Associate Director Building Surveyor

Company: Hays
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Location: Edinburgh
Job Description:

Overview

As an Associate Director in Building Surveying, you will lead and develop a diverse range of professional and project-led services for a reputable chartered surveying firm. You’ll own key client relationships, drive business development, and mentor junior staff while ensuring high-quality delivery on refurbishment and maintenance schemes. The role blends technical leadership with strategic growth of the team, offering exposure to high-profile projects and broad client exposure.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
  • Car allowance and comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible and supportive working environment
  • Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities
  • Clear pathway to Director-level progression

Responsibilities

  • Lead professional and project-led building surveying services (technical due diligence, condition surveys, dilapidations)
  • Oversee contract administration and project management for refurbishment and maintenance schemes
  • Own key client relationships and contribute to business development
  • Mentor and develop junior surveyors to maintain high delivery standards
  • Support strategic growth of the Building Surveying team and cross-functional collaboration

Key requirements

  • MRICS qualified (or equivalent) with substantial post-qualification experience
  • Proven track record delivering professional and project-led building surveying services
  • Strong commercial awareness and experience managing client relationships and generating new business
  • Excellent technical knowledge across a range of building types
  • Leadership experience or desire to move into senior management
  • Strong communication and report-writing skills
  • leadership
  • client relationship management
  • communication
  • building surveying
  • technical due diligence
  • condition surveys

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Posted: October 1st, 2026