Associate Director - Building Surveying

Norse Group; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Exeter seeks an experienced Associate Director for Building Surveying. This role involves leadership and support for consultancy services, ensuring project delivery to client standards. Key requirements include a Chartered membership of RICS, relevant degree, and extensive industry experience. The position offers a competitive salary up to £64,000, 25 days annual leave, and ongoing professional support. Join a company that values employee investment and provides a supportive workplace.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company sickness and pension scheme

Support towards professional membership and development

Free parking on site

Local benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable commercial experience in a similar or related role.
• Professional Chartered membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in building surveying.

Responsibilities

• Provide inspirational leadership, management, and direction.
• Offer technical and advisory guidance to clients.
• Manage building surveying projects including producing estimates and specifications.
• Ensure project coordination with multidisciplinary teams.
• Act as lead specialist ensuring design compliance.

Skills

Commercial experience

Professional training

Industry knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Building Surveying or equivalent

Chartered membership of RICS or equivalent

Job description

Associate Director - Building Surveying

Exeter

Up to £64,000

37 Hours per week

South West Norse is a specialist property and construction consultancy, providing expertise in architecture, surveying, engineering, and estates and asset management services to a range of public and private sector clients across the UK.

As we look to increase capability and expertise of our team, we currently have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Associate Director to join our professional team located in Exeter. In this position, you will make a significant contribution to the continued growth of South West Norse, taking responsibility and providing leadership and support to the Operations Director in pursuance of the Company providing consultancy in building surveying and related services.

Duties will include:

• Providing inspirational leadership, management and direction in a manner consistent with the Group’s values.
• Providing technical and advisory guidance to clients, stakeholders and other technical team members.
• Ensuring programmes delivers to client requirements including.
• Carrying out the design and management of all types of Building Surveying projects including (not exhaustive) producing budget estimates, drawings, detailed service specifications, tender documentation and undertaking full contract administration duties on electrical led projects.
• Ensuring that projects are efficiently and effectively co-ordinated with the multidisciplinary team and outputs delivered to meet the Clients requirements in terms of cost, quality and time.
• Acting as the lead specialist, ensuring design activities completed are compliant with all statutory, regulatory, good practice and organisational requirements.

Our Successful Candidate:

You will be expected to be able to demonstrate a blend of commercial experience, professional training and industry knowledge to be successful in this position, highlighted by:

• Professional Chartered membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a Building Surveying related discipline.
• Extensive experience in a similar or related role.
• Understanding of business planning, commercial management, risk management, financial management.
• Excellent communication and engagement skill, confident when dealing with internal stakeholders and senior clients.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

Our Offer:

Alongside a competitive salary, fantastic workplace environment and the chance to be part of a company that promotes a culture of employee investment, we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
• Company sickness and pension scheme.
• Ongoing support towards professional membership and development.
• Free parking on site.
• Local benefits and discounts.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.