Job Description

Position: Associate Director - Infrastructure and Heavy Industy

Location: 100 Bishopsgate, London

Salary: Up to £125,000 + performance bonus + potential equity/board seat

About Ginjo Construction

Ginjo Construction is a fast-growing, internationally active consultancy operating across industrial, utilities, pharma, manufacturing, and advanced tech sectors. We deliver commercial advisory, project management, and quantity surveying services on complex, high-value schemes across the UK, Europe, Africa, and the Nordics.

With a vision to scale to £150m turnover and become a market leader in the industrial and infrastructure consultancy space, Ginjo is building a leadership team to match those ambitions.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an Associate Director to play a pivotal role in shaping Ginjo’s next phase of growth. This is a partner-track opportunity for a RICS Chartered Quantity Surveyor and proven commercial leader, with a clear route to Commercial Director and ultimately a seat at the board table.

This role is not just about delivery – it’s about strategic influence, stakeholder leadership, and ensuring commercial excellence across every project. For the right candidate, there is the potential to gain equity participation and play a central role in Ginjo’s long-term success story.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all live projects to ensure profitability, margin protection, and financial discipline.
• Ensure valuations, applications, and payments are prepared and submitted on time.
• Drive commercial assurance across projects – from cost planning through to final account.
• Lead the Quantity Surveying and commercial team, setting performance standards and ensuring delivery quality.
• Act as senior liaison with clients, contractors, and partners – maintaining Ginjo’s reputation for trust and clarity.
• Mentor junior QSs and project staff, supporting career progression and RICS chartership pathways.
• Oversee project risk management, claims, and contract administration (FIDIC, NEC, JCT).
• Implement and enforce commercial best practice, systems, and reporting across the business.
• Work closely with Directors to ensure strategic objectives are met and the business is positioned for scalable growth.

Candidate Profile

• RICS Chartered Quantity Surveyor (essential).
• 10–15+ years’ experience in construction consultancy and commercial leadership, ideally with international exposure.
• Proven track record of delivering profitable outcomes on major industrial, infrastructure, or EPC projects.
• Strong background in valuations, cost control, and claims management.
• Natural leader and mentor, able to build and inspire high-performing teams.
• Excellent communicator with the confidence to engage at board level and with senior stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – thrives in a scaling, agile business without the bureaucracy of larger firms.

Why Join Ginjo?

• Competitive salary up to £125,000 with performance-based incentives.
• Clear path to Commercial Director with a direct impact on project and company growth.
• Opportunity for equity participation and board-level involvement as the business grows.
• Work on international, high-value industrial projects at the cutting edge of infrastructure, pharma, and renewable energy.
• Join a consultancy with the ambition, agility, and vision to scale to £150m turnover and a £50m valuation by 2035.