Company Description
Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers and investors on a local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, building surveying, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.
The UK business is headquartered in London, with 1500 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Our Project & Building Consultancy (PBC) team works across the whole of the UK and on various projects within EMEA. They cover a large range of sectors to maximize the potential of our client’s real estate assets and create positive environments for the end user. From strategic technical due diligence across full portfolios to large-scale regeneration projects, the team has extensive experience in delivering commercial advice to a wide and varied client base across all project and building consultancy services.
Job Description
Associate Director – Building Surveyor (MRICS Chartered Professional). We are looking for a dynamic Associate Director to join our existing BS team, who provide a full suite of Building Consultancy services for a leading FTSE-250 REIT and central London mixed-use property company with a £5.2 billion portfolio. The client are a top 5 of PBC and have been for 15+ years. They provide an exciting and diverse work stream, via our exclusive framework agreement, and are extremely important to us.
We need an experienced individual who can manage a workload that includes numerous instructions at any one time. Approximately 90% of their time will be spent working with this client. All work will be based around the West End of London, circa 10-15 min from the Colliers Wigmore office. They will be working alongside an existing AD, Director and support team who spend 80% of their time working with this client.
The candidate needs to be experienced in as many of the following services as possible:
- Contract administration and small-scale Project Management of an approximate value range of £25k - £1m on various asset classes
- Technical due diligence – for new acquisitions
- Dilapidations preparation and negotiation – on mainly retail, restaurant and offices
- PPMs and associated follow-on CA works to externals and common parts
- shell retail – strip out and white boxing
- Retail to restaurant conversions
- Licence to Alter monitoring of tenant fit out work
- Defect analysis
- Co-ordinating design teams to make Listed Building and Planning Applications
In addition to the above the candidate should note the following requirements:
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership & Management
- There will be opportunities, if desired, to lead and manage a team of building surveyors and support staff.
- Mentor and develop junior and senior surveyors, supporting APC progression where applicable.
- Contribute to departmental strategy, financial planning, and performance targets.
- Ensure quality assurance, compliance, and risk management procedures are upheld.
2. Technical Delivery
- As noted above, plus:
- Provide expert advice on building pathology, statutory compliance, and construction best practice.
- Review and sign off reports and technical documentation.
3. Business Development
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
- Identify and secure new business opportunities (if desired).
- Prepare fee proposals and tender submissions.
- Represent the business at networking events and industry forums.
4. Commercial & Financial Management
- Manage project budgets and ensure profitable delivery of commissions.
- Monitor team utilisation and financial performance against targets.
- Contribute to revenue growth and margin improvement strategies.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRICS qualified (Building Surveying pathway).
- Significant post-qualification experience within a consultancy or commercial environment.
- Strong technical knowledge across core building surveying services.
- Demonstrable experience in managing client relationships and winning work.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor teams.
- Excellent report writing and communication skills.
- Commercially aware with strong financial acumen.
Desirable
- Experience in a leadership or senior management role.
- Established network within the property and construction sector.
- Experience across multiple asset classes.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
- Confident decision-maker.
- Client-focused and commercially driven.
- Collaborative leadership style.
- High level of professional integrity.
- Personable and able to establish a strong professional relationship and communicate well with clients day to day
Additional Information
Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.
At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.
Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.
