Associate Director - Health and Life Science - EKIM Consulting : Job Details

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

LOCATION: Based in London, but travel across UK required

We are a leading specialist consultancy, transforming environments for clients in health and life sciences. We are helping organisations to become more efficient and effective in the core sectors that we work in; whether improving patient pathways for the NHS, developing laboratories to facilitate world-leading science, or rationalising educational campuses to attract the highest calibre students and research investment.

Job Summary

A key priority is to develop a strategic advisory capability by growing and developing our offering to new and existing clients, in both the public and private sectors, the UK and overseas, in the life science and health sectors. The post holder, for this full-time role, will have a key role in:

1. Delivery: offering professional, strategic planning and consultancy services in facilities and property management. The post holder will bring expertise to support designing individual solutions in transforming environment to secure client mandates. They will support the operational leadership to deliver to clients’ expectations including service excellence, quality of processes and performance standards.

2. Resource development: to grow the team supporting recruitment and line management duties and the professional development of a growing team.

3. Business development: to support the growth of the business, meeting strategic objectives and targets.

The Ideal Candidate:

• A chartership level qualification in the built environment, i.e. architecture, engineering, FM, or Property.
• A recognised qualifications in Project Management, specifically in the management of processes and projects specifically related to strategic planning in the Life Science sector.
• Relevant experience in risk and change management in estates’ environments
• Impeccable stakeholder engagement skills and political awareness.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present and chair at executive board level.
• A demonstrable ability to produce and design high quality and technical presentations/papers.

You will work in a supportive and inclusive work environment, with access to ongoing learning and development opportunities. If you share our commitment to Professionalism, Innovation, Knowledge and Collaboration, joining us is the way to make a real difference. We work in an agile and inclusive environment bringing our expertise to each project. We are at our best when we work together to help others and have supported many local and national charities over the years. You will be joining an ideas-driven culture that embraces new perspectives to solve complex problems.