Valentina Watson

Construction Project Manager at Millar Management
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Derby Area, UK
Languages
  • Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Rosemary Horry

Valentina is a fantastic project manager, having worked on the Decarbonise project with her, which was an absolute pleasure, I can safely say we would not have achieved so much without her amazing organisational skills and focus on completing the work on time and to the specified deliverables.

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Credentials

  • APM Associate
    Association for Project Management
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • PRINCE2® Practitioner CPD
    AXELOS Global Best Practice
    Nov, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • PRINCE2® Practitioner
    AXELOS Global Best Practice
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Millar Management
    • United Kingdom
    • Construction Project Manager
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      I have project managed a wide range of building projects at London Luton Airport (LLA), from start to finish, including the closing of H&S files. I have assisted the Directors in the coordination of the extension of restroom facilities both landside and airside, and I am currently managing and assisting the Senior Project Manager in the strip-out and fit-out of several concessionaires and major high-street retailers at the airport. I play an active role in managing numerous concurrent projects in a fast-paced airport environment while ensuring that programme slippages are avoided. I provide strategic advise on security passes and work permits by leading pre-start and regular catch-up meetings online and on-site. Below are some of my key accomplishments: ● Coordinated high-profile project valued at £2m. ● Led strip-out and fit-out projects for over 20 high street retailers at London Luton Airport. ● Monitored construction builds, ranging from £100K to £300K on average. Show less

  • University of Derby
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • DE-Carbonise Project Coordinator
      • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

      I was responsible for overseeing the DE-Carbonise initiative, which aimed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) improve their sustainability, reduce their costs, and reduce their energy and carbon emissions. I rendered significant efforts in developing solid relationships with external clients, Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council partners, and the internal staff. I planned new projects and allocated internal resources to them. I organised an end-of-project corporal event with SMEs, guest speakers, local councillors, and the university's Vice President to commemorate the success of the DE-Carbonise Project.Following are some of my key achievements: ● Contributed to management of complex project valued at £7M.● Supported SMEs to attain savings of over £3-4M per year by coordinating R&D projects and referring them for grants worth of £1.6M+ for energy efficiency measures in collaboration with Derby City Council.● Enabled additional savings of £32K tC02e by coordinating research projects that encouraged SMEs to implement innovative products, processes and business practices - outperforming original programme target of 2.4K tC02e. Show less

    • B2B Enquiry Centre Officer
      • Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

      I assisted all university business-facing departments, including cooperating with the B2B marketing department to deliver campaigns targeted at specific organisations. I served as a critical point of contact for businesses looking to build great ties with the University of Derby. I contacted key company CEOs and MDs to promote appropriate services and continue active engagement. I assisted the R&D department in its hunt for strategic bids for the university. Some of my key highlights under this job title: ● Ensured 70% higher engagement from colleagues by creating Business Gateway SharePoint pages and supporting all business facing colleagues at UoD to understand university’s service offer to businesses.● Coordinated roll-out of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system across R&D departments, Careers and Employability Service and Business School.● Successfully streamlined reporting across business-facing colleagues to track opportunities and their value, in turn allowing for an effective resource allocation onto new projects. Show less

    • Online Learning Sales Admissions Adviser
      • Sep 2016 - Jun 2019

      I managed business portfolio in collaboration with sales and admissions team. I used CRM system to ensure seamless communications between prospects, applicants, and students. I conducted meetings with Director to report portfolio performance and identify improvement areas.My key accomplishment: ● Developed and deployed effective action plans to meet KPI targets each year.

  • N/A
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Self Employed
      • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

      I worked as a Zumba instructor, teaching nighttime classes in Derby. I established a childminding business and linked it with the Ofsted early years curriculum. I provided thorough support for 24 Fit Derby charity events. I ran my own books and filed tax returns for my child-minding business. I used social media platforms such as Facebook to create paid advertisements to lure students to my class. My key achievement: ● Succeeded in attracting customers by developing own website and campaigns. Show less

  • Travall
    • United Kingdom
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Linguistic Support
      • Apr 2012 - Nov 2014

      I liaised with customers from different European countries over the phone, by email and face-to-face. I built solid relationships with trade customers in Europe to expand the sales of Bestop and Travall products and managed the company's Italian social media pages. I also translated their two websites into Italian and was responsible for processing orders coming in from multiple sources including Amazon and EBay. My key achievements: ● I translated the Travall and Bestop websites into Italian and formed strong relationships with trade customers in Europe, boosting international sales. ● I contributed to the increase in traffic to website by writing engaging content. Show less

  • The Practice Development Unit
    • Senior Administrator
      • Sep 2010 - Mar 2012

      I gained important administrational skills and I was able to build positive relationships with the students, assisting them throughout their student life-cycle. It was my responsibility to manage all the workloads across the office, appointing tasks to my colleagues. The position required me organise appointments, enrol students, set up induction days, report any changes to the Home Office and carry out general administration tasks as required. I gained important administrational skills and I was able to build positive relationships with the students, assisting them throughout their student life-cycle. It was my responsibility to manage all the workloads across the office, appointing tasks to my colleagues. The position required me organise appointments, enrol students, set up induction days, report any changes to the Home Office and carry out general administration tasks as required.

  • All Things Chocolate
    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Store Manager
      • Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

      Motivating and leading a small team of people, ordering stock, customer services, cashing up, banking, taking care of the daily running of the business and managing employees and their rotas. Motivating and leading a small team of people, ordering stock, customer services, cashing up, banking, taking care of the daily running of the business and managing employees and their rotas.

Education

  • University of Derby
    Bachelor's degree, International Business, Computing and Law
  • The Knowledge Academy
    PRINCE2 Practitioner, Project Management

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