Associate Director (Architecture) - RPS Group
RPS is currently seeking an Associate Director within the Architecture team to lead on the delivery of Data Centre projects across the UK. This role can be based at either our Newark, Birmingham or London office locations with hybrid working.
About The Design Business:
RPS Design Division delivers projects across multiple, niche sectors from logistics, retail, aviation, healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, data centres, residential, energy and more as we strive to achieve the right balance between form and function when faced with competing priorities around sustainability, materiality, cost and constructability.
What you’ll be doing:
This is an exciting role for an individual looking to progress their career as an Associate Director within our industry leading team where we have an excellent reputation, offering a wealth of expertise in all sectors.
Duties Include:
Delivery lead Data Centre projects.Oversee due diligence and full-service design projects, providing leadership in in-house planning and permitting, civil and structural engineering, MEP, security, fire engineering, CDM, BSA and other relevant specialisms for both new build and major refurbishments.
Guide projects from startup to completion, ensuring adherence to budget and schedule, meeting design requirements whilst maintaining consistent quality.Oversee the technical delivery within the data centre sector, setting standards, mentoring, and coaching the team to ensure excellence.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with all and working collaboratively with other RPS divisions.
Identify new opportunities and secure new businesses/ clients.
Lead proposals and bid processes.
Who we’re looking for:
To be successful in this role you will be a qualified Architect ideally with substantial post qualification experience. You will also have the following:
Extensive experience in a variety of co-location and hyper-scale data centre projects.Experienced in site due diligence, campus master-planning, and conceptual, schematic, and detailed design through to construction documents and administration.
Proven delivery experience in the Data Centre sector.
Experienced in leading and mentoring individuals/ the team.
Additionally, you will have:
Strong leadership and project management experience.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Make strategic business decisions.
Be financially and commercially astute.
What’s in it for you?
A market leading remuneration package including company car or allowance in lieu.
We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.
What happens next?
If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within three working days.
If you’d like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Parv Sandhu at RPS.
RPS, A Tetra Tech company:
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services.As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.