Trainee Quantity Surveyor

• Sep 2023 - Present

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

• Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, reporting to the Commercial Director I am currently studying part-time for a degree in Quantity Surveying at the University of Salford.Combining my study with valuable working experience, the course is spread out across 5 years, with me having recently completed year 2.Aligned to my course, my duties include:• Creation of cost estimates• Change Management• Payment certification and application via JCT contracts• Administration of project controls• Project reporting Show less

Project Coordinator

• Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

Project co-ordinator working closely with the Project Manager to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes, budgets and cost reports for projects. Collaborating with both the client and internal teams to deliver results according to deadlines I have administrative duties, that include maintaining project documentation and handling financial queries I also perform various coordinating tasks, such as schedule and risk management. Duties include:• Coordination project management activities, resources, equipment and information• Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives• Assist with schedule management • Manage expenditure approval process and report on project spend• Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve• Help prepare budgets • Analyse risks and opportunities, using risk templates• Support project procurement management • Monitor project progress and report any issues that arise• Work with the Project Manager to eliminate blockers• Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures• Issue all appropriate all controlled documents such as drawings, RFI’s, notices etc.• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports using web-based portals Show less

Marketing Assistant

• Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

In my role as Marketing Assistant for Benchmark International I have been able to apply my exceptional communications skills through developing collateral for both internal communication purposes and to reinforce our brand in key local and trade media. - Responsible for all of Benchmark’s marketing activity, such as the creation of online content for the company blog and press releases for the deals we have brokered. - Responsible for boosting the online traffic and engagement for the blog by almost 50% in less than a year, as well as increasing engagement for our LinkedIn and Twitter accounts significantly. - Responsible for content output out on all of our social media channels. - Continually tracking the progress of deals as they happen all the way through to the completion stage, by monitoring the ‘deal list’ spreadsheet which I produced. - Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the company case studies which highlight the deals we have been involved in and the necessary details. These case studies are used for potential clients to showcase deals we have completed within their sector, highlighting the companies proven track-record in deal-making within a variety of sectors. - Liaising with external agencies to arrange promotional events, deal awards nights etc. For example the ‘Accountex National Accountancy Exhibition & Conference’ which we attended, resulting in more business for the company. Show less

Interim Contract Analyst

• Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

- Provided a summarised account and contract analysis on major capital projects. - Analysis of contracts placed between major manufacturers and service providers. - Compared the contracted deliverables to the actual delivered; using email correspondence, Gantt charts and performance data I extracted performance against key KPI’s such as time and cost. - The reports I provided enabled the Project & Commercial Managers to evaluate and award final accounts and settlement. - Provided a summarised account and contract analysis on major capital projects. - Analysis of contracts placed between major manufacturers and service providers. - Compared the contracted deliverables to the actual delivered; using email correspondence, Gantt charts and performance data I extracted performance against key KPI’s such as time and cost. - The reports I provided enabled the Project & Commercial Managers to evaluate and award final accounts and settlement.

Social Media/Creative Writer Internship

• Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

- Responsible for producing creative content for their website, which received positive feedback from the company owners and users of the site. - Creating the profiles for the athletes on the Agency Sport website and make these individuals marketable and attractive to professional football clubs, which subsequently resulted in a number of enquiries for these players. - In charge of the social media channels, creating engaging content and raising awareness for the company’s. - Responsible for producing creative content for their website, which received positive feedback from the company owners and users of the site. - Creating the profiles for the athletes on the Agency Sport website and make these individuals marketable and attractive to professional football clubs, which subsequently resulted in a number of enquiries for these players. - In charge of the social media channels, creating engaging content and raising awareness for the company’s.

Media Intern

• Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

- Produced creative and engaging content for the official match day programmes on a weekly basis. - Conducted research in order to gather the necessary statistics needed for programme. - Liaised with various individuals, formulated media reports and participated in team meetings. - Attended press conferences, picking out key points which could be used to produce content. - Developed and maintained successful working relationships with both internal and external staff. - Produced creative and engaging content for the official match day programmes on a weekly basis. - Conducted research in order to gather the necessary statistics needed for programme. - Liaised with various individuals, formulated media reports and participated in team meetings. - Attended press conferences, picking out key points which could be used to produce content. - Developed and maintained successful working relationships with both internal and external staff.

Programme Contributor

• Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

- Produced creative and engaging content for the official match day programmes on a weekly basis. - Conducted research in order to gather the necessary statistics needed for programme. - Liaised with the club press officer to formulate media reports. - Developed and maintained successful working relationships with both internal and external staff. - Produced creative and engaging content for the official match day programmes on a weekly basis. - Conducted research in order to gather the necessary statistics needed for programme. - Liaised with the club press officer to formulate media reports. - Developed and maintained successful working relationships with both internal and external staff.

Website Contributor/Article Writer

• Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

- Match Reporting - Working to tight deadlines to produce accurate and informative match reports. - Producing articles on relevant news within the world footballing world, written from a fan’s point of view. - Match Reporting - Working to tight deadlines to produce accurate and informative match reports. - Producing articles on relevant news within the world footballing world, written from a fan’s point of view.

Website Contributor/Article Writer

• Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

- Match Reporting - Working to tight deadlines to produce accurate and informative match reports. - Producing articles on relevant news within the world footballing world, written from a fan’s point of view. - Match Reporting - Working to tight deadlines to produce accurate and informative match reports. - Producing articles on relevant news within the world footballing world, written from a fan’s point of view.

Match Reporter

• Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

To support my studies I did some voluntary journalism work for matches at my local football club, Altrincham F.C. I contacted the club's press officer who allowed me to attend the team's home matches in their press box. I would then produce a pre-match preview before kick-off, a report during the match and then finally a post-match summary. The experience at Altrincham provided me with a good insight as to what it’s like inside a press-box and work alongside local sports journalists, whilst at the same time improving my reporting & overall writing skills. Show less