Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Construction Practice Group Managing Director. We are seeking an energetic and trustworthy leader who will be responsible for delivering overall top line growth with key performance indicators including sales/retention support, thought leadership and enterprise-wide team collaboration. This individual must have a clear drive and track record of helping others as this is critical to the success of the role.

• Grow the Construction Practice group GWP and Income
• Build our profile across the UK as the broker of choice for business in the practice area.
• Build a strong, team-oriented working community of Practice Regional Directors to act as point of sale/referral support for local office sales/retention.
• Create an army of experts by aligning producers to the Construction Practice group & delivering regular training/thought/leadership.
• Drive retention & top line sales within the Practice by assisting producers/branches with expertise within the practice area.
• Partnering with Gallagher’s industry niche experts from around the globe to create world class thought leadership.
• Leading the Practice groups internal & external marketing strategy, including creation of whitepapers, newsletters, webinars, podcasts, public speaking engagements and Practice group conference opportunities
• Create industry leading client solutions that support Practice growth.
• Defining a growth plan for the Practice Group to achieve 10% year on year growth.

• Industry leading expertise within Construction and a proven track record in industry growth
• Network of relationships, including subject matter experts, to accelerate and optimise development of the Gallagher Practice
• ACII/FCII, 10+ years of servicing clients in the Construction space.
• Exceptional Relationship Management skills
• Proactive work ethic and strong attention to detail
• Superior organisational skills
• Track record of motivating/influencing indirect team to deliver upon objectives
• Track record of delivering training
• Track record of understanding client needs in the Practice Group target client area of £10m-£500m turnover

Eligibility Requirements

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Ability to travel as required

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

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Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.