Associate Director​/Director - Building Surveying

Associate Director / Director – Building Surveying

Currie & Brown is looking for an Associate Director in Building Surveying to join our Edinburgh office. Consideration will be given to appointing at Director level should the right candidate apply.

The successful candidate will be part of a team of building surveyors covering all aspects of professional and project‑related building surveying across the private and public sector. You will support project leaders in generating new business and delivering a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

• Delivery of new projects and frameworks to the business using your external network and through the delivery of compelling bids to clients
• Leading the delivery of projects, commissions, and professional assignments from inception to completion
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects and liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Managing client/project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time
• Visiting sites to undertake surveys, visiting construction sites, meeting with sub‑contractors, contractors, clients and other staff as required to deliver projects
• Leading and motivating our team of Building Surveyors to deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner, meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong and long‑lasting working relationships

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
• Good technical writing and communication skills (both internal and external)
• Proficient skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS (beneficial)
• Experience in the higher education, local government, healthcare and private sectors (beneficial)
• Significant exposure to, and established positive working relations with, private and public sector clients (beneficial)
• Well‑developed skills in the areas of surveys, project management, clerk of works, repairs and maintenance (beneficial)
• Well‑organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well‑disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a can‑do attitude
• Outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible when speaking to colleagues and clients alike
• Good IT skills (AutoCAD, NBS, MS Project, Outlook, Word, Excel and other bespoke software)

Currie & Brown is an international industry leader, prioritising the long term and honouring commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive, investing in our peoples' futures and encouraging international mobility. We offer a clear structured route to progression, a track record of international moves, and an inclusive culture that values diversity, equality and innovation.

We want you to bring your best self to work every day. Equality, diversity and inclusion are taken seriously, and we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.

As part of Sidara, we collaborate with some of the world's brightest partner brands, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow. We provide comprehensive benefits packages tailored to all employees across our global regions.