Associate Director - Building Surveyor

Ashbys are working with a global name in construction and engineering consultancy to appoint a Building Surveyor at Associate Director level, who will�create and lead a team based in either Manchester or Leeds.

The company employ over 2,000 staff across the world, with�impressive growth plans over the next few years. While they are best known for their strucutural and MEP engineering services, they�have a small but growing�UK-based Asset / Building Consultancy division.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will lead their Asset Consultancy offering in the the North of England with a focus on strategic property advice for both individual buildings and complete�premises portfolios, across the cultural, commercial, entertainment, financial, utilities, technology and education sectors.

Whilst this is a leadership role, you will need to be comfortable delivering projects and professional services (largely autonomously) until such a point that revenue can create opportunities to recruit additional resource.

Key duties include:

• Taking responsibility for Project set up and planning across Asset Consultancy commissions.


• Providing pre-acquisition and post-occupancy advice to clients across multiple sectors and a wide range of building types.


• Developing strategic, technically based reports and plans which address client challenges; implementing and monitoring recommendations through the project life cycle.


• Preparation of condition surveys, forward maintenance plans, dilapidation schedules, defect analyses, system�diagnostics reports, schedules of condition and the monitoring of the subsequent works processes.


• Partnering with senior leaders in the North (Office Directors and Partners) to drive work-winning and business development, with a focus on existing buildings.

Your skills and experience:

• Chartered Building Surveyor (RICS) with experience in facilities management/property consultancy.�


• An existing network of clients and collaborators in the regional market.�


• Experience in a line management role combined with a keenness to grow a team.�


• Bachelors degree or Masters degree in relevant discipline.

Benefits include:

• Performance incentive scheme, up to 8% of basic salary.�


• Hybrid working and international remote working.


• Parental leave, up to six months on full salary.� �


• 25 days annual leave plus flexible holiday.�


• 10% pension contribution (based on 5% employer contribution)


• Life Assurance and Income Protection.


• Professional subscriptions.�


• Flexible benefits - including cycle scheme, dental insurance, gym memberships, travel insurance, corporate discounts.