Associate / Associate Director - Town Planning - #2195619

Associate Director

Location: Glasgow
Salary: £65,000/£80,000

Are you an experienced planning professional ready to take the next big step in your career? Or perhaps you're already operating at Associate Director level and looking for a fresh challenge where you can really make your mark?

If you're commercially minded, enjoy leading from the front and have a passion for delivering high-quality projects, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

Benefits for the role of Associate Director:

• Highly competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Private healthcare and additional employee benefits
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunity to influence the strategic direction of a growing team
• Exposure to nationally significant projects and major clients

Duties for the role of Associate Director:

• Taking a senior leadership role in the delivery of major projects and programmes.
• Managing and developing key client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities to support continued growth.
• Leading the preparation of bids, fee proposals and tender submissions.
• Providing strategic and technical leadership across a varied project portfolio.
• Managing project budgets, commercial performance and resource allocation.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing junior and senior colleagues.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the wider business.
• Contributing to business strategy and helping drive the continued success of the practice.

Requirements for the role of Associate Director:

• A relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in a related discipline.
• Significant experience within a consultancy or relevant professional environment.
• Proven experience managing and delivering complex projects.
• Strong commercial awareness and a track record of winning and developing business.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• A proactive and ambitious approach, with the ability to influence strategic decisions.
• Relevant professional accreditation or chartership would be advantageous.

Interested?

If you're an experienced professional looking for a senior leadership opportunity where you can genuinely influence the direction of a business, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Even if you're not actively looking, it would be great to have a chat and let you know what's happening in the market!

Efan Thomas