Managing Director – Building Consultancy

About CHPK Group

CHPK Group is a specialist consultancy providing expert advice across disciplines including Fire Engineering, Building Safety Consultancy, Façade Design, Services Engineering, and Building Consultancy.

Department: Consulting

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London – Central

Reporting To: Louise Harrison-Clarke

Role Description

This is a senior leadership position with full accountability for the performance, strategy, and direction of the Building Consultancy business. As Managing Director, you will lead a multi‑disciplinary consultancy team, ensuring high‑quality service delivery across building surveying, cost consultancy, and professional services. You will play a key role in aligning the business with CHPK Group’s wider strategy, while maintaining strong governance, commercial performance, and client engagement. This role requires a balance of strategic leadership, commercial acumen, and operational oversight, alongside the ability to represent the business confidently in the market.

Strategic Leadership & Direction

• Setting and leading the strategic direction of Building Consultancy in line with CHPK Group objectives
• Defining priority sectors, client types, and service lines
• Driving sustainable growth through strong market positioning and service excellence
• Ensuring the business remains responsive to regulatory change and evolving client needs
• Representing the division at Group level, contributing to wider strategic decisions

Operational & Technical Oversight

• Holding accountability for the quality, consistency, and governance of service delivery
• Ensuring compliance with professional standards, regulations, and best practice
• Providing oversight on complex, high‑risk or high‑profile projects
• Maintaining robust procedures, quality assurance processes, and technical standards
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence

Commercial & Financial Performance

• Owning the commercial performance and profitability of the division
• Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning in collaboration with Group Finance
• Ensuring strong fee proposals, cost control, and resource utilisation
• Monitoring performance against financial and operational targets
• Supporting long‑term investment and growth planning

People Leadership & Development

• Leading, developing and inspiring senior leaders and wider teams
• Creating a high‑performing, collaborative and inclusive culture
• Supporting talent development, succession planning and retention
• Championing professional development pathways, including APC and chartership
• Promoting wellbeing, accountability and high professional standards

Client & Market Engagement

• Acting as a senior ambassador for CHPK Group
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders
• Supporting business development, bids and strategic opportunities
• Enhancing market presence and reputation through leadership and expertise
• Embedding a strong client‑focused culture across the business

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and professional obligations
• Maintaining strong governance frameworks across risk, quality and compliance
• Promoting ethical conduct, transparency and accountability
• Working closely with Group leadership to manage risk and uphold standards

Experience

• Extensive leadership experience within building surveying, cost consultancy, or professional services
• Proven track record of leading and growing a consultancy or service line
• Strong understanding of the commercial property sector and consultancy delivery models
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams in a complex environment

Qualifications

• Chartered professional (e.g. MRICS / FRICS or equivalent)

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong commercial acumen, including P&L ownership and financial management
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into delivery
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
• High levels of credibility with clients, partners and senior stakeholders
• Strategic, decisive and commercially astute
• Credible, approachable and values‑led leader
• High levels of professional integrity and commitment to excellence
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
• Resilient and adaptable in a changing market and regulatory environment
• Opportunity to lead and shape a key consultancy division within a growing group
• Backed by the scale, investment and network of Celnor Group
• Significant influence over strategy, performance and market positioning
• Work alongside a high‑calibre leadership team across multiple specialist disciplines
• A collaborative, values‑led culture focused on expertise and delivery
• Clear opportunity to drive long‑term growth and impact
• Collaboration – We bring together expertise and perspectives to deliver better outcomes
• Human – We act with integrity, care and respect for people and communities
• Performance – We focus on delivering measurable, high‑quality results
• Knowledge – We value expertise, continuous learning and innovation

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