Associate Director (Energy planning), Infrastructure Projects and Programmes

The Role

The Associate Director within our Infrastructure Projects and Programmes Division will be responsible for oversight of a portfolio of projects, opportunities and pursuits. 

You will have previous management experience of projects and business development in your area of expertise.  You will have experience within the energy sector, including DCOs, EIAs and/or other planning and consent processes.  Ideally, you will have other infrastructure project experience, but not essential.  You will contribute to sector strategies and plans, notably our energy strategy, aligned with Temple’s strategic ambitions.

​

About Temple

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.

​

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Managing customers with consistency and curate long-term relationships.
• Manage and deliver key projects to Temple standard.
• Develop new business through existing and new relationships, seeking new opportunities.
• Contribute to infrastructure strategies, notably energy sector.
• Contribute to and implement business plans to facilitate strategies.
• Possess experience and knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies and a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
• Ensure cross functional collaboration on projects and prospective opportunities.
• The right candidate may also have people management responsibilities, including performance management, team resilience and resourcing to meet project commitments.
• Operate as a technical specialist to a high technical quality.
• Provide technical mentoring and support to less experienced colleagues.
• Ensure that, in the execution of the business plan, all legislative and internal management systems protocols are met, including Health and Safety, Temple Policies,
• Sustainability Goals and BCorp objectives.
• Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.

  ​

  Ideally you will have 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 energy sector.

​

Please apply if you would like to find out more about this opportunity. 

​

Equal Employment Opportunities

Temple is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  We provide a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensure that all of our staff respect and understand individual differences.

Temple is a B-Corp and an accredited Investors in People organisation.

​

Working Location

Temple operates a hybrid working policy.  We invite applications from anywhere in the United Kingdom.