Associate Director – Building Consultancy

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Associate Director – Building Consultancy

Job Description Summary

At Cushman & Wakefield, our purpose is simple: to put our clients and our people at the centre of what’s next in the world of real estate. We promise to deliver the best insights by understanding changing markets, approaching opportunities with agility, and exceeding client expectations through a collaborative culture.

As an Associate Director in Building Consultancy, you will play a crucial role in delivering technical building and engineering advice to property owners and occupiers across the Asia Pacific region. You will provide commercially diligent advice regarding the condition, compliance, risk, function and performance of buildings and assets, providing high-quality lifecycle cost advice and managing refurbishment, maintenance, and repair projects.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Client & Sales: Develop and implement state sales and marketing strategies to target and manage key clients, ensuring revenue growth and client satisfaction.
• Consultancy: Conduct building inspections, provide technical advice and reports on building conditions, compliance, and performance, and manage project scopes from start to finish.
• Project Management: Lead and direct project teams, manage project delivery, and ensure all projects are completed on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards.
• Quality Management: Implement and maintain quality assurance across projects and drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• People Leadership: Guide and mentor staff, manage project teams, and contribute to their professional development and career growth.

Key Relationships:

• Account Managers
• Service Line Managers
• Building Consultancy and PDS Team
• Clients and Stakeholders
• Consultants and Contractors

Accountabilities:

• Ensure effective management of key services and business strategies for revenue conversion.
• Oversee project delivery and client satisfaction, ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards.
• Develop and implement process improvements and innovation within the team.

Background and Experience:

• 10+ years in property/construction industry experience.
• Proven leadership in roles that demonstrate growth and industry recognition.

Qualifications & Technical Skills:

• Degree in Building Surveying, Building Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent.
• Professional qualification such as RICS, COIB, AIQS, CIBSE, EA, AIPM, or similar.
• Expertise in client engagement, procurement, contracting methodologies, and financial management.

Attributes:

• Client-focused with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to quality and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities, capable of influencing and mentoring team members.

Key Measures:

• Financial: Achieve budgetary goals and profitability across projects.
• Operations: Deliver technical reports and advice within statutory standards and industry best practices.
• People: Foster positive working relationships and support team development.
• Customer: Drive revenue growth and maintain high client satisfaction scores.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from:

• Being part of a growing global company
• Career development and a promote from within culture
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent.

We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional, and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That’s why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Islanders are highly encouraged to join us! (For AUS only) We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community – it means we go way beyond than just talking about it – we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.

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