27 Jul
2022
Permanent Associate Director Building Surveying
Job Description
We are working in partnership with a globally renowned client, who have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director Building Surveying to join their office in Oxford.
What you will be doing:
- Supporting business unit directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing, and maintaining customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that building surveying deliverables meet customer’s requirements.
- Managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations, and maintenance works – from feasibility through to design, contract administration to handover and post completion reviews.
- Preparing and managing planned maintenance programmes.
- Agreeing with the Director and Client the right sub-consultants to assist with delivery of a commission. Following the approved procedures for appointing Sub-consultants.
- Communicating with, and providing good, sound, professional advice to both clients and other project team members.
- Ensuring that all quantitative and financial information has been independently checked before issue, including maintaining evidence of independent checks.
- Remaining in the remit of your role and when additional responsibilities need to be carried out, conduct this in a fully informed manner with the approval of your line manager.
- Leading and managing teams working for you; ensuring that they are correctly fulfilling their project functions providing mentoring and coaching when required.
- Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential.
- Preparing bids for services.
- Managing service delivery for profit.
About you:
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
- Broad, in-depth Building Surveying experience post MRICS qualification.
- Detailed knowledge and practical experience of delivery of building surveying tasks.
- Sound knowledge of construction methods and materials.
- Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Ability to administer construction contracts as Contracts Administrator and Employers Agent.
- Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
- Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams.
- Clear and effective communication skills – both oral and written.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills.
- Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
- Sound ICT Skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams.
What they offer:
- Opportunities to develop and grow your career
- A contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Our global travel scholarship programme
- Flexible working arrangements
