Associate Director- Building Control
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Private medical
- Life assurance
- Professional membership subscription
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme and up to
- Paid volunteering
- Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme
- Cycle to Work
- Tech scheme
- Travel insurance
- Dental insurance
- Gym and retail discounts
- option to buy and sell holiday
- Give As You Earn scheme
- Provide leadership and management to the regional Building Control team including setting and monitoring of individual objectives in line with business strategy
- Allocating work to the regional Building Control teams
- Provision of subject matter expertise through acting as Technical Authority across complex projects and plan assessments covering all building types in line with qualifications and technical skill
- Ownership over a region overseeing client relationships, and all P&L and commercial targets
- Accountable for fee flows and financial management of region and directing mitigating actions where appropriate including acting as point of escalation for fee flow or invoicing queries
- Ownership for management, resolution and closure of customer complaints
- Continuous assessment of business performance against objectives
- Supporting and advising commercial clients about building / property issues in line with the UK Building
- Regulations and all necessary legislation.
- Directing the commercial team to minimise bad debt and ensure accuracy and commercial viability of contracts
- Participation in the recruitment and induction of new Surveyors and Managers as and when required
- Provision of all weekly / monthly reporting required by the business on revenue, sales, utilisation etc.
- Weekly sign off and submission of timesheets of direct reports in accordance with SOP's
- Approver for team expenses
- Driving CAPEX business development targets through relevant engagement with project stakeholders and effective follow through of leads as well as provision of thought leadership on key topics and seminar delivery
- Acting as BV contact for external project stakeholders
- Bid and quote preparation
- Carrying out inspections of work on wide range of projects; checking plans, drawings and associated information to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations
- Ensuring that records of all project and inspection records are accurately entered on the database
- Developing and maintaining excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Carrying out duties in accordance with QA procedures
- Completion of personal CPD
- The ideal candidate will hold accredited RICS/CABE/CIOB/RIBA status. Boasting an extensive background post qualification in in the built environment (with demonstrable experience working with Higher Risk Buildings).
- Registered Building Inspector - Class 4 Technical Manager - 3 G/H
- Ideally qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in Building Control / Building Surveying
- A strong background and demonstratable experience of working as an Approved Inspector/Registered Building Control Approver in Building Control, with exposure to commercial clients
- Accredited RICS/CABE/CIOB status
- Strong team management and leadership skills
- Ability to encourage others to develop new skills and enhance existing ones
- Ability to think both globally and locally when developing and communicating objectives and strategies
- Strive to improve performance and uses innovative methods to get there
- Detailed and in-depth understanding of commercial Building Control and Fire Safety
- Strong analytical and report production skills
- Keen attention to detail, coupled with strong organizational skills
- Commercial acumen
- Excellent client facing and presentation skills
- Excellent relationship building skills with ability to develop professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Competent user of MS Office
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively manage a varied and busy workload