Quantity Surveyor

• Dec 2022 - Present

Quantity Surveyor

• Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

Contract Manager/Project Manager

• Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

Role:  Management contracts  Health & Safety management  Delivery of contracts  Health & wellbeing of team  Programming  Managing all variations & monthly applications Contracts/project manager in the civils and construction industry with commercial knowledge and experience including estimating & bidding as have previously held QS/commercial positions Role:  Management contracts  Health & Safety management  Delivery of contracts  Health & wellbeing of team  Programming  Managing all variations & monthly applications Contracts/project manager in the civils and construction industry with commercial knowledge and experience including estimating & bidding as have previously held QS/commercial positions

Commercial Manager

• Apr 2016 - May 2019

Role:  Estimating from first principals  Cost value reconciliations  Carry out site surveys & measure  Manage sub-contractors & consultants  Preparation of management accounts  Invoicing (Sage)  Procurement of construction & design services  Financial monitoring & reporting Responsible for the commercial & financial aspects of the business for various water authority clients nationwide, which includes visiting sites for the initial tender process estimating from first principals, to monthly visits for interim valuation purposes. Budget management duties including managing sub-contractor accounts, supplier accounts, early warnings, CE’s, preparing budget quotations at feasibility stage and ensuring these are accurate despite never usually having a detailed client brief. Other responsibilities included monthly forecasts, FA forecasts, reconciliation, managing aged debt, budgets for delivery team, handovers, progress meetings, team meetings, interim valuations, invoicing, CTC and monthly management meetings. Project values ranged from £5,000 up to 3 Million. Show less

• Aug 2012 - Apr 2016

Role: Project delivery Carry out site surveys & inspections  Manage contractors & consultants Prepare briefs & feasibility reports Procurement of construction & design services Financial monitoring & reconciliation Quantity surveying & dispute resolution Managing Health & Safety acting as Principal Designers roleResponsible for DCC Corporate Capital Programme delivery including Revenue Projects and the development of future years programmes carrying out priority risk assessments on building conditions to feasibilities and then to design. This involves adhering to all the Councils procurement rules using frameworks and select lists for the procurement of construction services and design services through to tender assessments and adjudication. Budget Management plays a big part of programme delivery for DCC to ensure that the feasibility budgets are accurate and there is at FA stage no slippage or over spend to the scheme budget. Duties also included FA forecasts, FA negotiations, monthly forecasts on the financial status of schemes, pipeline business and highlight reports, project plans and risk registers, project progress meetings, developing client briefs & stakeholder meetings.Project budgets ranged from £5,000 up to 7.5 Million. Show less

• Aug 2012 - Apr 2016

Projects Team Leader - Responsible for the delivery of all corporate capital programme and some revenue schemes & the development of future years projects all of which required myself to carry out feasibility & condition surveys, providing written briefs & reports provide budget costings, then carry to the design & delivery stage complying with all building control & planning requirements, procurement of construction services tendering & evaluating and awarding the works, managing the projects, ensuring all H&S & CDM requirements are met as well as the quality aspect. Financial budget monitoring, ensuring that all schemes where on time, too budget so no slippage and or over spend, monthly forecasts final account negotiation, providing monthly progress reports, project plans, risk assessments, highlight reports for all schemes and holding regular progress meetings and stake holder meetings Show less

Senior Site Manager

• Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

Role:  Management of sub-contractors  Ordering of plant & materials  Quality, environmental, safety & welfare management  Measurement of work for valuation purposes Responsible for the refurbishment of a large, strategically critical service reservoir for Welsh Water in North Wales. The water industry project had to be delivered in a small window of opportunity for the client, to the highest standards of quality, both objectives were achieved comfortably, whilst achieving noteworthy standards of site safety. Show less

Contract Manager

• Nov 2006 - Aug 2011

Role:  Management of WBC car parking stock refurbishment  Supply chain management  Estimating & tendering  Interim valuations  Costing all variations  Cost value reconciliation  Financial management Day to day duties included: ongoing liaison with council staff including the chairing of weekly and monthly town council meetings; producing programmes, work plans and financial forecasts, monthly valuations, invoicing & cost value reconciliation, costing and submitting all variations, early warnings, resourcing & procuring specialist labour, plant, materials and setting up supply chains partners. Project values ranged from £5,000 to £6 Million Show less

contracts manager

• May 2005 - Sep 2006

Role:  Project management of all contracts  Providing quotations, risk assessments, CoSHH assessments and method statements  Site surveys & condition reports  Estimating & tendering  Monthly invoicing & interim valuations Project values ranged from £10,000 to 2.5 million Role:  Project management of all contracts  Providing quotations, risk assessments, CoSHH assessments and method statements  Site surveys & condition reports  Estimating & tendering  Monthly invoicing & interim valuations Project values ranged from £10,000 to 2.5 million

Contract Manager

• Mar 1998 - May 2005

Role:  Estimating from first principals  Management surveys & specification recommendations  Securing invitation to tender  Interim valuations  Contracts management  Cost management Role:  Estimating from first principals  Management surveys & specification recommendations  Securing invitation to tender  Interim valuations  Contracts management  Cost management

Contracts

• Aug 1984 - Sep 1997

Role:  Company growth & business direction  Contracts management & supervision  Health & Safety management  Site surveys/condition/specification reports  General day to day management of the business Role:  Company growth & business direction  Contracts management & supervision  Health & Safety management  Site surveys/condition/specification reports  General day to day management of the business