Ashley Blakely
Facility Manager at Solutions Leisure Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Solutions Leisure Group
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United Arab Emirates
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Facility Manager
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Apr 2019 - Present
Responsibilities: - Overseeing facilities operations and maintenance across 7 leading food and beverage venues, office spaces and properties across Dubai. - Project management, directing all aspects of facility renovation and construction operations, from inception to completion, with a specialised focus on scheduling & planning, cost estimating, budgeting, completing documentation, and negotiating contracts, as well as supervising all internal and external work. - Sourcing efficient and reliable annual maintenance and general trade contractors. Reviewing & approving contracts, strategies, and plans for new/existing equipment. Financial administration duties, with reference to tracking work requests, monitoring facility operating costs, contract expenditures, and future upgrades. - Stakeholder management, in relation to in-house union operating engineers of various competencies, including building engineers, electricians, carpenters, door specialists, HVAC technicians, and painters. Inventory management, including quotations, purchasing, & logging of all materials. - Coordinating weekly meetings, in order to evaluate & assess project progress and strategic planning, as well as identifying any areas for improvement. - Implementation of all relevant health & safety protocols and procedures.
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NRS Masonry Services LTD
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Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
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Senior Builder
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Apr 2018 - May 2019
Responsibilities: - Overseeing a team of builders/bricklayers on a large residential new build project, while coordinating all subcontractors for residential remodelling projects and commercial new builds. - Scheduling & planning of operational activities, liaising directly with the engineering and surveying teams to confirm work site conditions prior to the project start-up, as well as completing strategic planning procedures, in accordance with set budgets, deadlines, and labour requirements. - Management of on-site assets, relating to the coordination of rental equipment. - Conducting strict reviews in compliance with Building Health & Safety regulations.
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SB Holmes LTD
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Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
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Builder
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Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Responsibilities: - Rapport and relationship building with the Architect and Surveyor in the development stages, consulting on issues regarding timescales, resources and costs. - Coordinating the start-up of all new residential building projects by obtaining the relevant permits and liaising directly with the project owner. - Overseeing all on-site operational activities, from initial preparation of the site to final completion, developing work schedules on a daily basis, while reading blue prints and job specifications, in order to accurately plan and complete the job.
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Barkers Construction LTD
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Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
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Builder
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2016
Responsibilities: - Displaying specialist mathematical capabilities when calculating quantities of materials needed for specific jobs, as well as calculating dimensions for frame work. - Completing simple and complex brick/stone work for interior & exterior foundation. - Implementation and adherence toward relevant regulations and protocols, in order to ensure that all activities are operating in accordance with health & safety best practice, regarding potential hazards and on-site risk assessment.
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Barkers Construction LTD
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Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
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Apprentice Builder
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Sep 2012 - Jul 2014
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Roofer
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Aug 2011 - Sep 2012
Responsibilities: - Client engagements, liaising directly with customers at their homes and businesses, ensuring that all services are in accordance with job specifications and are tailored towards specific requirements or needs. - Specialist installation capabilities, in relation to insulation, waterproof membranes, sloped roof-slating & tiling, and felt roofing. - Preparing and coordinating various installation projects, with a focus on operational and logistical factors, relating to estimating resources, costs, and time constraints. - Carrying out risk assessments to ensure a safe working environment.
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THORPE & KING PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LTD
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United Kingdom
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Construction
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Plasterer
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Sep 2008 - Aug 2011
Responsibilities: - Project Management, utilising effective scheduling, time-management and organisation skills to coordinate various business activities and operations, in relation to the plastering of commercial buildings. - Utilising several key plastering techniques, with reference to skimming, dry lining, fibrous, cornice/ceiling roses, coving, and pebble dashing. - Adhering towards all relevant safety regulations during the demolition of previous plastering work. Responsibilities: - Project Management, utilising effective scheduling, time-management and organisation skills to coordinate various business activities and operations, in relation to the plastering of commercial buildings. - Utilising several key plastering techniques, with reference to skimming, dry lining, fibrous, cornice/ceiling roses, coving, and pebble dashing. - Adhering towards all relevant safety regulations during the demolition of previous plastering work.
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Education
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Huddersfield Technical College
Level 2 NVQ Diploma Trowel Occupations (Construction) (QCF), Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection -
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield
GCSE, 5 A-C