Procter Street
Associate Director - Building Surveying

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Procter Street is partnering with a growing consultancy that is entering an exciting stage of growth, and we are looking for an ambitious Associate Director – Building Surveying to play a key role in shaping the next chapter of the business.
This is not simply a senior surveying position. We are looking for a commercially minded Chartered Building Surveyor who wants to take genuine ownership of a growing service line — developing people, strengthening client relationships, winning new work and helping build a high-performing surveying team around them.
You will work closely with the Directors and wider business, with the autonomy and influence to help shape how the Building Surveying service develops. If you are ready to move beyond being responsible solely for your own projects and want the opportunity to build a team, develop a client base and have a meaningful influence on the growth of a business, this could be the role for you.
About the Consultancy
Our client is a growing specialist surveying and engineering consultancy based in Manchester, working across the commercial, industrial, residential, retail and infrastructure sectors. The business combines professional surveying expertise with modern technology and a practical understanding of the built environment. Its services span building surveying, structural engineering and project management, including dilapidations, pre-acquisition surveys, condition surveys, measured surveys, cladding remediation, contract administration, employer’s agent services and tender procurement.
The consultancy forms part of a wider group, giving clients access to surveying, engineering, project management and construction expertise under one roof. The business is ambitious about where it can go next, creating an environment where talented professionals can have genuine influence, develop their own teams, build lasting client relationships and share in the success they help create.
The Opportunity
As Associate Director – Building Surveying, you will take a senior leadership role within the surveying function, combining technical expertise with responsibility for growing the team, developing client relationships and generating new business. Working closely with the Directors, you will have the autonomy to shape the future of the Building Surveying division and play a key role in the continued growth of the wider business.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and growing the Building Surveying division, helping to define its strategy, service offering and long-term direction as the consultancy continues to expand.
- Building and developing a high-performing team, taking responsibility for recruitment, mentoring, coaching and professional development as the division grows.
- Driving business development and new revenue, identifying opportunities, developing relationships and converting new instructions across the commercial property and construction sectors.
- Developing and retaining key client relationships, becoming a trusted senior adviser to existing clients while building a strong personal network of property owners, developers, investors, occupiers and professional advisers.
- Leading high-value and complex surveying instructions, providing senior technical oversight across areas including dilapidations, contract administration, schedules of condition, pre-acquisition surveys, building condition surveys and planned preventative maintenance.
- Working collaboratively across the wider group, identifying opportunities to combine surveying, engineering, project management and construction expertise to provide clients with integrated solutions.
- Working directly with the Directors on the growth of the business, contributing to strategic decisions, operational planning, recruitment, resource planning and the development of the systems and processes needed to support continued expansion.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Chartered Building Surveyor who is ready to take a genuine leadership role and help build something within a growing business. Whether you are already operating at Associate Director level or are a Senior/Principal Surveyor ready for the next step, this role will suit someone who wants greater responsibility, influence and the opportunity to make a tangible contribution to business growth.
Ideally, you will have:
- MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor status with significant experience across commercial building surveying.
- Strong technical capability across areas such as dilapidations, contract administration, schedules of condition, pre-acquisition surveys and building condition surveys.
- Proven leadership or management experience, with the ability to recruit, mentor and develop surveyors and create a high-performing team.
- A commercially driven and entrepreneurial mindset, with the confidence and ability to identify opportunities, win new work and contribute directly to growing fee income and the client base.
- Excellent client relationship skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, develop networks and represent the consultancy confidently with senior stakeholders.
- A strategic and forward-thinking approach, with the ability to contribute at senior level and help shape the future direction, systems and service offering of the Building Surveying division.
- An ambitious and collaborative attitude, with the desire to develop your own career while playing a significant role in growing the business and wider team.


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Why Join?
This opportunity gives you the chance to build and lead your own team, with genuine scope to shape recruitment, development and progression as the Building Surveying division grows. You will also have the opportunity to build your own client base, develop relationships, win work and grow a portfolio of clients alongside the wider consultancy team, with your success directly connected to the growth of the business.
You will work closely with the Directors and have a genuine opportunity to influence the direction, strategy and growth of the consultancy. You will also benefit from the wider group, bringing together surveying, engineering, project management and construction expertise and creating opportunities to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
The business is continuing to develop its presence across the North West and wider UK, and this role offers the opportunity to join at a point where your contribution can genuinely make a difference.
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, company pension, hybrid working and professional development opportunities.
If you are a Chartered Building Surveyor looking for the opportunity to take genuine ownership, build a team, develop your own client base and play a significant role in the growth of a business, Procter Street would welcome a confidential conversation with you about this opportunity.
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