Associate Director - Facades

AESG is an International Specialist Consultancy, Engineering, And Advisory firm, with offices across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Singapore dedicated to help solve our clients greatest challenges, through collaboration, innovation, and advanced technical solutions.

Our areas of expertise are represented in five core verticals: Planning, Design & Engineering, Masterplanning & Infrastructure, Asset Management and Transaction Support.

We pride ourselves in being leaders in the industry in each of the services that we offer. We have one of the largest dedicated team with decades of cumulative experience in sustainable design, fire and life safety, façade engineering, commissioning, building performance, waste management, environmental consultancy, carbon management and acoustics.

Job Description:

Due to the continuing success and growth of our UK team, AESG are seeking an Associate Director to support the growing Facade division and work alongside our other specialist disciplines. The role will be to support the successful delivery of UK and international projects, working with design and project team Engineers and Senior Consultants throughout all project phases. The role will also include independent project management of complex design and construction projects, covering all aspects of Facade Engineering.

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader required to enhance the growth of an already established Façade design and engineering team. We are looking for an Associate Director with a track record in work-winning and client development within façade design and project management services to major built environment construction projects in the UK, especially London. International experience will also be considered.

The ideal candidate fits the below profile:

• Strong track record of business development
• Committed to technical excellence
• High level of technical expertise with experience in numerous complex and prestigious projects
• Motivated and self-driven (entrepreneurial outlook)
• Good relationship builders (internal and external)
• Driving quality and innovation on projects
• Collaborative personality

Responsibilities:

• Lead business development activities to achieve revenue targets for the facade division.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on façade design and engineering best practices and standards for UK real estate clients.
• Demonstrable business development network and desire to grow a team around you.
• Financial responsibility to ensure business profitability.
• Independently manage complex projects with multifaceted technical scope and stakeholder management both internally and externally.
• Experience in supporting the production of proposals, bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP) responses.
• Ability to assess and understand design proposals and advise on associated risk.
• Develop business plans and strategies for capitalising on existing relationships and entering new markets.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal / people management, and mentoring skills to support senior leadership in building the regional team, reviewing staff performance, coaching, mentoring employees, driving training initiatives and continuous technical improvement in the division.
• Development of facade management strategies and business growth.

Essential Skills:

• BEng/BSc/BArch in Engineering, Architecture, and Mechanical Engineering, with post-graduate education in Facades preferred
• Minimum of 12 (twelve) years of experience in facade management
• Minimum of 5+ (five) years experience in a senior role in London
• Demonstratable network and experience in winning work across major built environment projects
• UK experience with international experience preferred

Why Join AESG?

AESG is a multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.

Through our world-class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to outperform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the worlds most forward-thinking and exciting new developments.

The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate and love what they do.

As An Employee of AESG You Can Expect:

• A huge amount of freedom for our high-performing employees
• Great career opportunities as the company continue to grow, with access to huge variety of projects and incredible clients
• Working on some of the worlds leading developments and tackling our clients greatest challenges
• Commitment in building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program
• Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings
• Promotion of the importance of health and well-being of the team, including team-building fitness activities, social events and the provision of a healthy work environment
• To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture