Employment Type
Full Time, Permanent
Application Start Date
11-11-2025
Application End Date
25-02-2026
Location
Cardiff
State/County
Cardiff
Zip Code
CF10 5BT
Country
Wales
Work Style
Hybrid
Education
MRICS
Description
Due to future retirement, we have an excellent opportunity to take on the lead role in our Cardiff office. Working directly with the current senior director in charge and the existing team of five chartered building surveyors and project managers, you will lead on the management and continued growth of the office and deliver work both for existing and new clients, working for high profile institutional investors, commercial developers, and occupier clients. You will lead the office and team, forging internal and external client relationships to build on TFT’s success in the region and wider, through developing and delivering market leading consultancy advice.
As well as working to develop and grow the office, you will be working with existing clients such as Railpen, Aviva Investors, Legal & General, Grainger, Knight Frank Investment Management, GIC, abrdn, and M&G delivering on a range of high-profile projects across several sectors, including industrial, office, purpose-built student accommodation and build to rent.
As a Commercially Focused Consultant, You Will Be Helping Us To Grow Our Services In The Region, Maintain And Further Develop Client Relationships, As Well As Progressing Your Own Career. You Will Be Expected To Lead The Office And Team And Support The Below Actions
- Coordinate business development, marketing, resourcing, and knowledge sharing
- Champion excellence in service delivery internally; driving improvements to working practices including templates and quality control
- Advocate and oversee operational and process improvement, promoting innovation and new ways of working.
- Drive and manage consistency and adherence to best practice
- Promote the business for new and existing clients, supporting marketing as required
- Identify office priorities and link back to the service line business plan, updating the wider senior director team
- Set SMART actions for the team and support delivery, updating progress quarterly
- Celebrate successes internally and externally
- Ensure marketing materials are up to date
- Develop a community of practice in the office
- Support the success of each team member and continue to grow and develop all
Key accountabilities and deliverables
1.0 Manage and drive TFT’s Cardiff office bringing a profile of technical strength and commercial excellence, to complement the existing team, and that established by TFT across the UK.
2.0 Hands-on delivery role for a wide range of Building Surveying services
3.0 Support the management and development of the technical team, to deliver high quality services to existing and new clients.
4.0 Achieving performance targets (fee delivery and business development)
5.0 Liaise with the Service Hub Leaders across Built Asset, Development and Engineering & Sustainability to align services with strategic goals and performance standards
6.0 Network effectively with existing commercial clients and agreed targets.
7.0 Demonstrate leadership: lead and engage the wider service line group to develop TFT’s offer. Coach and mentor team members to develop their knowledge and confidence.
Performance criteria
1.0 Relevant degree equivalent qualification and MRICS
2.0 Personable and confident with industry contacts
3.0 Hands-on high-quality delivery of technical services
4.0 Gain client trust with regard to commercial confidentiality be a direct contact for instructions
5.0 Demonstrable ability to influence, lead and respond constructively to challenges
6.0 Existing building surveying client base with potential to generate new work and introductions
7.0 Attain financial targets and support and manage the performance of others
8.0 Engage with the team to win work and deliver profitability
Skills and behaviour
1.0 Inspire others to achieve, and help in their development, through mentoring, coaching and achieving engaging appraisal discussions.
2.0 Demonstrate excellent team skills, embracing the support and expertise of the wider TFT business
3.0 Prioritise work effectively to enable quality of work and wellbeing for self and team
4.0 Client facing and comfortable in business development
5.0 Able to handle multiple jobs and manage your own workload
6.0 Risk-manage through best practice aligned with TFT Risk Management Guidance protocol
7.0 Confident and concise communicator both verbally and in writing
8.0 Technology oriented to share information centrally
9.0 Team leadership and management, including dealing with performance concerns.
Knowledge
1.0 Be aware of the latest commercial property challenges technically and commercially
2.0 Be aware of market trends to inform business direction
3.0 Identify areas of personal development to enhance performance.
4.0 Be aware of the latest TFT research on Redefining Building Performance, and such other industry/TFT research that is relevant to clients
What’s in it for you?
¡ Flexible & hybrid working
¡ Competitive salary and car allowance
¡ Fee Plus bonus scheme, mobile phone & laptop, personal accident cover, private health care (after 6 months), life assurance, 27 days holiday, 1 training day, 1 charity day and annual wellbeing day. Company contributory pension scheme after 3 months.
¡ Season ticket loan and cycle scheme on completion of probationary period.
About TFT
TFT is the leading independent firm of Development, Built Asset & Engineering and Sustainability consultants. We place the wellbeing of people and the performance of buildings at the heart of everything we do.
We’re proud of our reputation for integrity and delivering work of the highest quality, blended with commercial pragmatism. We offer a strong track record across all commercial property sectors, advising investors, developers, occupiers and owners on maximising best property asset values. Diversity and strength in depth is important to us. Whether it be a technical thought leader with a career’s experience – or a recently qualified rising star – in today’s risk averse world you need people on your side with a reputation for diligence, transparency, intellect and commercial insight. Clients see TFT as large enough to provide the expertise and resources to get the best from their portfolios, and small enough for it to matter personally.
We have over 200 employees operating from a network of offices in Birmingham, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Guildford, London, Manchester, Leeds and Southampton.
TFT is passionate about people development and will provide you with excellent and progressive career opportunities and sponsored learning.
We are BCorp Certified!
As TFT’s impact on the world has grown with the size of our business and the scale of our client services, we are determined that our future growth continues to be positive and sustainable. BCorp certification enables us to do just that, by recognising the highest standards of social and environmental performance and aligning our ongoing efforts with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.tftconsultants.com/tft-is-a-certified-b-corp/
DEI at TFT
At TFT we don’t aim to tick boxes and count numbers and percentages, we create an environment where anyone, from any background and life experience, can do their best work. We empower you to bring your full, authentic self to work. We are diverse by nature and inclusive by choice.
If you’re driven to perform, you’ll fit right in, we approach work fearlessly, learn quickly and improve constantly. A bright idea can come from anyone. We believe diversity drives innovation.
Our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is simple – we embrace everyone.
