Director Building Services

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