Associate Director Building Surveyor (Fire)

Altura Search; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical & dental insurance

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Altura Search in Bristol/Cardiff offers a Senior to Associate Director Building Surveyor role with a strong focus on fire safety. You will lead a regional Fire & Building Surveying consultancy, provide technical leadership, and grow the team across the South West & Wales.

The role involves developing senior client relationships, bidding, and driving business development in healthcare, education, residential, and public sectors while embracing flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Senior-/Associate Director level Building Surveyor with fire safety specialization.
• Lead and grow a regional Fire & Building Surveying consultancy service across the South West & Wales.
• Strong experience in Building Surveying/Fire Safety consultancy and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a regional Fire & Building Surveying consultancy service.
• Provide technical leadership across fire safety, compliance and remediation projects.
• Develop senior client relationships and lead bids, tenders and business development.
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing specialist team.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Mentoring

Bid management

Resource management

Education

MRICS / MIFSM / IFE accreditation

Job description

Senior to Associate Director Building Surveyor - Building Surveying | Fire Specialist

Bristol / Cardiff | Hybrid

I'm currently working on an exciting senior opportunity for an experienced Building Surveyor who has specialised in fire safety to take a leading role in growing a specialist Building Surveyor team offering across the South West & Wales.

The opportunity:

• Lead and grow a regional Fire & Building Surveying consultancy service
• Provide technical leadership across fire safety, compliance and remediation projects
• Advise major clients across healthcare, education, residential, defence, commercial, infrastructure and public sector
• Develop senior client relationships and lead bids, tenders and business development
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing specialist team
• Oversee project delivery, commercial performance and resource management
• Have genuine influence over the regional strategy and growth of the service
• Strong experience in Building Surveying/Fire Safety consultancy
• Hands on experience in dilaps, TDD's, Contract Admin/PM
• Technical knowledge of fire risk, Building Regulations, passive fire protection and compliance
• Experience leading complex projects and managing senior clients
• Strong commercial and business development ability
• Relevant professional qualification/accreditation such as MRICS, MIFSM or IFE
• Fire Risk Assessor qualification
• Building Safety Act / Principal Designer and fire remediation experience would be advantageous
• Salary up to £85,000 plus Car Allowance
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 15 additional days holiday
• Private medical & dental insurance
• Flexible & hybrid working
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work & EV schemes
• Season ticket loan
• Strong training, professional development and career progression
• Access to comprehensive health & wellbeing support

This is a genuine leadership and growth opportunity, rather than simply a delivery role, ideal for someone who wants to build a team, develop client relationships and shape the direction of a regional Building Surveying consultancy offering.