4-year degree in quantity surveying, construction management, architecture, or engineering science.
5-10 years of management experience with staff and major projects.
Expertise in quantity surveying, cost management, or project management.
Strong communication skills across diverse teams and stakeholders.
Experience in developing and monitoring contracts.
Responsibilities
Identify key target clients for business development.
Build and maintain customer relationships to ensure high technical service standards.
Seek opportunities to cross-sell services to existing clients.
Attend external functions to enhance company visibility and generate new contacts.
Oversee project delivery from feasibility to final handover and maintenance.
Prepare proposals, fee submissions, and deliver impactful presentations.
Collaborate with team members to enhance overall performance.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Engagement in diverse and complex projects.
Dynamic work environment with cross-regional collaboration.
Supportive team culture focused on customer service excellence.
Full Job Description
Title: Office Director
Reporting to: Executive Vice President Overview of Role The Office Director provides strategic leadership and oversees all office operations, delivering cost management, building surveying, project management, and advisory services across a diverse portfolio of projects. This role is responsible for ensuring consistent, high-quality service that aligns with and advances client objectives. The Office Director proactively identifies opportunities to add value throughout the project lifecycle, applying sound judgment and expertise to enhance outcomes. By leveraging a deep understanding of client needs and project dynamics, the Director helps drive successful delivery and ensures projects achieve desired results in terms of scope, quality, budget, and schedule. Essential Functions
Identify individual key target clients and contacts for incorporation within business plan
Build customer relationships to ensure high standards of technical service, secure repeat business and develop profitable workload
Identify opportunities with existing clients and contacts and follow-up with Senior Director or President
Identify opportunities with existing clients to cross sell other services of Rider Levett Bucknall
Contribute to monthly team meetings and business development activity
Share marketing information with other regions within Company
Prepare proposals and fee submissions
Preparation and delivery of presentations
Maintain individual project profiles
Attend external functions to raise the profile of Rider Levett Bucknall and to generate new contacts
Responsible for all aspects of the delivery of projects from feasibility to handover and maintenance
Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in quantity surveying, construction management, architecture or engineering science.
Minimum Experience required: 5-10 years' relevant experience of management of staff including project professionals and/or technicians, managing major projects including development of project scope, goals, work plans, timeliness and implantation strategies, developing measurement processes/methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes. Prior experience with developing and monitoring contracts required.
Skills Required: Expert in quantity surveying, cost management, or project management, including planning, development, implementation and evaluation of large, complex projects. Good communication skills required.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Often work in an Indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.
May also require:
- Sitting - Standing for long periods of time - Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling
