Associate Director | Quantity Surveying | Education

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join TSA Riley in our Cambridge office as an Associate Director, working closely alongside our National Education Sector Lead.

This role plays a key part in strengthening our expertise within the education sector, enabling us to continue delivering outstanding service to our longstanding clients while also supporting the growth of our client base across Cambridgeshire and nationally.

You will collaborate with the National Education Sector Lead to deepen existing client relationships through effective account management and identifying new opportunities within the market.

As TSA Riley continues to grow, so too will your role. There will be significant opportunities to take on leadership responsibility for key accounts and to shape, develop and lead a team to support these relationships and projects.

To succeed in this role, you will bring strong experience working with clients and delivering projects within the education sector. We are looking for a well‑rounded professional with a blend of technical excellence, people leadership capability, strong stakeholder engagement skills and sound commercial awareness.

TSA Riley is proud to have been involved in some of the most exciting and high‑profile education projects in the Cambridge area. We regularly work with universities and colleges on complex, challenging and highly rewarding developments, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the built environment and local communities.

If you feel you have the experience, ambition and drive to make a real contribution to TSA Riley's continued success, we would love to hear from you.

We are happy to offer an informal, confidential conversation before any formal application. To find out more, please contact our Recruitment Partner at:

As an Associate Director at TSA Riley, you will be expected to take overall responsibility for the leadership and successful delivery of large or complex projects. You will manage end‑to‑end scope, programme, cost, risk, and safety while building trusted relationships with clients, consultants, and delivery partners. Beyond project delivery, you will contribute to the commercial and operational performance of TSA Riley through team leadership, planning, and pursuit activity.

• Leading project delivery from initiation to close‑out, ensuring alignment with client expectations and TSA Riley's delivery objectives.
• Overseeing planning, procurement, delivery, and risk mitigation activities across multidisciplinary teams.
• Managing scope, programme, and commercial frameworks to ensure delivery meets quality, safety, and performance standards.
• Acting as the primary client contact for assigned projects, resolving issues and aligning expectations across diverse stakeholders.
• Overseeing project resources, budgets, and reporting to support financial control and delivery outcomes.
• Leading and managing project teams, including resourcing, delegation, performance oversight, and development of team members.
• Supporting pursuit planning and proposal preparation to help secure follow‑on or new work.
• Taking an active role in growing the business by strengthening client relationships, identifying opportunities, and helping convert pipeline into secured work.
• Contributing to initiatives that improve project delivery capability, enhance tools and systems, and build TSA Riley's service excellence.

Our Associate Directors bring deep project expertise, commercial acumen, and a structured, forward‑thinking approach to leading complex delivery. They are trusted delivery leads known for their judgement, clarity, and ability to align project outcomes with both client priorities and TSA Riley's commercial goals.

• A tertiary qualification in a field relevant to this job role, such as Quantity Surveying or a similar equivalent.
• Professional membership to a relevant professional body such as the RICS is required.
• Excellent technical ability, capable of carrying out a full remit of pre and post contract responsibilities on complex projects.
• A proven track record of delivering large or complex projects in consulting or client‑side…