Associate Director

Company: Ethan James Group
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Location: Southampton
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead pre- and post-contract cost management for diverse projects, shaping budgets, procurement, and risk assessment. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across offices and engage clients to sustain strong relationships. You will drive delivery of high-quality projects, contributing to the firm’s client-centric and sustainable project outcomes. This position offers strategic impact in major projects within science, technology, HE, and public sector work, with a flexible hybrid work setup.

Pay / Benefits

  • car allowance 5.2K
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Death in service
  • Personal Accident Insurance
  • Group income protection

Responsibilities

  • Pre- and post-contract cost management including budgeting, change management, risk/opportunity assessment, and procurement
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across offices
  • Engage with clients and maintain strong relationships
  • Deliver projects to a high-quality standard

Key requirements

  • MRICS (ideally)
  • Experience leading internal and external project teams
  • Strategic thinker with strong verbal and written communication
  • Experience working on major projects
  • verbal communication
  • written communication
  • stakeholder engagement
  • cost management
  • budgets
  • change management

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Posted: October 1st, 2026