Associate Director - Project Monitoring

Role: Associate Director Project Monitoring

Location: UK-wide (multiple regional offices)
Contract: Permanent (Hybrid or WFH)
Reporting to: Senior Director

Join an independent, people-focused team where senior partners are hands-on and actively involved in delivering projects! This is more like a close-knit family than a corporate machine. Here you will also be part of a global network with offices around the world and opportunities to work abroad.

Role Overview

We are recruiting an Associate Director of Project Monitoring to join a leading construction consultancy providing fund monitoring and lender advisory services across the UK.
This role focuses on advising corporate and high-net-worth finance clients on live construction projects, delivering independent project monitoring, risk analysis, and technical due diligence throughout the development lifecycle. Projects are progressing rapidly through approval and delivery stages, offering exposure to a diverse and active portfolio.

You will work across a range of real estate and infrastructure asset classes, including student accommodation, residential developments, and logistics / industrial schemes.

The position offers hybrid or home working, combining site inspections and home / office working.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering Project Monitoring / Fund Monitoring services on behalf of lenders and investors
• Advising funders on cost, programme, risk, procurement and construction quality
• Producing clear lender-facing technical reports and recommendations
• Monitoring project progress through approval, drawdown and construction phases
• Attending site visits, progress meetings and stakeholder reviews
• Identifying construction and commercial risks and proposing mitigation strategies

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Background in Quantity Surveying or Building Surveying
• Chartered professional (RICS or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of construction project delivery, risk management and controls
• Experience in lender advisory, fund monitoring or project monitoring
• Ability to assess project risk, cost certainty and programme viability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Why This Role?

Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of new fund monitoring and lender advisory instructions, the team is expanding. This is a newly created role to support increasing workload and long-term business growth.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Car allowance (£3,000 £6,000)
• Employer pension contribution (4%)
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible and hybrid working

Why Join?

• Independent, partner-led construction and property consultancy
• Senior leadership actively involved in project delivery and client work
• Supportive, collaborative culture with long-term career progression
• Extensive UK and international office network, offering future overseas opportunities
• Strong reputation in fund monitoring, lender advisory and project monitoring services