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Associate Director, FM Consultancy - Nottingham

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Associate Director, FM Consultancy
Gleeds Built Asset Solutions
Nottingham | Birmingham | Hybrid
About This Opportunity
Our Facilities Management team are a crucial component of our growing Built Asset Solutions offering, providing expert guidance, advice and management services to national and local client organisations.
We are searching for an FM specialist to join us as a key member of our FM consultancy team, play an important role in the management, delivery and growth of the discipline.
You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team of industry experts in a team providing high standards of service to national and regional, public and private sector clients.
As associate director, you will lead facilities management consultancy commissions and support the growth of the FM team. They will turn client objectives into practical improvements across operating models, compliance, procurement, mobilisation, commercial management, asset information and service performance.
The role combines hands-on delivery with client leadership. The successful candidate will take day-to-day ownership of significant assignments, manage project teams and maintain commercial control, working with a Director as account sponsor for the largest, highest-risk or most strategic commissions.
This is a delivery-led role, with responsibility for commissions, clients, people and fees, supporting directors and business-unit leads by:
- Leading defined commissions and workstreams from mobilisation through to completion
- Acting as the principal day-to-day contact for clients, with director support where appropriate
- Managing agreed fees, programme, resourcing, quality and project risk
- Leading and developing consultants and senior consultants working across their assignments
- Contributing to bids, proposals, client development and repeat work
- Escalating material commercial, technical, legal or reputational risks to the Director
- Working within Gleeds governance, quality and professional indemnity requirements
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As associate director you'll benefit from:
- Car allowance entitlement
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Holiday buy & sell scheme (buy up to 10 additional days annually)
- Annual professional subscription payment
- Enhanced 39 week paid maternity leave benefit
- Opportunities to develop and grow your career
- Health & wellbeing benefits
- Exclusive corporate partnership offers and discounts
- Hybrid working & flexible working arrangements
- A contributory pension scheme
Who we’re looking for
Knowledge, skills & behaviours required for this role include:
- Strong senior-level experience in facilities management, estates or built-asset consultancy, normally gained over at least eight years
- Experience of leading FM, estates, compliance, procurement, mobilisation or service-improvement assignments
- Experience of working across complex or multi-site estates and with outsourced or managing-agent delivery models
- Good working knowledge of both hard and soft FM services
- Experience of managing senior client relationships and presenting findings and recommendations clearly
- Experience of managing project teams, programmes, budgets and competing priorities
- Commercial understanding of scopes, fees, supplier pricing, contracts, service levels and performance measures
- Experience of producing clear reports, improvement plans, governance packs and management information
- Practical experience of contractor or supplier performance management
- Experience of contributing to bids, proposals or the development of existing client accounts


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About us
Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.
Gleeds is committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected and valued. We uphold the principles of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) and embrace the diversity of our teams. As an equal opportunities employer, we provide support, flexibility and accessibility for all.
If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Talent Team at [email protected]
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