Project Director
Building Surveying - Built Asset Solutions
London
Lead at the next level
This role is a strategic senior hire for our London Built Asset Solutions team. We are looking for a Project Director who can lead the delivery of high-profile commissions, drive the growth of our projects offering and expand our presence in a key market. Alongside client leadership and commercial focus, you will manage, mentor and develop team members, helping build the capability, confidence and culture needed for long-term success.
About the role
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished chartered building surveyor with the experience, judgement and credibility to operate at a strategic level. You will lead commissions, advise clients on complex built asset matters and play a central role in growing our London offer.
Alongside client delivery, you will support business planning, build senior relationships and help create the conditions for a high-performing team to succeed. You will work across Gleeds to bring together the right expertise, strengthen our market position and deliver better outcomes for clients.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of high-profile building surveying commissions across client portfolios and built assets
- Build, develop and retain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser on strategic property and asset matters
- Drive growth in London by identifying opportunities, converting work and expanding the project services offer
- Provide leadership across service delivery, ensuring quality, consistency and commercial performance
- Shape and develop the Built Asset Solutions offer in response to client need, market change and business priorities
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across Gleeds to deliver integrated, high-value advice
- Manage, mentor and develop team members, building capability and supporting the growth of future leaders
- Contribute to business planning, team leadership and the wider direction of the London business
About you
You will be a highly credible chartered building surveyor with commercial instincts, an established professional profile and the ability to lead with confidence. You will be highly skilled in project design, specification and contract administration, with excellent knowledge of construction contracts.
You will bring:
- Significant building surveying experience, with the ability to lead complex instructions and senior client engagements
- A strong track record in business development, client relationship management and winning work
- Commercial judgement and the ability to balance client service with business performance
- The credibility to advise senior stakeholders and represent Gleeds in the market
- A collaborative leadership style and the ability to bring the best out of people and teams
- A clear point of view on how building consultancy can evolve to meet changing client needs
- The ambition to play a leading role in the continued growth of our London Built Asset Solutions team
What we offer
At Gleeds, you’ll join a business where senior people are trusted to lead, supported to grow and given the platform to make a lasting impact. We can offer you:
- A world of opportunity - with the scope to shape your career, expand your influence and progress further as a leader
- A role with real strategic impact - helping grow the London team, strengthen key client relationships and shape the future of the service
- Support to lead at your best - through continued development, access to senior colleagues and a culture of mentorship and collaboration
- A strong platform for growth - within a business that values ambition, fresh thinking and commercial leadership
- Flexibility that works - with an approach that supports work-life balance and agile working
- A place to thrive - with a focus on wellbeing, professional development and an inclusive culture where people feel valued and supported
- The opportunity to shape what comes next - in a business that is committed to thinking differently and delivering lasting value for clients