Managing Director

Wanted! Managing Director! An opportunity for an experienced business leader ready to step into a Managing Director position with an established, entrepreneurial property, construction, and public sector partnerships business in London / South East: helping to drive sustainable growth while shaping the future of a highly ambitious organisation. Worth Recruiting - Property Industry Recruitment Job Title: Managing Director Sector: Living Markets Location: Waterloo, SE1 Salary: Circa £180,000 per annum Position: Permanent, Full-Time Reference: WR93935 This role offers the opportunity to take full executive responsibility for the leadership, performance, and strategic development of an ambitious property and construction business. Working closely with the Executive Chairman and Board, you will enjoy complete autonomy to build upon strong foundations, lead an experienced senior team, and execute long-term growth plans while benefiting from direct board investment and support. What's in it for you (Benefits): • Competitive executive salary with an attractive performance-based incentive structure • Full executive autonomy backed by an engaged Executive Chairman and experienced Board • High-impact leadership role with the platform to shape a growing, purpose-led organisation • High-level strategic exposure across complex public sector partnerships and commercial projects • Professional, collaborative, and supportive executive working environment The Company: • Entrepreneurial property, construction, and public sector partnerships business with an ambitious vision for the future • Built a stellar 10-year reputation solving complex challenges through commercial thinking and operational excellence • Work spans construction, planned maintenance, property acquisition, investment, and strategic advisory • Deeply committed to delivering exceptional client outcomes and maintaining the highest ethical standards What You'll Be Doing (Key Responsibilities) as a Managing Director: • Leading the overall performance of the company, taking full accountability for operational delivery and financial P&L • Delivering sustainable revenue and profit growth through disciplined commercial leadership • Developing and executing the multi-year business plan agreed with the Board • Building, mentoring, and developing a high-performing senior executive leadership team • Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement • Strengthening operational systems, governance, and reporting to support scalable growth • Identifying new commercial opportunities across public and private sectors • Building and maintaining trusted relationships with clients, local authorities, partners, and key stakeholders What our client is looking for (Skills & Experience): • Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent executive qualification • Proven experience leading a business or major division with annual revenues between £10m and £20m • Full Profit and Loss (P&L) accountability with a track record of expanding margins and scaling operations • Strong track record building, structuring, and empowering senior management teams • Excellent commercial, financial, and strategic decision-making abilities • Experience within property, construction, facilities management, housing, infrastructure, or regeneration • Authentic, visible, and emotionally intelligent leadership style that combines accountability with coaching • Commercially driven approach balanced with high integrity and strong values Is this the role for you? Contact Worth Recruiting now! If you are interested in this Managing Director role, please contact the Property Recruitment Team at Worth Recruiting immediately, quoting job reference: WR93935. About Your Application: • Response Time: We receive a great many applications and respond as quickly as possible. If you have not heard from us within 48 working hours, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful. • Data Protection: Worth Recruiting is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this position. By submitting your application, you consent to Worth Recruiting processing and storing your data for the purposes of your job search. For more information, please see our privacy policy on our website. • Confidentiality: All communications with Worth Recruiting are completely confidential. We will always need to speak with you before we are able to submit your CV to our client. • Please Note: This vacancy summary is intended as a general guide only and should not be used as a definitive job description. Our client's job description, including details like the salary, may change without prior notice and in any case may be influenced by the skills, qualifications, previous experience, attitude, and ability of a candidate. About Worth Recruiting: Worth Recruiting provides a bespoke recruitment service to the Property Industry offering roles in Estate Agency, Lettings, Commercial Property, Surveying, Property Management, Financial Services, and Prop Tech. Job Reference: WR93935 - Managing Director - Property, Construction & Public Sector Partnerships