Associate Director

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Associate Director to join on an interim basis in Birmingham. The role will provide senior leadership, oversee delivery of projects, and act as a key point of contact for clients and stakeholders.

You will ensure projects run on programme and within budget while supporting the leadership team with planning and business priorities. The successful candidate will balance technical oversight, people leadership and commercial accountability in a hands-on leadership

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a senior role within a consultancy or professional services environment.
• Proven track record of leading teams and managing a portfolio of projects or commissions.
• Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing fees, budgets and resource.
• Confident engaging clients and stakeholders at senior level.
• Relevant professional qualifications or chartered status for your discipline.
• Experience supporting bids, proposals and business development activity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team or service area, setting priorities and maintaining delivery standards
• Oversee a portfolio of projects and commissions, from instruction through to completion
• Act as a senior contact for clients, building strong working relationships and handling escalations
• Monitor performance, resource, fees and margins, and report to the leadership team
• Provide technical review and quality assurance on reports, advice and deliverables
• Manage and develop team members through coaching, objectives and performance reviews
• Support business development, including bids, proposals and client meetings
• Identify risks and opportunities early and agree practical actions with stakeholders
• Contribute to business planning, process improvement and the wider leadership agenda

Skills

Senior leadership

Team leadership

Client management

Commercial awareness

Education

Chartered status

Job description

Location: Birmingham
Contract: Interim

About the role

Our client is looking for an Associate Director to join them on an interim basis. The business advises clients on the design, delivery and management of buildings and property, and this role will provide senior leadership while the team continues to deliver for its clients.

You will take responsibility for the performance of a service area or team, steering day-to-day delivery and making sure projects and commissions are completed to the right standard, on programme and within budget. You will act as a senior point of contact for clients and stakeholders, build confidence in the quality of the service, and support the wider leadership team with planning and business priorities.

The successful candidate will be a credible, hands-on leader who can step into an established business, quickly understand how it works and add value from the outset. This is a good fit for an experienced consultant who is comfortable balancing technical oversight, people leadership and commercial accountability.

Main responsibilities

• Lead and support a team or service area, setting priorities and maintaining delivery standards
• Oversee a portfolio of projects and commissions, from instruction through to completion
• Act as a senior contact for clients, building strong working relationships and handling escalations
• Monitor performance, resource, fees and margins, and report to the leadership team
• Provide technical review and quality assurance on reports, advice and deliverables
• Manage and develop team members through coaching, objectives and performance reviews
• Support business development, including bids, proposals and client meetings
• Identify risks and opportunities early and agree practical actions with stakeholders
• Contribute to business planning, process improvement and the wider leadership agenda

Requirements

• Substantial experience in a senior role within a consultancy or professional services environment, ideally in the built environment
• Proven track record of leading teams and managing a portfolio of projects or commissions
• Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing fees, budgets and resource
• Confident engaging clients and stakeholders at senior level
• Relevant professional qualifications or chartered status for your discipline
• Experience supporting bids, proposals and business development activity
• Clear, structured written and verbal communication
• Able to work effectively at pace and make sound decisions with limited handover
• Able to work in Birmingham

The offer

• Interim position with a built environment consultancy in Birmingham, West Midlands
• Senior leadership role with real responsibility for delivery and client relationships
• Rate, start date, contract duration and working pattern to be confirmed with candidates