About You

We envisage the successful candidate being a Chartered Building Surveyor with at least 10 years' post-qualification experience, although the quality and relevance of experience will ultimately be more important than a specific number of years.

You are likely to be operating at Director or Senior Associate Director level within a recognised property or Building Surveying consultancy and be ready for greater responsibility, autonomy and influence.

Just as importantly, we are looking for someone who knows Manchester.

Ideally, you will have spent a significant part of your career living and working in the city or surrounding area and will have developed strong relationships across the Greater Manchester property market.

You should understand the market, its clients and its people and have the network and credibility to represent the business locally.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is commercially minded and understands how to grow and manage a profitable consultancy business.
• Has strong relationships within the Manchester and North West property community.
• Enjoys business development and building long-term client relationships.
• Combines strong technical Building Surveying credentials with a pragmatic and commercial approach.
• Is comfortable operating across both professional and project Building Surveying.
• Is an engaging and supportive leader who can develop, retain and attract talented people.
• Has the confidence and credibility to advise major institutional and occupier clients.
• Is entrepreneurial and wants genuine influence over how a business develops.
• Is ambitious for the Manchester office, the company and their own career.

Why Consider this Company?

This is an independent property consultancy providing Building Surveying, Project Management and Cost Management services to clients throughout the UK.

Their independence allows us to operate differently from many larger corporate consultancies.

They can be entrepreneurial, responsive, decisive and agile. Their Directors have a genuine voice within the business and the freedom to develop teams, clients and opportunities without unnecessary corporate layers.

For the right person, the Manchester role offers an unusual combination:

An established business — with the opportunity to build.

You will inherit a functioning and experienced team, established institutional and occupier clients and the backing of a growing national consultancy with significant headroom for Manchester.

The ambition is to continue building the companies presence and reputation across Greater Manchester and the wider North West, with the team growing organically alongside that success.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to put their own stamp on that growth and establish themselves as a key member of the senior leadership team.

The Package

We recognise that this is an important senior appointment and that the package needs to reflect the calibre of individual we are seeking.

We anticipate:

• Base salary: Extremely competitive and open to considering all proposals, depending upon experience and the individual.

Alongside this will be a senior-level benefits package and performance-related reward reflecting both individual contribution and the success of the Manchester business.

For the right individual, this is intended to be a long-term appointment with considerable scope for career progression as both Manchester and the wider business continue to grow.

The Proposition

Ultimately, we are looking for someone who wants more than another Director title.

We want someone who sees the opportunity to lead an established Manchester office, develop a talented team, strengthen the company position in the local market and play an important part in the continued growth of the wider business.

Someone who shares their ambition, commitment to their clients and their belief that you can build a successful business while still enjoying the journey.

The foundations are already there. The opportunity is to lead what comes next.