Associate Director - Quantity Surveying

Fulkers LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days of holiday including bank holidays

Additional day off on birthday

Health cover and benefits from day one

Annual company bonus

Company pension

Career development support

Membership fee coverage for professional bodies

Job summary

Fulkers LLP is seeking an Associate Director in Greater London. This role involves leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams, overseeing large-scale new build and remediation projects, and ensuring client satisfaction. The successful candidate will have experience in the construction industry, financial acumen and leadership skills. Fulkers LLP emphasizes career development opportunities and a strong commitment to social and environmental performance, providing 33 days of holiday, health benefits, and a company pension.

Qualifications

• Experience within the construction industry managing key client relationships.
• Ability to lead, manage & coach multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Financial awareness and success in delivering financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver client projects.
• Manage project profitability and resource utilization.
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance and compliance standards.

Skills

Team Leadership and Motivation

Customer Focus

Financial Acumen

Communication and Influence

Ownership

Education

Fully Chartered Accreditation

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM systems

Job description

We are looking for an Associate Director to join us within our Residential and Compliance sector, delivering exceptional professional construction consultancy services whilst leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver large scale, new build and remediation projects.

AtFulkersBailey Russell,we’renot just about delivering projects —we’rea construction consultancy that is focused on making a positive impact. We deliver exceptional consultancy services and support sustainability, whilst empowering and prioritising our people.

As a proud B Corp,we’recommitted tohigh standardsof social and environmental performance and making the journey smooth and successful for our clients.We’rebig enough to lead complex, high-profile projects, yet small enough to genuinely support and care for our employees – our 'Fulkerspeople'.

The Role - Associate Director

Our Associate Directors lead the delivery teams of the business. They are our leaders of project execution, resource utilisation and project profitability to deliver continued success and growth for Fulkers and our clients. They champion our culture, creating a high-performance environment for our Fulkers People, allowing them to grow with us on our journey.

Reporting into the Client Director, you will lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on day-to-day projects and meet the needs of our clients’. You will coach, mentor and guide the people in your delivery teams and support them on their own career and personal development journeys, giving them the opportunities to achieve their potential along the way.

Main accountabilities

• Work with the Client Director and wider leadership team, inputting to the pipeline and future opportunities for business planning. You’ll share information and knowledge from your delivery teams as well as client interactions, to provide us with accurate forecasts, foresight of client/project movement and/or the prevention of forthcoming issues/risks/events.
• Collaborate with your clients to deliver agreed solutions/projects profitably, following our client care guidelines to maintain the Fulkers standards and deliver total customer satisfaction.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams, allocating resource, and optimising utilisation to deliver successful client outcomes/projects profitably. You will balance activity to optimise client service and maintain employee satisfaction.
• Whilst your primary focus will be on your specific client/sector, you are required to work collaboratively with others across clients and sectors where opportunities arise.
• Establish yourself as an expert in your field to be recognised internally. You will share your knowledge willingly and proactively to assist leadership with new business opportunities when required.
• Manage performance and development of all reporting staff, working with internal professional communities to drive suitable development plans and learning pathways for the organisation.
• Hold responsibility for adherence to, and compliance of Quality Assurance and Controls of your work, and your colleagues work at Associate Director level and below, where necessary, to maintain legal obligations and ensure standards of work are maintained.
• Track and deliver on day-to-day projects, financial and commercial metrics and measurements to drive profitability and efficiency across your entire team, client and project portfolio.
• Always take personal responsibility for the health and safety of self and others by working within the Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact.
• Any other duties as reasonably required of my role.

Key Deliverables

• Maintaining project WIP to agreed annual targets
• Maintain debtor exposure to agreed annual targets
• Deliver project profitability margins to agreed annual targets
• Delivering year-on-year project profitability growth in line with targets agreed in your sector strategy
• Deliver on People, Operational and Business Objectives defined annually for your team

Technical

• Demonstrable computer literacy of the Microsoft package (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
• Previous successful experience utilising CRM systems
• Exposure to business intelligence reporting

Essential Experience

• Experience within the construction industry, managing key client relationships and complex projects
• Fully Chartered Accreditation or with significant experience within relevant discipline
• Leading, managing & coaching multi-disciplinary project teams (PM, QS, BS)
• Financial awareness and demonstrated success of delivering financial and commercial targets for construction projects, resource planning, management and profit
• Previous successful delivery of client projects involving resourcing, performance and completion
• Significant experience within a relevant discipline

Competencies

• Ownership
• Customer Focus
• Efficiency
• Team Leadership and Motivation
• Developing Team Members
• Communication and Influence
• Commercial/Business/Financial Acumen

Joining us at Fulkers Bailey Russell isn't just about being part of a great team—it's a thrilling journey packed with fantastic perks! We believe we are a great place to work and for people to develop their careers - we strive to satisfy the career aspirations of our people in a friendly, professional, environmentally and socially positive way. Here’s what’s on offer;

• Enjoy 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays), growing with an extra day after five years of service.
• An additional day off on your birthday.
• Health cover and benefits from day one and x 2 salary death in service coverage.
• Annual company bonus and salary review.
• A company pension.
• We cover membership fees for relevant professional bodies.
• Career development, chartership learning support and training opportunities to support your continuous growth

Fulkers Bailey Russell is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace - diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity.