Associate Director

What the job involves:

On the projects

• Quantity surveying, cost control and change management across the full lifecycle, covering fit-out, refurbishment and ground-up work
• Primary point of contact for reporting on the commercial status of projects and programs
• Working directly with GCs, owners' reps, consultants and other stakeholders, and coordinating the cost side within the wider construction process
• Coordinating delivery of cost management and project controls services across a range of project types and sectors
• Advising clients on procurement and contracting strategy across delivery models, including program-level capital planning and reporting
• Driving best practice and improving cost management procedures, processes, templates and tools

Running the team

• Leading, coaching and growing a team of cost managers and QSs, including performance reviews and career development
• Setting the team's direction against client and business objectives, with KPIs and risk plans to match
• Tracking margins, fee forecasts and resourcing across commissions
• Implementing and maintaining business management systems, carrying out internal audits and coordinating external audits with certification bodies

Winning work

• Building client relationships, understanding the market and developing a pipeline of opportunities
• Writing proposals and RFP responses, and pursuing cross-selling opportunities
• Presenting to senior stakeholders and joining leadership meetings on project status, staffing and initiatives
• Capturing lessons learned for the internal best practice database, and attending industry and networking events

What you'll bring

• A bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field. A graduate degree in one of these is preferred.
• At least 8 years of cost management experience in construction, including commercial real estate projects
• Construction consultancy experience, which is strongly preferred
• A strong foundation in quantity surveying practice. RICS accreditation, or working toward it, is preferred.
• Experience across multiple sectors
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills