Associate Director - Office Lead

A fantastic opportunity for an Associate or similar level Quantity Surveyor has arisen, to join and lead a Nottingham office of a UK consultancy. Your role will be client facing and involve retaining and bringing in new clients in the built environment, whilst leading a team of Quantity Surveyors in the office. This is a great opportunity for an Associate level Quantity Surveyor who wants to join a company with existing clients, a blank canvass to grow a client base and expand the office as appropriate, and who wants fast track promotion to Partnership.

Project Details

Current projects range from £0.5m - £4m in the private residential new build and retail fit – out sectors, with scope to expand with new clients that the successful candidate brings in.

Responsibilities and Duties

•  Lead an office of Quantity Surveyors
•  Ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a premium cost management and quantity surveying service.
•  Retain and win new work, bringing in new clients where necessary
•  Be responsible for the recruitment of new staff where necessary
•  Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
•  Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
•  Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
•  Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
•  Construct bids for new work

Desired Skills and Experience

•  Ability to successfully manage projects in the built environmentin a proactive and diligent manner
•  Experience as a Quantity Surveyor for a consultancy is a must
•  Client facing experience is essential , ensuring a high standard of technical delivery
•  Able to build long-term relationships
•  Ambitious to grow the client base and become a Partner of the organisation, leading the office from the front
•  A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious.
•  Experience of providing procurement advice, tender documentation and post contract services
•  Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

•  Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline is desired
•  MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body is desired but not essential

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The company is a first class traditional Quantity Surveying consultancy with multiple offices in the UK. They employ Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, Building Surveyors and other disciplines. They have a fantastic office atmosphere in Nottingham and in all of their other offices, with which there is close liaison and a team playing mentality. The company have a great reputation.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

The company offer a very competitive salary and package.