Associate Director - Pre-Contract Services

Why Soben?

We’re an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We’ve come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realise our true potential.

It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We’re targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.

If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the APAC region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

Associate Director – Pre-Contract Service. A key role in our business which requires strategic thinking, together with excellent communication skills, and a technical appreciation of the tendering process throughout the full project lifecycle. The post holder requires the skill and authority to assess and propose best in class information to suit or client’s requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Interface with clients and manage process to find new potential clients
• Manage the team and make necessary decisions to meet operational outputs
• Actively influence the resource programme to ensure all client commitments are met
• Maintain and uphold quality standards
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ensure consistent approach to service delivery across team
• Work with delivery team to improve performance
• Identify areas of the operation that can be streamlined and improved
• Use initiative to identify areas of risk and implement measures to correct
• On time delivery of agreed Objectives and Key Results
• Prepare fees and negotiate with clients
• Provide support to direct reports and Operations team where required
• Provide necessary support to Pre-Contract Services Director
• Prepare monthly cost valuation reports, linked to properly managed cost tracking system
• Maintain commercial back up to assist with Client and/or internal audit processes
• Regularly liaise with Client, including attendance at meetings as appropriate
• Control and reconcile timesheets as against fees and budgets
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and rate reviews
• Manage the monthly CVR for the schedule, whilst ensuring that your area’s year end forecast contributions are at least achieved and to subsequently report to the Regional Director monthly detailing reasoning for all significant variances from budget

Preferred Qualification / Relevant Experience

• BSc/MSc/MBA (MRICS advantageous)
• Experience in similar role, with a minimum of 10 years post graduate experience within a similar organisation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills – Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
• Driven, enthusiastic and committed to continued professional development.
• Able to form and build good client relationships. Ensuring client care is always upheld
• Analytical, commercially aware, and fantastic attention to detail.
• Self-starter - Ability to work to deadlines and excellent time management skills.
• Well organised with clarity of thought
• Ability to manage and inspire direct reports to perform to company and client standards.
• Actively promote and work to Soben company values