Director | Building Consultancy

Director | Building Consultancy

Job Description Summary This is a unique leadership opportunity for a highly respected industry professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong commercial acumen, client relationship skills, and a passion for growing people and businesses. Reporting to the National Director, Building Consultancy, you will play a critical role in driving revenue growth, strengthening key client relationships, expanding market presence, and delivering high-quality consultancy and project management services across a diverse portfolio of assets and sectors.

As Director, Building Consultancy, you will lead business development, client engagement and project delivery activities while growing Cushman & Wakefield's presence within your market. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, delivering strategic advice across building condition, compliance, performance, risk, capital planning and asset management. You will also play a key role in identifying new opportunities, strengthening cross-service collaboration, mentoring future leaders and contributing to the continued success of the national Building Consultancy team.

• Develop and execute market and sales strategies for your region
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders
• Identify new market opportunities and service offerings
• Drive revenue growth and client retention initiatives
• Collaborate across service lines to deliver integrated client solutions
• Lead proposal development and major client pursuits

• Deliver technical building and asset advisory services
• Undertake building condition audits and technical due diligence assessments
• Provide strategic asset management and lifecycle planning advice
• Prepare capital expenditure forecasts and maintenance plans
• Deliver high-quality technical reports and recommendations

• Scope and manage refurbishment, remediation, maintenance and upgrade projects
• Oversee project governance, quality and risk management
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget
• Provide strategic direction to project teams and stakeholders

• Support the growth and development of Building Consultancy capability
• Coach and mentor employees and emerging leaders
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement
• Build a high-performing and engaged team environment

• Technical Due Diligence
• Building Condition Assessments
• Asset Registers
• Property Insurance Assessments
• Make Good Assessments
• Strategic Asset Management Plans
• Capital & Operational Expenditure Planning
• Planned Maintenance Programs
• Tax Depreciation Reports
• Project Cost Assessments
• Refurbishment and Remediation Project Management

We're interested in speaking with established industry leaders who bring a combination of technical credibility, commercial thinking and people leadership.

• 15+ years' experience within the property, construction, engineering or building consultancy sector
• Demonstrated success in a senior leadership role
• Strong experience in business development, client management and revenue growth
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary projects and teams
• Strong understanding of commercial, contractual and risk management principles
• Established industry networks and market credibility

• You will hold a degree in one of the following disciplines (or similar):
  Building Surveying, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Building Services Engineering, Property or Construction-related fields
• Professional membership or accreditation such as RICS, AIQS, AIPM,…