Director of Building Surveying (Dilapidations Specialist) - #2122546

As a result of continuing business growth and client demand, Our client has an exceptional new opportunity for a Director of Building Surveying to grow the dilapidations service line and deliver work for our clients, working for high profile investor, institutional logistics and retail clients. You will help lead the dilapidations service line, forging relationships with both internal and external investment and institutional clients to deliver market leading consultancy advice.

As well as working to develop and grow the service line, you will be working with existing clients such as Railpen, Aviva Investors, Legal & General, Grainger, Knight Frank Investment Management, GIC, abrdn, and M&G delivering on a range of high-profile projects across several sectors, including industrial, office, purpose-built student accommodation and build to rent.

As a commercially focused consultant, you will be helping us to grow our Dilapidations services, maintain and further develop client relationships and diversify the range of our current service offering, as well as progressing your own career.

You will be expected to help lead the service line and support the below actions:

• Coordinate business development, marketing, resourcing, and knowledge sharing, across all offices
• Champion the service line internally; driving improvements to working practices including templates and quality control
• Advocate and oversee operational and process improvement, promoting innovation and new ways of working.
• Drive and manage consistency and adherence to best practice
• Promote the service line externally for new and existing clients, supporting marketing as required
• Identify service line priorities and link back to the service line business plan, update annually
• Set service line SMART actions and deliver; updating progress quarterly
• Celebrate service line successes internally and externally
• Ensure marketing materials are up to date – case studies, capability statements
• Develop a community of practice and share across the firm
• Support the development of others within the business

Key accountabilities and deliverables

• Manage and drive dilapidations bringing a profile of technical strength and commercial excellent, to complement the existing team.
• As well as being a hands-on delivery role for a wide range of Building Surveying, you will work with the dilapidations Senior Director to help develop and deliver against a business plan for dilapidations across the business.
• Support the management and development of the technical team, to deliver quality dilapidations services to existing and new clients.
• End to end building surveying delivery
• Achieving performance targets (fee delivery and business development)
• Liaise with the Service Hub Leaders across Built Asset, Development and Engineering & Sustainability to align services with strategic goals and performance standards
• Network effectively with existing commercial clients and agreed targets.

Performance criteria

• Relevant degree equivalent qualification and MRICS
• Personable and confident with industry contacts