Are you a dynamic leader with strong business and financial acumen, excellent organisational skills, and a proven track record in strategy development and implementation?
We are looking for a Business Manager to work alongside the Regional Partner and Regional Partner Deputy in the North region to deliver the Regional Business Plan.
The Business Manager will oversee day-to-day operations across our region’s five cost centres, ensuring consistency and excellence in the running of our studios and in the efficient delivery of our architectural projects.
The Regional Business Manger will collaborate with the Regional Partner and Deputy Regional Partner on the creation and implementation of both strategic and operational initiatives to ensure our regional goals and objectives are successful achieved, aligned and contributing to Purcell’s national ‘Collective Ambition’ Business Plan.
Purcell is an award-winning employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity.
We have staff of approximately 300 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. Winners of Architect Employer of the Year 2022.
Collaboration is central to our employee-ownership culture, providing opportunities to work on some of the finest buildings; from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design. We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development and our employee-owned ethos empowers everyone to use their voice. We believe in creating an equitable and inclusive culture, founded on our values, which celebrates knowledge sharing and our successes, to build an inspiring work environment.
It is our distinctive employee-owned working culture that has contributed to our status as a World Architecture Top 100 Practice, renowned for our excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.
Benefits

Our benefits package includes

• Agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 3 days in office, up to 2 days WFH)
• Annual leave increasing with long service
• Life assurance
• Study sponsorship with paid study leave
• Sabbaticals
• Employee assistance programme
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Virtual GP service
• Subscription fees
• Company day out
• A volunteering scheme
• Enhanced learning & development opportunities.

The role

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a similar managerial role within the construction or professional services industry.
• Experience: Previous positions with regional or multi-location responsibilities with minimum team size of 50 people and turnover of £5m.
• Experience: Proven experience of leading a team through project lifecycles (planning, budgeting, scheduling, and tracking) ensuring delivery meets budget, programme and quality standards.
• Experience: Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking, planning and vision-setting in previous roles.

SKILLS & KEY COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional leadership and team collaboration abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong financial acumen.
• Ability to manage risk, implement solutions and drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in operational management.
  How to apply
  Please email a copy of your CV and portfolio referencing job code P0030 to recruitment@purcelluk.com. Please include details of your Right to Work in the United Kingdom, as well as an available start date.
  This job description is a guide to the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to change as working requirements dictate and to meet the organisational requirements of Purcell.

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