The challenge
Two situations produce the same problem. Someone leaves at the worst possible moment and the role cannot sit empty through a leasing cycle. Or the business needs a discipline it cannot yet justify hiring for — asset management, ESG, revenue, marketing — and the choice is a full-time appointment or nothing.
Both are usually solved badly: the work is absorbed by people who already have jobs, and quietly stops being done.
How it works
We start with the gap: what is not getting done, for how long, and whether the need is temporary cover or an ongoing discipline the business cannot yet justify hiring for.
Placement comes from our own associate bench rather than a database — people we have worked with and whose judgement we can vouch for. That is a smaller pool than an agency has and a considerably more reliable one.
Interim placements are full time for a fixed term. Fractional arrangements are typically one to four days a month, with an agreed scope and regular reporting so the accountability is real rather than nominal.
What is included
- Interim general managers and operations directors, on site or remote
- Fractional directors across asset management, ESG, revenue, marketing and technology
- Maternity, sickness and notice-period cover
- Turnaround support for an asset behind its business plan
- Transition management between outgoing and incoming permanent hires
- Fixed-term project leadership for mobilisations and system implementations
Who is this for?
Interim
Full time, fixed term
Someone in the role while you find the permanent hire.
Fractional
Part time, ongoing
One or two days a month of genuine seniority.
Project
Scoped
A defined piece of work with a defined end.
Why RESI Consultancy
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We have sat on the other side of this work. The people delivering it have run the buildings, written the budgets and defended the numbers to owners — which is a different starting point from a framework and a benchmark.
We take no introduction fee or commission from any operator or vendor, and we do not bid for the work we advise on. Any interest that could be perceived as a conflict is declared in writing before an engagement begins.
Outcomes
The gap covered quickly
Typically two to three weeks for roles our bench covers directly.
Seniority without the headcount
One to four days a month of genuine experience, with agreed scope and reporting.
Vouched-for people
From our own network, not a database.
Common questions
Asked often enough to answer here.
How quickly can an interim be in place?
For roles our associate bench covers directly, typically two to three weeks. A more specialised requirement takes longer, and we will say so at the first conversation rather than promise a date we cannot hold.
What is a fractional director?
A fractional director provides senior expertise on a part-time, ongoing basis — typically one to four days a month — rather than as a full-time appointment. It suits businesses that need the discipline and the accountability but do not have the scale to justify a permanent hire.
Free first conversation
Tell us what is not working.
Most people arrive with a scheme that is not performing, an operator they cannot read, or a board paper due Friday. Any of those is a fine place to start. Thirty minutes, no proposal attached.