Director Building Surveyor

• Formulating and managing strategies to deliver the business objectives
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit’s activities
• Ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with Gleeds processes and procedures (governance and controls)
• Agreeing fees and charges for potential services with Business Unit Manager / Area Chair
• Agreeing appointments / scope of services. Ensuring that appointments are in place prior to commencing service delivery
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our customer’s requirements;
• Reviewing scope of appointments on a monthly basis to ensure services are being delivered in accordance with appointments
• Managing and maintaining customer relationships (i.e. clients, business [partners, and other consultants). Ensuring a customer care plan is in place
• Resolving customer complaints
• Ensuring sufficient resources are made available to deliver services on our projects, including managing resource conflict resolution (with fellow directors)
• Leading and managing teams, including working with associate directors in managing resources and workload. Ensuring compliance with administrative requirements (appraisals, training, timesheets etc)
• Managing employees, focussing on retention and development
• Developing and enhancing Gleeds Building Surveying capability
• Briefing employees on relevant aspects of Gleeds business
• Preparing bids for services
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Managing the commercial aspects of projects (e.g. scope of services/deliverables, invoices, payments, and debt management)
• Working harmoniously with other Directors and assisting Business Unit Manager / Area Chair

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

• Extensive building surveying experience post MRICS qualification;
• Detailed knowledge and practical experience of delivery of building surveying services;
• Sound practical knowledge of construction methods and materials;
• Excellent knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies;
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience of administering construction contracts;
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement);
• Excellent communication skills – both oral and written;
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments;
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills;
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily;
• Proficient networker;
• Specialist knowledge of a specific industry sector (i.e. residential, hotels, commercial, retail, leisure, education and other);
• Ability to prepare first class bids for services;
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels;
• A clear understanding of legislation impacting on construction contracts;
• Demonstratable evidence of delivering services to clients and managing client relationships;
• Demonstratable experience of timely interfacing with clients and key stakeholders at the highest level;
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams.

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