Experience

Empiric Student Property plc
• Real Estate
• EWS Programme Lead & Development Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Apex Airspace

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for procuring and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality homes within the emerging market of airspace development and successfully understanding and navigating the financial space to secure forward funding. Facilitate and maintain strong working relationships with multiple key internal and external stakeholders including local authority and existing residents, to resolve often competing requirements whilst maintaining the positive public profile of company. Led sustainable construction agenda and research into building lifecycle leading to increased new business. Identifying and acquiring land and negotiating with occupiers leading to securing exclusive positions. Introduced toolkit process to identify sites and mitigate risk, cost exposure and opportunities for additional improvement upgrades to retrofit existing buildings (fire safety, cladding replacement). Show less



On Architecture

• Colombia
• Architecture and Planning

• Head of London Studio

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2020

  Joined as head of studio with overall P&L accountability to expand client base. Responsible for client engagement and employee development as well as taking strategic lead on all projects with construction value of up to £26mil. Extensive client and stakeholder engagement to achieve maximum GDV through redevelopment of brownfield sites. Further developed core skills in the role including leadership and coordination of multidisciplinary teams ensuring that projects were delivered both on time and on budget. Show less



TopHat

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Designer & Development Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

  Managed internal and external multi-disciplinary teams to achieve multiple planning approvals for the first phase of Kitchener Barracks site to have built and installed phase one of modular homes within 2 years. Worked closely with manufacturing arm of company to develop designs for modular manufacture with a particular focus on sustainability, quality assurance and building regulation compliance. Extensive involvement with founding partners to establish business objectives and develop design ethos with aim to disrupt the housing sector through offsite construction of low-carbon homes. Authored ‘Framework for Customisation’ approved planning document – enabling Kitchener Barracks to be first project in UK to allow post-approval customisation on a large scale and enhance the customer buying experience. Headed marketing strategy of Kitchener Barracks, co-ordinated PR, Branding, Social Media, and Creative Advertising consultants to secure off-plan sales. Show less



reForm Architects

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

• Architectural Designer & Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  Experience in end to end delivery regeneration and whole project development of multiple private and public-led residential schemes, delivered on programme and within budget. Bid and secured place on framework for offsite and modular house design aimed at the self-build market. Experience in end to end delivery regeneration and whole project development of multiple private and public-led residential schemes, delivered on programme and within budget. Bid and secured place on framework for offsite and modular house design aimed at the self-build market.