Director - London

As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a dedicated Director to join our Advisory Division.

SOCOTEC Advisory is a chartered quantity surveying and expert witness consultancy, renowned for its team of industry-recognised experts and delivery of robust and quality services. Our team is made up of approximately 60 Quantity Surveyors with a broad spectrum of experience. This allows the delivery of services across most sectors, including residential, infrastructure and marine, in both public and private sectors and enables expertise to be shared across the company.

The Director leads and manages commissions for the Forensic Expert Witness (FEW), devising and discussing solutions and reporting findings both internally and externally, optimising utilisation and value creation for the FEW team. The Director may also secure their own FEW appointments delivered either independently, or with help of the wider team. The Director is also responsible for the administration of the team members, promotion of the SOCOTEC brand and services to potential clients and employees, championing the companies’ goals and values.

The Director makes sure projects are delivered within budget, on time, and to the highest standards of quality and compliance.

Leadership and Management:

• Participate in SOCOTEC Senior Leadership meetings
• Support and manage team members, providing mentorship, training, guidance and professional development opportunities
• Leading the management of the workload of the FEW team
• Managing project resources to achieve deliverables within budget
• Agreeing deadlines with clients, whilst also setting internal deadlines for deliverables and ensuring they are met
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment

Expert Witness Services:

• Represent the organization in dispute resolution proceedings and liaise with legal counsel as required
• Capable of independently securing and successfully undertaking expert witness appointments
• Work towards building a reputation as a testifying expert

Analysis and Documentation:

• Conduct advanced critical review and analyses of construction project records
• Produce analyses and communicate findings internally to project peers and externally for clients in clear and objective form, referencing records reviewed, assumptions taken and the process that led to the findings
• Assist in the selection and timely implementation of the assessment and methodology
• Review records produced during dispute resolution proceedings, such as witness statements and other expert reports, distilling relevant issues and liaising with the Forensic Expert Witness

Report Writing and Communication:

• Draft expert reports, notes and external communications for the Forensic Expert Witness
• Engage in internal and external client meetings

Project Management and Collaboration:

• Liaise and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and devise potential solutions and strategies to meet the projects’ objectives and client deliverables
• Participate in the development of proposals

Quality Assurance and Compliance:

• Assure the quality and reliability of its work and the work of peers through testing and peer-reviews
• Ensure all activities comply with the relevant regulations, standards and best practices

Professional Development and Business Development:

• Undertake training, CPD, and other activities to foster technical and managerial skills
• Regularly attend marketing events, client events, seminars and lectures to build technical knowledge and relationships in the field and promote SOCOTEC Advisory’s brand

Administrative Requirements:

• As with all employees in SOCOTEC Advisory, the Director will be required to regularly and accurately record and describe the time spent in its day-to-day activities using the required platform

About Advisory

Our experienced team of industry professionals come from diverse backgrounds, experiences and expertise. Our modern, open plan working space promotes not only a sharing of skills and knowledge, but also an approachable, friendly and sociable environment.

As well as the chance to soak up the expertise of your fellow employees, the unique, multi-strand nature of the business provides you with the opportunity to vary your workload and venture into areas of the industry you are interested in or may not have previously considered; such as Advisory and Expert Witness work.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme, employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We have several business streams that provides an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification and advisory services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.

At SOCOTEC Advisory, we believe that a driven, inspired and challenged team is the key to success. We promote inclusivity, encourage individuality and have a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination, with the aim that every single member of our team will thrive both in and out of the workplace.

We invest in our people. We push you to grow and we want you to progress. We believe in continued development and the pursuit of ambition. Our open and friendly office space promotes a culture of teamwork and provides the opportunity to ask, listen and learn from those around you. With a young, dynamic and exciting workplace, we are constantly striving, as a team, to develop and succeed.

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.