thermal modelling, energy assessments, and daylighting studies
- Oversee projects from concept through to detailed design and completion
- Provide expert guidance on sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, and regulatory compliance
- Coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary design teams to ensure integrated project delivery
- Manage client relationships and contribute to the successful delivery of projects within agreed timelines and budgets
- Support the development and mentoring of junior team members
- Contribute to business development activities, including bid preparation and client engagement
Requirements
- Proven experience in Building Physics or Environmental Design within a consultancy environment
- Educational qualifications to a degree, equivalent or higher in a relevant subject.
- Strong expertise using IES, NDEA for EPC’s, NABERS
- Strong experience with BREEAM
- Qualified OCDEA
- A solid understanding of UK building regulations and sustainability frameworks
- Experience leading projects and managing client relationships
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong commercial awareness
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience working on Data Centre projects is highly desirable
- What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
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