Job type
PermanentLocation
LiverpoolWorking Pattern
Flexible Working,Full-timeSpecialism
Property And SurveyingIndustry
Property & Real EstatePay
£60000 - £90000 plus package
Associate Director Building Surveyor - Liverpool £60000 - £90000
Associate Director – Chartered Building Surveying
Liverpool (with flexibility for regional travel)
Reports to: Director / Managing Director
Our client is a well-established SME consultancy based in Liverpool, delivering multidisciplinary services across the North West and UK. With over 35 years of trusted expertise, they pride ourselves on offering client-focused, technically robust, and sustainable solutions across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, education, health, and heritage.
Role Purpose:
The Associate Director will play a senior leadership role within the Building Surveying division, responsible for growing and developing the service line, managing high-value projects, leading a team of surveyors, and supporting the Directors in driving the strategic direction of the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the Building Surveying team, mentoring staff and ensuring technical excellence.
- Support Directors in shaping strategy, business development, and expanding client relationships.
- Contribute to the vision of sustainability, innovation, and community impact.
Technical Delivery
- Provide expert advice on building pathology, defects analysis, and remedial solutions.
- Undertake and oversee dilapidations, party wall matters, schedules of condition, contract administration, and project management.
- Deliver condition surveys, feasibility studies, and building lifecycle assessments.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, CDM regulations, and industry standards.
Business Development
- Identify opportunities and secure new instructions from both existing and prospective clients.
- Represent at networking events, professional bodies, and in the Liverpool business community.
- Develop marketing strategies to raise the profile of the Building Surveying service.
Team & Financial Management
- Manage workload allocation, resourcing, and project profitability.
- Monitor KPIs and financial performance of the department.
- Support recruitment, staff retention, and career development of junior surveyors.
Qualifications & Experience:
- MRICS qualified (essential).
- Proven track record in a senior Building Surveying role, ideally within a consultancy environment.
- Strong technical knowledge across the full range of building surveying services.
- Experience managing teams and delivering projects from inception to completion.
- Commercial acumen and ability to generate repeat and new business.
Skills & Attributes:
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Client-focused with excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced SME environment.
What We Offer:
- Clear progression to Director and equity in the company
- Attractive salary £60000 - £90000 depending on experience
- Opportunity to shape and grow the Building Surveying service line.
- Company Pension Scheme
- Discretionary bonus paid twice per year
- Group Income Protection – 80% of salary deferred for 26 weeks
- Group Life Assurance – 2 x Salary currently capped at £150,000
- 25 days’ annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Car Park Pass
- Company Mobile Phone
- Professional Subscriptions paid
- Access to Company Benefits Portal including:
- Holiday Enhance – the chance to purchase up to 5 additional days’ leave
- Season Ticket loans
- The opportunity to purchase Goods & Services and repay over 12 months interest-free under salary exchange
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
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