Director of Building Services - Cambridge
Are you an experienced building services leader looking for your next strategic challenge? A thriving multidisciplinary property and construction consultancy is recruiting a Senior Director of Building Services to lead, grow and shape their engineering team.
This is an exceptional opportunity to take ownership of a talented building services design team and play a major role in driving project excellence, client relationships and business growth within a well-established consultancy.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the building services team, ensuring high quality technical delivery, performance management and professional development.
- Act as a key client-facing figure, cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with existing and new clients.
- Drive commercial success by securing new work, managing fee income and overseeing financial performance against targets.
- Collaborate with senior leaders across disciplines to contribute to wider business strategy and integrated multidisciplinary solutions.
- Provide technical expertise to other engineers/designers and ensure technical competence through continual professional development.
About the Building Services Director - Skills & Experience
- Proven track record in building services leadership, with strong experience in business development and financial management.
- Chartered or degree-level background in building services, mechanical or electrical engineering (CEng/MSc desirable).
- Excellent communicator with the ability to engage clients and inspire teams.
- Commercially astute with a passion for delivering technically excellent and commercially successful engineering solutions.
- Excellent financial control and awareness of projections, targets and pipeline management.
- Proved Business Development track record
- Must have a full clean driving license and access to own transport.
- Comprehensive and demonstrable CPD in appropriate subjects
What's on offer
Salary: £90,000 - £95,000
- Discretionary Bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave over the festive period.
- Competitive salary with regular market benchmarking and reviews.
- Employer pension contribution.
- Health cash plan.
- Support for professional memberships and ongoing training.
- Structured development, mentoring and internal coaching.
- Family-friendly employment policies.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- On-site parking at regional offices.
- Season ticket loan where applicable.
- Death in service cover.
- Early finish incentives linked to company performance.
- Paid volunteering leave (up to two days per year).
- Health and mental wellbeing initiatives.
- Employee referral programme.
- Regular team and social events fully funded by the business.
If you are a Building Services Director, considering your opportunities please contact Megan Cole at Brandon James
REF: 21275MC