Experience

Westminster School, London, United Kingdom

• Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Holme Grange School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Operations/Estates

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2022

• Assistant Bursar Estates/Operations

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2022



Bracknell Forest Borough Council

• Facilities Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Responsible for the management of a team of 5 personnel, incorporating strategic and business planning, human resource management, hard and soft FM services and contracts, events management, Health and Safety, for 1200 students and 160 school staff. The site is approximately (100 acres) consisting of 10 buildings. Responsible for a resource department, catering, living accommodation, classrooms, leisure and welfare facilities, security, waste management and the landscaped grounds.• Advising Senior Management and Governors on estate strategy and property matters including project management, maintenance and repairs.• Responsible for managing and coordinating of cross departmental initiatives to improve business processes; such as energy awareness campaigns, H&S awareness, disability awareness, waste management & re-cycling, improved utilization of the leisure, and welfare facilities.• Identified improvements in FM contractor relationship with occupants and the end users.• Management of major capital projects, such as new 6th form Centre and Science buildings refurbishment (3 million pounds).• Focused on continuous improvement to deliver cost effective property management and associated FM services.• Identified cost and operational efficiency improvements in current FM contracts, utilising benchmarking data.• Conduct meetings with heads of departments and major contractors prior to setting and conducting the inspection martrix for the annual health and safety and fire management audits within the establishments. Ensuing that all records are maintained and in date.



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Facilities/Operations Manager

  • Sep 1986 - Feb 2010

  Management of in-house team of 15 personnel, which provides a full range of property and facilities management to meet the requirements of 1500 students, staff and visitors. The site is approximately 130 acres consisting of 35 buildings and sports grounds. • Advise Senior management on all discipline procedures ensuring they are carried out correctly, in addition to routinely carrying out Informal & formal disciplinary procedures within the company.• Focal point for Equality & Diversity (E&D) management and welfare for the company. Coordinated the welfare support between military and civilian agencies, presented seminars on E&D, thus improving retention rates.• Developed and initiated a programme to review the current outsourced ‘multi activity’ contract with Equipment Support Service (ESS) and Landmark plc.SLA and KPIs to identify areas of improvement and efficiency.• Conducting property inspections and liaising with Vosper Thorneycroft (VT) Management, to ensure that all areas of maintenance and building husbandry are being fulfilled within the contract.