About The Role
We are looking for a talented and ambitious Associate who is dedicated to providing an excellent service, to join our growing and successful Project team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team and would like to join an award‑winning professional services business, we would like to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Working with the Directors as part of the Senior Management Team to ensure the success of the business in all aspects including quality of service, timely delivery, staff development and profitability.
- Actively seeking to get involved and take responsibility for business management opportunities, such as Business Development, HR, Quality Management, Training and Education, IT, Offices/facilities/equipment and Professional Standards (RICS, BCIS, NBS etc.).
- Working with the Directors to set targets for the team and managing the team in such a way to deliver these targets.
- Acting as Line Manager for all personnel within the Associate Team, taking personal responsibility for managing and motivating all team members to deliver their best service.
- Helping all team members to identify their strengths and weaknesses and help them to develop and achieve a plan to reach their own personal career goals.
- Taking responsibility for allocated Key Client Accounts, building a relationship with the Key Client(s), ensuring complete satisfaction with Gateley Vinden services, and nurturing new work opportunities.
- Taking the lead on a range of construction projects and managing a team of quantity surveyors, assistants and apprentices and helping them to fulfil their potential.
- Organising and managing the resource within your team.
- Reviewing the quality, efficiency and timing of all work within your team and ensuring it meets the practice’s requirements.
- Acting as the principal point of contact with the project client and the other consultants on the design team.
- Working independently and taking responsibility for the successful delivery of Gateley Vinden QS/PM services on all projects you and your team are working on.
- Training and assisting others, including the preparation and presentation of in‑house CPD events.
- Actively seeking new project opportunities for Gateley Vinden and promoting the services of the practice at every opportunity, including attendance and involvement at appropriate networking and marketing events.
- Acting as Employer’s Agent on Design and Build projects.
- Following the company Quality Management System in the delivery of all services.
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously and developing excellent time‑management strategies.
- Treating all clients to an exceptional level of service.
The Team
Gateley Vinden is a property and construction consultancy that helps clients across the built environment to maximise the value of their development projects, built assets, and construction businesses and funds. They offer a wide range of services, including dispute management, quantity surveying, project management, fund monitoring, building surveying, corporate services. The team has extensive experience in residential, education, affordable housing, industrial, office, retail, health and hotels/leisure sectors. Gateley Vinden is committed to delivering results that delight their clients, inspire their people and support their communities, and provides a creative, straightforward advice and a welcoming environment for employees.
The Person
Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field.
- Ideally a Chartered member of the RICS, or a commitment to achieve Chartered status within two years.
- Minimum seven years’ experience in running own projects quantity surveying and/or project management for a private practice, construction company or related organisation.
- Experience of successfully managing a team of people.
- Experience of business development, marketing and networking and a willingness to actively win new work for the practice.
- Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software.
- Experience in running large, complex projects independently.
- Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational and managerial skills.
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Skilled negotiator.
- Driving licence and own car; willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required.
Benefits
With support, coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues, the development and progression opportunities reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes optional benefits such as annual leave (with the option to purchase extra days), cycle‑to‑work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy and free courses for all from fitness to coding, languages and even hip‑hop dance.
Diversity, Inclusion and Well‑Being
Diversity, inclusion and well‑being are important parts of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone’s potential and to achieve personal and business goals together. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work‑life balance and encourage candidates seeking flexibility to apply. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as a gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and are Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving an offer, a variety of pre‑employment screening checks will be completed, including but not limited to eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, criminal record checks, financial stability, and references from previous employers, as relevant to the role.
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