Associate Director (Building Surveying)

The Abbey; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentive up to 8%

Hybrid & international remote working

Parental leave up to six months

25 days annual leave

10% pension contribution

Life Assurance & Income Protection

Professional subscriptions

Flexible Benefits package

Job summary

Ashbys, a global name in construction and engineering consultancy, is appointing a Building Surveyor at Associate Director level to create and lead a North of England Asset Consultancy team in Manchester or Leeds.

You will lead strategic property advice for individual buildings and portfolios, manage client relationships, and deliver projects largely autonomously while growing the team and driving business development.

Qualifications

• Chartered Building Surveyor (RICS) with experience in facilities management/property consultancy.
• Experience in a line management role; keen to grow a team.
• Bachelors degree or Masters degree in relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead project setup and planning across Asset Consultancy commissions.
• Provide pre-acquisition and post-occupancy advice to clients across sectors.
• Develop strategic, technically based reports addressing client challenges; implement recommendations through the project life cycle.
• Prepare condition surveys, forward maintenance plans, dilapidation schedules, defect analyses and system diagnostics reports.
• Partner with senior leaders to drive work-winning and business development.

Skills

Leadership

Facilities management

Client networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Key duties include:

Taking responsibility for Project set up and planning across Asset Consultancy commissions.Providing pre-acquisition and post-occupancy advice to clients across multiple sectors and a wide range of building types.Developing strategic, technically based reports and plans which address client challenges; implementing and monitoring recommendations through the project life cycle.Preparation of condition surveys, forward maintenance plans, dilapidation schedules, defect analyses, system diagnostics reports, schedules of condition and the monitoring of the subsequent works processes.Partnering with senior leaders in the North (Office Directors and Partners) to drive work-winning and business development, with a focus on existing buildings.

Your skills and experience:

• Chartered Building Surveyor (RICS) with experience in facilities management/property consultancy.


• An existing network of clients and collaborators in the regional market., Experience in a line management role, combined with a keenness to grow a team.


• Bachelors degree or Masters degree in relevant discipline.

Benefits include:

• Performance incentive scheme, up to 8% of basic salary.


• Hybrid working and international remote working.


• Parental leave, up to six months on full salary.


• 25 days annual leave plus flexible holiday.


• 10% pension contribution (based on 5% employer contribution)Life Assurance and Income Protection.


• Professional subscriptions.


• Flexible Benefits - including cycle scheme, dental insurance, gym memberships, travel insurance, corporate discounts.

Ashbys are working with a global name in construction and engineering consultancy to appoint a Building Surveyor at Associate Director level, who will create and lead a team based in either Manchester or Leeds.The company employ over 2,000 staff across the world, with impressive growth plans over the next few years. While they are best known for their strucutural and MEP engineering services, they have a small but growing UK-based Asset / Building Consultancy division.As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will lead their Asset Consultancy offering in the the North of England with a focus on strategic property advice for both individual buildings and complete premises portfolios, across the cultural, commercial, entertainment, financial, utilities, technology and education sectors.Whilst this is a leadership role, you will need to be comfortable delivering projects and professional services (largely autonomously) until such a point that revenue can create opportunities to recruit