Associate Director - Building Surveying
Associate Director - Building Surveying
Manchester City Centre
Competitive salary + bonus + excellent benefits
Lead major commercial projects. Influence strategy. Help shape a growing consultancy.
An independent, design-led property consultancy in central Manchester is expanding its Building Consultancy team following continued project wins across commercial workplace and investor-led instructions.
This is an opportunity for an experienced MRICS Building Surveyor ready to step into a senior leadership role with genuine influence over projects, clients and service-line growth.
You'll take ownership of complex instructions from inception through delivery while supporting wider business development and mentoring junior surveyors.
The Role
You will lead a diverse portfolio of commercial building consultancy and project work across office, workplace and investment property environments.
Typical responsibilities include:
Project Leadership
- Project Management and Contract Administration on commercial fit-outs and refurbishments (£50k-£20m)
- Managing full lifecycle delivery from feasibility through to completion
- Programme control, procurement coordination and risk management
- Overseeing quality assurance across multiple concurrent projects
Professional Building Surveying
- Acquisition Surveys
- Schedules of Condition
- Project Monitoring instructions
- Schedules of Dilapidations (landlord and tenant)
- Building defect diagnosis and technical advisory work
Client Advisory
- Acting as a trusted advisor to occupiers, investors and landlords
- Representing clients at key project meetings and strategy discussions
- Delivering commercially focused technical advice
Leadership & Growth
- Supporting service-line development and market positioning
- Contributing to pitches and new instructions
- Mentoring junior team members
- Playing an active role in the continued expansion of the consultancy
About You
You will likely be:
- MRICS qualified
- Operating at Senior Surveyor, Associate or Associate Director level already
- Experienced across both project work and professional instructions
- Confident managing multiple schemes simultaneously
- Commercially aware and client-facing
- Comfortable contributing to business development activity
Experience within commercial workplace, CAT A / CAT B refurbishment, or investor-led projects would be especially valuable.
Why Apply?
No individual fee targets
High-profile commercial instructions across Manchester and beyond
Real influence on strategy and service growth
Collaborative consultancy environment
Flexible working structure with early Friday finish
Discretionary annual bonus (paid consistently)
City-centre office environment with strong well-being benefits
Clear progression at senior leadership level