Experience

Form Workplace Solutions Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Pre-contracts and Estimating

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Marlow, England, United Kingdom Liaising closely with both repeat and new customers helping Form to deliver high quality design and build. Working with the M.D. - Michael Howard - and the design team to generate the specification documents, select the most suitable sub-contractors for each project, and ensure that, from a commercial and technical point of view, the project management team have all the information to be able to deliver a good quality project. • Liaise with designers and directors to gather scope and… Show more Liaising closely with both repeat and new customers helping Form to deliver high quality design and build. Working with the M.D. - Michael Howard - and the design team to generate the specification documents, select the most suitable sub-contractors for each project, and ensure that, from a commercial and technical point of view, the project management team have all the information to be able to deliver a good quality project. • Liaise with designers and directors to gather scope and specification of projects • To meet with sub-contractors on site and brief them on required scope of works • Survey and identify services that need to be adapted to achieve Cat B design • Gather all quotations from sub-contractors • Identify building regulations compliance issues such as fresh air requirements based on the proposed occupancy levels • Incorporating incumbent contractors to provide adaptions to fire alarms/access control/sprinklers/BMS/HVAC • Ascertain preliminary and management costs to include • Assess commercial risk on each project proposal • Pro-active allowances for plant and access • To produce proposal documents presenting costs for a bid • Produce project timeline for proposals • Form part of the bid team along with the sale person and designer attending the presentation. • Hold on-site or conference calls / video conference calls where required • Handover successful project cost documents to project management team and run through/meet on site where required. Show less



Rhubarb-Pi Limited

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre Contracts

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Working as part of a small team focusing on a small number of key clients to service both alterations, office furniture requirements and maintenance of their building. Role focussed on pre-contracts and estimation of project proposals, but also seeing these through to delivery shared with the other partners in the company. Key achievements: Delivery of a large extension on a Smart technology, Surrey mansion whilst in situ, Cat B fitouts of an office in the City and a multi-site layers… Show more Working as part of a small team focusing on a small number of key clients to service both alterations, office furniture requirements and maintenance of their building. Role focussed on pre-contracts and estimation of project proposals, but also seeing these through to delivery shared with the other partners in the company. Key achievements: Delivery of a large extension on a Smart technology, Surrey mansion whilst in situ, Cat B fitouts of an office in the City and a multi-site layers practice in Kent. Show less



TDA

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre-Contracts Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2021

  A Pre-contracts Manager for a design and build contractor with a strong emphasis on high end office design and project management. Specialising in mainly Cat B 'Commercial Office Fit-out Works', 'Refurbishment', 'Dilapidations' and 'Turnkey Projects' & 'Furniture/Move Management'. The projects I worked on were between £100k to £1.8 million and all end users.



Saracen Group

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QS Estimator

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2015

  Projects worked on were between £50k to £1.5 million and end-users, high end fit-outs such as banks, trading floors and multi-million pound international businesses. Working with two other Project Managers, running the projects reporting to the Projects Director . Regularly part of the project delivery team when pitching to potential projects in London and nationwide.



Corporate Interior Design

• United Kingdom
• Construction

• Contracts Director

  • Apr 1999 - Oct 2013

  Basingstoke Taking the project through from sales handover to completion: • Detailed project planning and scheduling • Sales visits and site surveys and brief taking • Technical adviser on design solutions to sales dept. • Client liaison, progress meetings • Managing labour on site • Material call offs, specific detail designs as needed • CAD drawings for construction issue and client approval • Procuring materials and sub-contract works • Budget monitoring • Health and… Show more Taking the project through from sales handover to completion: • Detailed project planning and scheduling • Sales visits and site surveys and brief taking • Technical adviser on design solutions to sales dept. • Client liaison, progress meetings • Managing labour on site • Material call offs, specific detail designs as needed • CAD drawings for construction issue and client approval • Procuring materials and sub-contract works • Budget monitoring • Health and Safety, planning, documentation and monitoring • Quality control Show less



CAPCO INTERIOR SUPPLIES LIMITED

• United Kingdom

• Branch Manager

  • Apr 1997 - Mar 1999

  Sell office partition system and ceiling materials: • To develop customers and provide them with ceiling, dry-lining or partitioning materials requirements • Provide customers with material estimations of partition and ceilings from architect’s drawings • Customer visits and entertaining • New customer generation, pro-active sales calls



Spaceway South Limited

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Co-ordinator

  • Jun 1989 - Mar 1997

  Estimating, Project Planning, Buying, Design Layouts