📢 Head of Dilapidations | Lead and Grow a National Service
💼 Up to £120,000 + Package
📍 London
🏗️ Dilapidations | Disputes | Building Surveying | Real Estate Consultancy | Leadership
Walker & Sloan are working with a highly respected, independent real estate consultancy to recruit a Head of Dilapidations to lead their dilapidations and disputes service from London.
Our client is an independent real estate and construction consultancy with more than 50 years of history, a team of over 145 people across a network of UK offices and certified B Corp status. They advise some of the UK’s best-known institutional investors, landlords and occupiers across offices, retail, industrial, residential, leisure, education and science and technology.
Alongside building surveying, technical due diligence, dilapidations and project management, the business offers building and fire safety, MEP, façade and structural engineering and sustainability advice, and is known for a collaborative culture where knowledge is shared and people support one another.
Dilapidations and disputes is a stated area of growth for the business, and this appointment will lead that growth across its national client base.
For a leading dilapidations specialist ready to head up and build a national service, this represents an exceptional opportunity.
The Opportunity
As Head of Dilapidations, you’ll lead the firm’s dilapidations offer, setting the strategy for how the service grows and the clients it serves.
You’ll work closely with the leadership team and building surveying colleagues across the UK offices, making sure clients get consistent, expert advice wherever their property is.
You’ll have genuine autonomy to shape the service, its people and its market profile.
Importantly, this isn’t simply a senior specialist role. You’ll be the recognised face of the service and responsible for its growth.
The Role
You’ll lead complex landlord and tenant dilapidations instructions, from preparing and responding to Schedules of Dilapidations through to negotiation and settlement.
You’ll act on the most challenging and high-value cases, including disputes, and provide expert input where required.
You’ll play a pivotal role in winning new work, building relationships with investors, landlords, occupiers and their legal advisers.
You’ll set technical standards, review the team’s work and share knowledge across the national building surveying teams.
You’ll also mentor and develop surveyors with an interest in dilapidations, building the next generation of specialists.
About You
You’ll be an established dilapidations specialist at Director, Associate Director or Head of department level, with a consultancy background and a strong reputation in the London market.
You’ll ideally demonstrate:
- Extensive experience on landlord and tenant dilapidations claims
- Strong negotiation skills and a record of successful settlements
- Experience of disputes and, ideally, expert witness work
- Established relationships with investors, landlords, occupiers and property lawyers
- Experience of leading and developing a team
- A track record of business development and growing a service line
MRICS (Chartered Building Surveyor) is required. RICS Accredited Specialist status in dilapidations or expert witness experience would be highly advantageous.
Senior building surveyors with a substantial dilapidations specialism who are ready to lead a service are strongly encouraged to apply.
Above all, we’re looking for someone who combines deep dilapidations expertise with the leadership and commercial drive to build a market-leading national service.
What’s on Offer?
- Salary up to £120,000
- Package on top of basic salary
- The chance to lead and grow a national dilapidations and disputes service
- Backing from a national, independent, multidisciplinary consultancy
- A B Corp business with a collaborative, supportive culture
- A senior leadership role with genuine influence
Interested?
If you’re a leading dilapidations surveyor ready to head up a service, this is an outstanding opportunity to shape and grow a national offer with a respected independent consultancy.
Apply today or contact Walker & Sloan for a confidential discussion.
⚡ Confidential enquiries and early applications are strongly encouraged.