Description:
Associate Directors take overall responsibility for the leadership and successful delivery of large or complex projects. They manage end-to-end scope, programme, cost, risk, and safety while building trusted relationships with clients, consultants, and delivery partners.
Beyond project delivery, they contribute to the commercial and operational performance of TSA Riley through team leadership, planning, and pursuit activity.
- Leading project delivery from initiation to close-out, ensuring alignment with client expectations and TSA Riley's delivery objectives.
- Overseeing planning, procurement, delivery, and risk mitigation activities across multidisciplinary teams
- Managing scope, programme, and commercial frameworks to ensure delivery meets quality, safety, and performance standards.
- Acting as the primary client contact for assigned projects, resolving issues and aligning expectations across diverse stakeholders.
- Overseeing project resources, budgets, and reporting to support financial control and delivery outcomes.
- Leading and managing project teams, including resourcing, delegation, performance oversight, and development of team members.
- Supporting pursuit planning and proposal preparation to help secure follow-on or new work.
- Taking an active role in growing the business by strengthening client relationships, identifying opportunities, and helping convert pipeline into secured work.
- Contributing to initiatives that improve project delivery capability, enhance tools and systems, and build TSA Riley's service excellence.
About you:
Our Associate Directors bring deep project expertise, commercial acumen, and a structured, forward-thinking approach to leading complex delivery. They're trusted delivery leads with broad sector experience, known for their judgement, clarity, and ability to align project outcomes with both client priorities and TSA Riley's commercial goals.
Associate Directors bring the experience and credibility to lead with impact, including:
- A tertiary qualification in a field relevant to shaping or delivering projects in the built environment.
- Holds accreditation to a relevant professional body such as the CIOB or RICS.
- Strong experience leading teams and managing client relationships on construction related projects in a client-side or consulting environment across a variety of sectors within the built environment. We regret that this role is NOT suitable for Project Managers looking to transition from other industries such as IT, marketing or finance.
- A deep understanding of carrying out pre-construction duties within a consulting PM role in the construction industry.
- Proven track record of successfully managing large programmes focussed around fast-paced fit-out and refurbishment work within the property sector.
- Strong commercial capability, with a clear understanding of risk, programme, cost, safety, and stakeholder complexity. Some experience of carrying out basic cost planning would be desirable.
- Brings a strategic mindset to delivery, balancing day-to-day oversight with long-range planning and market awareness.
- Deep understanding of client drivers and strategic priorities, with the ability to shape delivery to support long-term relationships and account growth.
- Proven ability to lead with intention, actively managing team capability, resourcing, performance, and development across both direct reports and broader project teams.
- A recognised industry presence and network, with the credibility to represent TSA Riley externally, build client interest, and convert relationships into opportunities.