Associate Director - Consultancy

  • Calibre Search
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • 23/05/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Associate Director - Project Management
Cambridge
A leading multi-disciplinary construction consultancy is looking to appoint an Associate Director to support and oversee the multi-disciplinary team in Cambridge.
This is a key leadership hire within a well established business delivering major public sector projects across the South East, with a strong pipeline of work spanning education, healthcare, justice and higher education sectors.

For this Associate Director role, we are looking to speak with experienced Project Managers, Chartered Building Surveyors or Chartered Quantity Surveyors who have been operating in a senior level role within a consultancy environment for circa 4-5+ years.

The Role - Associate Director
The successful candidate will hold a senior leadership role, working with the Regional Director and helping drive project delivery, team development and business growth across the region.

Current projects include:

  • New build schools
  • Prison developments
  • College projects
  • Healthcare schemes

The role will also involve client development and work winning responsibilities, so applicants should ideally have an existing network and the ability to generate opportunities across the region.

Requirements

  • MRICS qualified or APM qualified (depending on discipline)
  • Background in Project Management, Building Surveying or Quantity Surveying
  • Proven experience operating at Senior level for several years
  • Strong client facing and stakeholder management skills
  • Business development capability
  • Healthcare project experience would be highly advantageous

Salary & Benefits

  • Salary competitive and negotiable on experience.
  • 5,500 car allowance
  • Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home)
  • Enhanced pension contribution scheme with employer contribution doubling
  • Strong long term progression opportunities
  • The opportunity to work for a Tier 1 consultancy

Culture
The teams maintain a genuinely close knit and non corporate feel, operating as a collaborative multi-disciplinary team with regular social events and strong staff retention.

For a confidential discussion about this new Associate Director role in Cambridge, please contact Gemma Gill at Calibre Search.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.