Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with North Northamptonshire CouncilConstruction Project Manager for a £3 million extension and refurbishment of the Kettering Art Gallery including associated refurbishment of the adjoining grade 2 listed Kettering Library.• Organisation of required surveys of the art gallery to determine scope of works to be included in the project. Lead for writing the employers requirements for the client to ensure all requirements were… Show more Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with North Northamptonshire CouncilConstruction Project Manager for a £3 million extension and refurbishment of the Kettering Art Gallery including associated refurbishment of the adjoining grade 2 listed Kettering Library.• Organisation of required surveys of the art gallery to determine scope of works to be included in the project. Lead for writing the employers requirements for the client to ensure all requirements were considered in relation to the end user and vision for the site.• Project Lead for the construction phase of the extension and refurbishment of the art gallery, leading the professional team consisting of Architect, Principal Designer, Quantity Surveyor, Contract Administrator, Clerk of Works, M&E Consultant and Structural and Civil Engineering Consultant.• Project Lead for the challenging grade 2 listed large Kettering Library Roof Replacement Project, which consists of the local Collyweston slate roof tiles required to preserve the heritage of the building. This project is currently in the development phase and I am responsible for leading the professional team in the design and specification of the roof replacement and associated restoration works.• Responsible for procurement of professional team and principal contractor for both projects.• Responsible for the planning process and working with Conservation to ensure the heritage of the site is maintained. Show less

Client-Side Project Manager – Contract with Northamptonshire ACRE TrustConstruction Project Manager for a £6 million restoration and conversion of the historic buildings at the grade 2 listed Hunsbury Hill Centre, Northampton, to enable new uses.• Responsible for gathering information and completing the successful expression of interest to the NLHF for a funding application up to £5M.• Responsible for gathering information and completing the development phase application for… Show more Client-Side Project Manager – Contract with Northamptonshire ACRE TrustConstruction Project Manager for a £6 million restoration and conversion of the historic buildings at the grade 2 listed Hunsbury Hill Centre, Northampton, to enable new uses.• Responsible for gathering information and completing the successful expression of interest to the NLHF for a funding application up to £5M.• Responsible for gathering information and completing the development phase application for NLHF funding, which is currently being considered.• Project lead for the writing of professional team briefs to be used for the procurement of the professional team as part of the development phase.• Project lead for writing the employers requirements for the client to ensure all requirements were considered in relation to the end user and vision for the site as a heritage visitor attraction.• Project lead for managing the trusts expectations for the site to enable a viable and realistic project resulting in a self-sustainable visitor attraction.• Responsible for delivering the budget cost estimate, site conservation plan, site condition survey, environmental sustainability plan, development and delivery phase programmes, procurement strategy and the development, delivery and post completion risk registers. Show less

Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with Northamptonshire County CouncilWorking as part of the Capital Projects Team to deliver construction projects across Northamptonshire.• Construction Project Manager for the £10 million Design & Build of a 2 FE Primary School, Northampton, from RIBA Stage 0-7, including feasibility, concept & detailed design, procurement, contract management, construction phase & handover.• Developed close working relationships with the… Show more Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with Northamptonshire County CouncilWorking as part of the Capital Projects Team to deliver construction projects across Northamptonshire.• Construction Project Manager for the £10 million Design & Build of a 2 FE Primary School, Northampton, from RIBA Stage 0-7, including feasibility, concept & detailed design, procurement, contract management, construction phase & handover.• Developed close working relationships with the skills to manage all stakeholder relationships and procuring the client professional project team, such as architects, quantity surveyors, M&E Consultants, surveyors, planning consultants, building control and clerk of works.• Project Manager for numerous other construction projects ranging from large refurbishment works and restoration projects on listed buildings through to condition works for schools, offices and public buildings.• Experience in identifying the correct procurement routes and taking the client through the complete procurement process of a construction project, including putting together the tender pack and the publication and evaluation of tenders.• Involved in advising the client of a relevant contract choice and assisting in the contract management process throughout the relevant stages of a project.• Regular report writing, meeting management & governance procedures to help track programme progress and budget control.• Excellent internal stakeholder management working directly with clients such as education, schools, children’s centres & adult social care to deliver construction projects ranging from new school roofs, centre refurbishments, groundworks, supply & installation of new mobile units for classrooms and extra office space across the County.• Successful external stakeholder management dealing with Architects, Designers, Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors to large and small contractors, helping deliver construction projects to deliver clients expectations. Show less

Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with North Northamptonshire CouncilConstruction Project Manager for the £14.5 million restoration of The Chester House Estate National Lottery Heritage Fund Project, Wellingborough• Developed a key relationship with Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a successful restoration of the Grade 2* listed Farmhouse and associated buildings across the 80-acre site.• Developed a key understanding and focus… Show more Client-Side Construction Project Manager – Contract with North Northamptonshire CouncilConstruction Project Manager for the £14.5 million restoration of The Chester House Estate National Lottery Heritage Fund Project, Wellingborough• Developed a key relationship with Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a successful restoration of the Grade 2* listed Farmhouse and associated buildings across the 80-acre site.• Developed a key understanding and focus of what is required to restore a historic building on a national heritage site in line with the relevant consents, whilst also understanding the operational needs of the site when open to the public.• Built up excellent relationships with all stakeholders with experience of working on a national heritage site, such as architects and designers, conservation officers, Historic England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Consultants to help with NLHF funding applications, Building Inspectors, Clerk of Works, Quantity Surveyors and Mechanical & Electrical Consultants.• Initially involved in the pre-construction phase, working with designers, surveyors and consultants to put together the client requirements and tender for the construction phase works.• Project lead on the full restoration phase of the project, taking the client through the challenging construction phase and leading the professional team to assist in delivering the successful outcomes achieved at handover.• Involved in the grant application for the National Lottery Heritage Fund and ongoing progress reports and payment requests through their online portal throughout the project lifecycle.• Developed a close working relationship with the Business Operations Director for Chester House Estate, to develop the operational business plan and work within agreed timelines for the opening of Chester House Estate as a public attraction in October 2021. Show less

Project Manager (Contractor) – Contract with PA Housing, Leicester & Walton-on-Thames, SurreyWorking as part of the ICT Integration Team to deliver transformation projects across the organisation.• Project Manager for the implementation of the Northgate Housing Management IT System working across multiple sites within varying business cultures to develop one way of working.• Challenging internal stakeholder management conditions bringing colleagues at all levels of the business… Show more Project Manager (Contractor) – Contract with PA Housing, Leicester & Walton-on-Thames, SurreyWorking as part of the ICT Integration Team to deliver transformation projects across the organisation.• Project Manager for the implementation of the Northgate Housing Management IT System working across multiple sites within varying business cultures to develop one way of working.• Challenging internal stakeholder management conditions bringing colleagues at all levels of the business together to deliver a successful system and improve working practices.• Successful external stakeholder management bringing suppliers and business users together to integrate Northgate into other systems such as Oracle, Documotive, Keystone, along with the successful business customer App.• Regular report writing, meeting management, mapping workshops and governance procedures to help track progress and budget control.• Detailed planning throughout project and Go Live, along with responsibility for end user training and support schedule.• Project Manager for the implementation of a new repairs maintenance contract in the south east, along with the restructure of the customer contacts centre to deliver a first-class customer service. Show less

Worked as part of the Capital Refurbishment and Regeneration Programme to bring properties up to the decent homes standard• Hired on 6-month contract as a Construction Project Manager two thirds of the way through a failing citywide re-roofing and chimney re build project that was already £200,000 overspend on the annual budget of £2.6million. Brought back on budget by end of contract.• Provided a calming influence across the project to bring together previously difficult… Show more Worked as part of the Capital Refurbishment and Regeneration Programme to bring properties up to the decent homes standard• Hired on 6-month contract as a Construction Project Manager two thirds of the way through a failing citywide re-roofing and chimney re build project that was already £200,000 overspend on the annual budget of £2.6million. Brought back on budget by end of contract.• Provided a calming influence across the project to bring together previously difficult relationships between contractors and NCH staff, to turn the project around for the remainder of the financial year and to begin mobilising/planning for the 2017-18 scheme, ensuring scope was realistically identified, timelines and resource management were meticulously planned and project governance was in place to track progress throughout the next year.• Exceptional stakeholder management was required to help rebuild bridges and focus on success, motivating teams to trust the planning put in place.• Project Manager to organise and present a 360 degrees review and lessons learnt exercise across Nottingham City Homes Capital Programmes Team and partnering contractors involved in the re-roofing scheme.• Emphasis was placed on colleagues across all teams to come together and directly contribute with a view of working towards future successes and implementation in mind, moving away from a blame culture that always looked for negatives and mistakes.• Excellent feedback from all involved providing a stronger working relationship and trust that was embedded in all project teams. Show less

Contracted to a Property Management Company looking after property in London and the UK for both private and public sector companies.Key Project Achievements:• Managed project to launch an internal maintenance team. Managed all aspects of planning, staff recruitment, training and supervision, building a team of 30 personnel. Managed using the PRINCE2 principles, producing a comprehensive PID, including a detailed business case, communication plan and project plan. Realised benefit… Show more Contracted to a Property Management Company looking after property in London and the UK for both private and public sector companies.Key Project Achievements:• Managed project to launch an internal maintenance team. Managed all aspects of planning, staff recruitment, training and supervision, building a team of 30 personnel. Managed using the PRINCE2 principles, producing a comprehensive PID, including a detailed business case, communication plan and project plan. Realised benefit of reducing costs spent on contractors by £240,000 after the first financial year. Also realised benefit of 38% increase in customer satisfaction around timing of repairs. Project delivered to timeline of 6 months and within budget of £350,000.• Managed the successful delivery of bespoke database system to structure and organise maintenance engineer workloads. Managing a team of external suppliers and business analysts. Realised benefit of increased engineer productivity by 20%. Delivered to timeline of 6 months and within budget of £100,000.• Project Manager to introduce field-based tablets to gas safety engineers enabling more efficient process of conducting gas safety checks and ensuring more efficient communication between field, office and client. Realised benefits of 25% increase in job completion for each engineer, more efficient and quicker client invoicing by average of 14 days, a reduction of 30% in re visiting gas safety checks due to illegible reports, along with increase in client satisfaction by 22%. Delivered to timeline of 6 months and within budget of £155,000. Show less

Delivering a number of transformation projects for Viridian Housing Association including Project Manager for a merger between Viridian Housing and asra Housing.Key Project Achievements:• Project Manager for the merger project to bring together two large housing associations in Leicester and London. Working closely with four business analysts across both organisations to present the ‘as is’ way of working and map the ‘to be’ way of working post-merger. Involved extensive stakeholder… Show more Delivering a number of transformation projects for Viridian Housing Association including Project Manager for a merger between Viridian Housing and asra Housing.Key Project Achievements:• Project Manager for the merger project to bring together two large housing associations in Leicester and London. Working closely with four business analysts across both organisations to present the ‘as is’ way of working and map the ‘to be’ way of working post-merger. Involved extensive stakeholder engagement & communication up to Director level and across all service areas of the business to bring together colleagues with different working cultures, processes and IT Infrastructure, systems and applications. Managed using the PRINCE2 methodology tailoring to both organisations.• Project Manager for 2 office relocations in London and Northampton. Successful with key Matrix Management skills to bring together IT, Facilities, HR & Communications in facilitating IT Infrastructure change, facilities requirements such as furniture and layout, staff consultations and change management, whilst continually co-ordinating all key departments to work together resulting in 65 staff being relocated in London and 25 staff relocated in Northampton. Post project staff satisfaction survey showed 85% satisfaction across all aspects of project co-ordination. Delivered to the day for both relocations and came in £7,000 under total budget forecast of £150,000.• Project Manager helping to deliver video conferencing facilities to 4 main offices. Used excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, to facilitate work internally with IT and externally with suppliers.• Project Manager to implement new staff ID and access System across 4 main offices. Introduced a ‘one card fits all system’ realising the benefit of staff only having to carry one card across all four offices for secure access and ID purposes. Show less

Property Development Company serving a range of private clients. Responsible for site management of up to 5 renovation projects and 3 new build sites at any one time. Projects ranged from 3 bed semi-detached to 5 bed detached executive houses, including the renovation of a Grade 2 listed property in Leicestershire.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• Responsible for day to day running of site operations, showing excellent leadership skills when managing trade sub-contractors and… Show more Property Development Company serving a range of private clients. Responsible for site management of up to 5 renovation projects and 3 new build sites at any one time. Projects ranged from 3 bed semi-detached to 5 bed detached executive houses, including the renovation of a Grade 2 listed property in Leicestershire.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• Responsible for day to day running of site operations, showing excellent leadership skills when managing trade sub-contractors and work teams to effectively deliver projects on time, in budget, within scope and to expected quality.• Demonstrated excellent negotiating skills in purchasing materials and products, along with employing tradesmen; delivered procurement under budget by 17%, whilst still hitting quality and scope targets.• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills to maintain high site moral, with the ability to form trusted and lasting working relationships to get the absolute best out of people.• Skilled in property development budget management, through detailed financial planning, record keeping and analysis of financial data. Generated an average profit of 23% for each development in extremely challenging market conditions.• Highly organised personality with highly effective planning and time management skills to deliver projects smoothly and on time. 94% success rate for delivering property renovations on time for the company over the four-year period. Show less