Associate Director - Quantity Surveying (Hiring Immediately)

We are looking for an Associate Director to join us within our Residential and Compliance sector, delivering exceptional professional construction consultancy services whilst leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver large scale, new build and remediation projects.

At Fulkers Bailey Russell, we’re not just about delivering projects — we’re a construction consultancy that is focused on making a positive impact. We deliver exceptional consultancy services and support sustainability, whilst empowering and prioritising our people.

As a proud B Corp, we’re committed to high standards of social and environmental performance and making the journey smooth and successful for our clients. We’re big enough to lead complex, high-profile projects, yet small enough to genuinely support and care for our employees – our 'Fulkers people'.

The Role - Associate Director

Our Associate Directors lead the delivery teams of the business. They are our leaders of project execution, resource utilisation and project profitability to deliver continued success and growth for Fulkers and our clients. They champion our culture, creating a high-performance environment for our Fulkers People, allowing them to grow with us on our journey.

Reporting into the Client Director, you will lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on day-to-day projects and meet the needs of our clients’. You will coach, mentor and guide the people in your delivery teams and support them on their own career and personal development journeys, giving them the opportunities to achieve their potential along the way.

Main accountabilities

• Work with the Client Director and wider leadership team, inputting to the pipeline and future opportunities for business planning. You’ll share information and knowledge from your delivery teams as well as client interactions, to provide us with accurate forecasts, foresight of client/project movement and/or the prevention of forthcoming issues/risks/events.
• Collaborate with your clients to deliver agreed solutions/projects profitably, following our client care guidelines to maintain the Fulkers standards and deliver total customer satisfaction.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams, allocating resource, and optimising utilisation to deliver successful client outcomes/projects profitably. You will balance activity to optimise client service and maintain employee satisfaction.
• Whilst your primary focus will be on your specific client/sector, you are required to work collaboratively with others across clients and sectors where opportunities arise.
• Establish yourself as an expert in your field to be recognised internally. You will share your knowledge willingly and proactively to assist leadership with new business opportunities when required.
• Manage performance and development of all reporting staff, working with internal professional communities to drive suitable development plans and learning pathways for the organisation.
• Hold responsibility for adherence to, and compliance of Quality Assurance and Controls of your work, and your colleagues work at Associate Director level and below, where necessary, to maintain legal obligations and ensure standards of work are maintained.
• Track and deliver on day-to-day projects, financial and commercial metrics and measurements to drive profitability and efficiency across your entire team, client and project portfolio.
• Always take personal responsibility for the health and safety of self and others by working within the Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact.
• Any other duties as reasonably required of my role.

 

Key Deliverables

• Maintaining project WIP to agreed annual targets
• Maintain debtor exposure to agreed annual targets
• Deliver project profitability margins to agreed annual targets
• Delivering year-on-year project profitability growth in line with targets agreed in your sector strategy
• Deliver on People, Operational and Business Objectives defined annually for your team

Requirements

Technical

• Demonstrable computer literacy of the Microsoft package (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
• Previous successful experience utilising CRM systems
• Exposure to business intelligence reporting

Essential Experience

• Experience within the construction industry, managing key client relationships and complex projects
• Fully Chartered Accreditation or with significant experience within relevant discipline
• Leading, managing & coaching multi-disciplinary project teams (PM, QS, BS)
• Financial a]]>