Associate Director - Head of FRAEW Services in Glasgow

Keegans is looking for an Associate Director to head our FRAEW services in the Safety and Compliance team. You will report directly to the Operations Director, who will provide you with the support and mentoring required to help you increase the existing pipeline of work and drive the FRAEW team forward. You will deliver not only FRAEW services but also building surveying and project management services as required, developing FRAEW remedial works recommendations into full project delivery and collaborating closely with the Head of Building Consultancy to cross‑promote service lines and bolster general delivery. This is a key junior management and service line lead position.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the FRAEW team, building client relationships and delivering exceptional service
• Assist with the preparation of tender submissions for new and existing client bases
• Produce fee proposals for FRAEW, building surveying and project management services
• Manage the commercial performance of the FRAEW team including financial forecasting
• Liaise with the finance and operations teams to facilitate end‑of‑month billing
• Assist with the development and implementation of the business planning process
• Assist with the recruitment of new staff, including initial selection, interview and appointment
• Manage team personnel, including resource reviews, delivering training and development initiatives
• Carry out internal training to develop junior members of the FRAEW team into independent surveyors
• Continued appraisal of technical developments and statutory requirements within your field
• Assist in the development and updating of the QMS and QA systems as required
• Deliver FRAEW surveys and reporting (including EWS1 forms) across a range of properties
• Carry out internal QA of team FRAEW reports and EWS1 forms
• Carry out FRAEW Audits for the Cladding Safety and Responsible Actors Scheme contract
• Prepare feasibility studies and options appraisals, incorporating cost analysis
• Deliver design, specification, tendering and project management services as required
• Undertake surveys and provide reports as per client’s requirements
• Undertake defect inspections and provide technical advice for remediation
• Carry out Contract Administration, Employer’s Agent and Project Management duties when required

Education / Qualifications

• Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS)
• Successfully completed the ABBE Level 6 RICS EWS training course
• Commitment to completing CPD

Skills and Experience

• Experience of direct client liaison and client account management
• Experience writing fee proposals and promoting company services
• Experience delivering FRAEW and EWS1 services, including intrusive investigations, drafting and reviewing PAS9980 reports
• Experience planning and delivering large‑scale survey delivery programmes
• Experience delivering Project Management services for projects up to £2m
• Experience delivering core Building Surveying services including design and specification
• Experience delivering Contract Administration and Employer’s Agent services
• Experience managing a team, setting budgets and financial forecasting
• Dynamic individual with strong character, leadership qualities and a desire to succeed
• Ability to work independently and within a team as both member and leader
• Ability to apply professional experience and mature judgement to complex situations
• Excellent written, verbal and drawn communication skills
• Excellent standard of report writing
• Well‑developed IT skills and high levels of numeracy and literacy
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads using effective time management to meet deadlines
• Ability to listen effectively and understand perspective of others
• Strong commercial attitude with an understanding of company needs

To apply please e‑mail Jack Vincent (JVincent@rsk.co.uk) with an up‑to‑date CV. Keegans is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.