Associate Director - Fire Specialist Building Surveyor

Reference: 4828459Job ID: 5424627Posted: 2026-11-12Closing date: 2027-02-11Location: BristolSalary: 75,000 - 85,000 (per annum)Job type: PermanentWorking pattern: Full time / Flexible workingIndustry: Property & Real Estate / Property and SurveyingCompany: HaysConsultant: Jonny WarmanHays office: Bristol — 2nd Floor, 3 Temple Quay, Temple Back EastPhone: 0117 374 6310Email: Jonny.Warman@hays.comThis is not an Associate Director role where you inherit someone else’s strategy. It’s an opportunity to build the Fire Specialist Building Surveyor consultancy you would want to lead.I’m working with a major multidisciplinary consultancy to appoint an Associate Director-level Fire Specialist to lead and grow its Building Surveying offering across the South West and Wales.The foundations of an established Building Surveying practice, major clients, national fire expertise and significant backing for growth are already there.The opportunity is to take that platform and make the region your own.The OpportunityYou’ll lead the regional Fire Specialist Building Surveying proposition, combining technical authority with client development, commercial ownership and team building.The ambition is significant. You will develop a recognised specialist Fire team within the Building Surveying Consultancy across the region.You’ll remain involved in complex technical work, but this is not principally a delivery position. You’ll have genuine influence over which clients you develop, which opportunities you pursue, who you bring into the team and how the service grows.Projects span healthcare, education, residential, defence, commercial, infrastructure and major public sector portfolios.What You’ll Take Ownership OfLeading Specialist Fire team within a Building Surveying consultancy across the South West and WalesActing as regional technical lead across building regulations, fire safety, compliance and remediationAdvising major clients on Building Regulations, fire legislation and Building Safety Act complianceDeveloping strategic client relationships and securing new opportunitiesLeading significant bids, tenders and commissionsBuilding and developing a specialist regional teamShaping regional strategy, revenue growth and market presenceMaintaining technical quality, governance and commercial performanceWhy This Role Stands OutYou’re not building from zero, but you’re joining early enough to materially influence what gets built.There is already a successful Building Surveying business and wider national capability behind you. What’s missing is the senior individual who can take ownership of the market locally.For the right person, that creates a rare blend of the autonomy and influence of building your own specialist business, with the resources and credibility of a major international consultancy behind you.The attraction is being the figurehead for this specialism across the region.Who We’re Looking ForYou’re likely already well established within a Building Surveying or Fire Safety consultancy.You may be an Associate ready for greater influence, an existing Associate Director looking for more autonomy, or a senior specialist who has reached the point where building the business around your expertise is more interesting than just delivering increasingly complex work.You’ll bring:Strong consultancy experienceTechnical authority across fire risk, compliance and Building RegulationsAn understanding of the Building Safety Act and evolving regulatory environmentExperience leading complex client commissionsCommercial credibility and confidence developing relationshipsLeadership capability and the appetite to build a teamRelevant professional accreditation or chartership, such as MRICS, MIFSM or IFELevel 4 Fire Risk Assessor qualificationBuilding Safety Act, Principal Designer, fire remediation and major framework experience would be particularly valuable.Package & PlatformUp to 85,000, alongside a strong wider package including:Hybrid and flexible workingFlexible annual leave, including buy/sell optionsDefined contribution pension with double-matched employer contributions up to 10%Medical and dental insuranceHealth and wellbeing benefitsTwo paid volunteering daysSignificant professional development opportunitiesEligible international remote working of up to 20 working days per yearYou'll also be joining a business of more than 40,000 people across 50+ countries, giving the role significant multidisciplinary and international capability behind it. Interested? Let’s TalkIf your next move is simply about finding another senior Building Surveying or Fire Safety position, this probably isn't it.If you’re at the point where greater ownership, influence and the opportunity to build something with your name against it matters, I’d be interested in speaking.No CV needed initially.A confidential conversation is enough to establish whether the opportunity is genuinely bigger than what you already have.Jonny Warman | Hays 0333 010 2582 Bristol #4828459 - Jonny Warman