Service Charge & Insurance Business Development Director

WSP Global Inc.; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Service Charge & Insurance Business Development Director to drive growth across the national market within its Real Estate Services unit. You will lead recruitment, team structuring, client management and brand strategy to expand services.

You will leverage deep knowledge of RICS codes and UK property markets, working with cross-functional teams to enhance offerings and partnerships across the business.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
• Detailed knowledge of relevant RICS codes and practice notes.
• Thorough understanding of UK commercial and residential property markets.
• Well-developed report writing skills.
• Strong appreciation of interdependence of property professional services.
• Commercially astute, proactive and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement strategy to grow the Service Charge & Insurance business unit nationally.
• Be the custodian amongst the Real Estate Services team and develop databases/systems.
• Identify opportunities to grow the business with internal/external sources.
• Lead the team as required and support senior Directors onday-to-day and long-term strategy.
• Identify priority clients, sectors and portfolios with growth potential.
• Develop opportunities for Service Charge & Insurance alongside other WSP services.
• Take a proactive role in pitches, tenders, client meetings and proposals.
• Identify gaps in the current proposition for new revenue streams.
• Develop and manage client relationships and contracts, supporting CPD.

Skills

Degree level education

RICS codes knowledge

Property market knowledge

Report writing

Commercial acumen

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

Join one of the UK's leading real estate advisory teams. As part of WSP's Advisory business, we combine more than 100 years of real estate expertise with the scale, resources and opportunities of a global professional services business.
We are seeking ambitious property professionals to join our growing team, delivering expert advice across business rates, valuation and wider real estate consultancy services.

WSP Real Estate Services Limited (formerly GL Hearn Limited) is a RICS-regulated real estate advisory business providing independent property advice to owners, occupiers, investors, developers and public sector organisations throughout the UK and Ireland – so your clients, and the work you do for them, will be genuinely varied.

As Service Charge & Insurance Business Development Director, you can expect to:

• Define and implement the strategy to grow the Service Charge & Insurance business unit nationally. This would include but not be limited to supporting recruitment, team structuring, new and existing client management, and brand/marketing considerations.
• Have a national and multi sector understanding of Service Charge & Insurance markets
• Be the custodian amongst the wider Real Estate Services team and exploit interdependencies and opportunities to enhance services we provide to clients and to help develop our database/systems to support that agenda.
• Identify opportunities to grow the business across the wider team, including working with the Strategic Growth Director for the entire WSP Real Estate Services business to approach prospective internal and external sources.
• To lead the team as required, supporting other senior Directors and be involved in both day-to-day and longer-term strategic running of the full range of instructions.
• Identify priority clients, sectors and property portfolios where the team has the strongest opportunity to grow.
• Develop opportunities for Service Charge & Insurance to be introduced alongside Business Rates and other WSP services.
• Take a proactive role in pitches, tenders, client meetings and commercial proposals.
• Identify gaps in the current proposition where additional expertise, products or services could create new revenue streams.
• Being responsible for developing, enhancing and diversifying client relationships and supporting on client engagement/contract management.
• Maintaining your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
  

Why join us?

• Work on high-profile projects across the public and private sectors, supported by a national network of more than 200 real estate specialists.
• Benefit from clear career progression and professional development opportunities.
• Access to flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Be part of a supportive and inclusive team culture
  

This role has been created to support the continued growth of our Real Estate Services business. It offers a clear path for progression, within a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
• A detailed knowledge of relevant RICS codes and practice notes.
• A thorough understanding of both the UK commercial and residential property markets.
• Well-developed report writing skills.
• A strong appreciation of the interdependence of all property professional services.
• Being commercially astute, proactive and collaborative.