Associate Director Construction Consultancy
Job description
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An internationally recognised construction consultancy is seeking an ambitious Associate Director to join their London office specialising in luxury hotel and commercial office fit out projects. This Associate Director role presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced project management professional to lead major schemes, manage key client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of a highly successful team.
The successful Associate Director will work across prestigious luxury hotel developments and high-end workplace fit out projects for established clients within the hospitality and commercial sectors. The Associate Director will play a central role in project delivery, team leadership and business development while benefiting from excellent progression prospects within a respected global consultancy.
The successful Associate Director will lead the delivery of luxury hospitality and office fit out projects while supporting wider business growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading major hotel and office fit out projects from inception to completion
- Managing key client accounts and stakeholder relationships
- Overseeing project teams and mentoring junior staff
- Supporting procurement, risk and contract administration processes
- Identifying business development opportunities
- Supporting team growth and operational performance
- Ensuring projects are delivered to programme, budget and quality expectations
The consultancy is seeking an experienced and driven Associate Director with:
- Strong consultancy project management background
- Proven experience delivering luxury hotel and office fit out projects
- Excellent leadership and client management skills
- Ability to manage multiple high-value projects simultaneously
- Degree qualified in Construction, Project Management or similar
- Chartered status with MRICS, MCIOB or MAPM preferred
- £75,000 - £85,000
- Bonus scheme
- Pension contribution
- Private healthcare
- Clear route to Director level
Associate Director | Project Management | Luxury Hotels | Office Fit Out | Consultancy | London Construction Jobs
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⭐ Place your chartered status (MRICS, MCIOB or MAPM) prominently in your CV header or Personal Statement — the advert lists it as a preferred requirement and it signals immediate credibility to this global consultancy.
📊 Quantify your project delivery track record: e.g. "Delivered 4 luxury hotel fit out schemes totalling £42M GDV, all within programme and budget" — the advert explicitly requires proven experience on high-value schemes.
🏨 Dedicate a skills section or profile line to hospitality and commercial office fit out sectors specifically — the advert names these as the core project types and generic construction experience will not differentiate you.
🎯 Highlight business development wins with concrete figures: e.g. "Identified and converted 3 new client accounts generating £1.2M in fee revenue" — BD contribution is listed as a key responsibility alongside project delivery.
🤝 Demonstrate team leadership and mentoring experience with numbers: e.g. "Line-managed a team of 6 including 2 graduate project managers" — the role requires overseeing project teams and supporting junior staff development.
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- •Led delivery of a £18M luxury hotel fit out across 120 bedrooms and 3 F&B outlets in central London, completing on programme and 2% under budget against a 14-month contract.
- •Managed a portfolio of 5 concurrent commercial office fit out projects totalling £22M, overseeing a project team of 8 and maintaining 100% client retention across 3 repeat accounts.
- •Drove business development activity resulting in 4 new client mandates worth £2.4M in consultancy fees, including a flagship hospitality operator relationship secured through targeted stakeholder engagement.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Delivering complex luxury hotel and office fit out projects at Associate Director level — with full accountability for programme, budget and client relationships — is precisely where my consultancy career has been heading. The Associate Director opportunity at Brandon James Ltd's internationally recognised client aligns directly with my background in high-value hospitality and commercial fit out project management, and my progress towards chartered status.
My background in construction consultancy project management spans the full project lifecycle across luxury hotel refurbishments and high-end workplace fit out schemes. I have led multi-disciplinary project teams, administered NEC and JCT contracts, managed procurement packages for specialist subcontractors, and maintained senior client relationships across repeat-business accounts. I have also contributed to business development by identifying new opportunities and supporting fee proposals that have grown team revenue year-on-year.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through your end-to-end process for managing a luxury hotel fit out project from inception to completion, including how you handle programme and budget control.
- ›How do you approach contract administration on high-value fit out projects — which forms of contract have you used and what challenges have you encountered?
- ›Describe your procurement strategy for a complex hospitality fit out. How do you manage specialist subcontractor packages?
- ›How do you identify, assess and mitigate risk on a live hotel fit out project where the client requires minimal operational disruption?
- ›What project management tools and reporting frameworks do you use to keep multiple high-value projects on track simultaneously?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you led a major project that faced significant programme or budget pressure. How did you resolve it?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage a difficult client relationship on a prestigious project. What was your approach and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of a business development opportunity you identified and pursued. How did you convert it and what was the commercial result?
- ›Tell me about a time you mentored a junior team member who was struggling. What did you do and how did they progress?
- ›Describe a moment when competing priorities across multiple projects created conflict. How did you manage your workload and stakeholder expectations?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you led a major project that faced significant programme or budget pressure. How did you resolve it?
Describe a situation where you had to manage a difficult client relationship on a prestigious project. What was your approach and what was the outcome?
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