Associate Director Building Surveyor

We are working with a thriving multidisciplinary property consultancy in Manchester city centre, looking to appoint a Chartered Building Surveyor at Associate Director level.
The role offers the opportunity to lead major commercial projects, chair client meetings and play a key role in the continued growth of the business.

You will be working within a collaborative consultancy that delivers projects from concept through to completion.
With a strong pipeline of work, this is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded senior building surveyor looking to work within a supportive and ambitious environment.

The Opportunity
The office environment is collaborative and fast paced, with teams working closely together across multiple service lines to deliver high quality projects for clients.
Projects vary significantly in scale and complexity, ranging from office refurbishments through to major commercial fit outs.

Most projects are based across the North West, particularly in Greater Manchester, although the consultancy also delivers work in London and internationally.
You will typically manage 4 - 5 live projects at any one time, each at different stages of delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Service Delivery

• Lead project management and contract administration on commercial refurbishment and fit-out schemes
• Oversee projects from feasibility through to completion, managing programme, risk, and quality
• Deliver core building surveying services including acquisition surveys, schedules of condition, project monitoring, and dilapidations
• Undertake defect diagnosis and provide commercially focused solutions

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to commercial clients
• Chair meetings and manage key stakeholder relationships

Leadership

• Mentor junior team members and support their development
• Contribute to the growth of the building consultancy offering

About You

• MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor
• Strong experience within commercial building consultancy
• Proven track record delivering both project and professional surveying work
• Confident communicator able to chair meetings and engage with clients
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage multiple instructions simultaneously

Salary & Benefits

• Highly competitive and flexible salary depending on experience
• Annual bonus (historically around 10 - 15%)
• Flexible working with core hours and early Friday finish
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Pension scheme
• Gym membership
• Daily breakfast in the office
• -500+ annual training and development budget to support professional growth
• Modern Manchester city centre office

For further details / a confidential discussion, please contact Gemma Gill at Calibre Search on (phone number removed).

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.