Daryl Soar Email & Phone Number

Asset ManagementWorking within Asset Management, as effective landlord and property owner, my remit was to manage both school and corporate capital projects. Successfully managing the property portfolio of over 100 buildings required liaising with head teachers, external contractors and other council departments, to ensure that projects were completed to required standards and obligations, through successful communication and negotiations. This role also comprised managing, coaching… Show more Asset ManagementWorking within Asset Management, as effective landlord and property owner, my remit was to manage both school and corporate capital projects. Successfully managing the property portfolio of over 100 buildings required liaising with head teachers, external contractors and other council departments, to ensure that projects were completed to required standards and obligations, through successful communication and negotiations. This role also comprised managing, coaching and developing a team of three employees· Managed major building projects, frequently valued in excess £500,000, within budget and through to deadline completion by communicating effectively with all parties, and monitoring and controlling each stage in the process.· Advised schools on budget management, capital projects and related issues including remedial actions for maintenance, health and safety and security issues.· Purchasing of revenue items following council procurement and financial procedures. Budget monitoring on a day to day basis and production of the annual accrual statement.· Successfully managed the Big Lottery £825k Youth Activity Centre. Overcame statutory, environmental, archaeological and budget challenges by building effective working relationships with the relevant parties, to ensure that any restrictions were not detrimental to the project.· Secured funding from external sources (Big Lottery, Football Foundation and Central Government Grants), by collating and acquiring all relevant financial information to aid successful negotiations.· Able to demonstrate financial acumen by managing to keep all key projects within budget by accurately reporting fiscal analysis to the council cabinet for approval, and by monitoring, measurement and control. Show less

· Managed the Education Service website, which involved sourcing and controlling the content, and design of the pages; specifically with regard to copyright, data protection and the disability discrimination act. · Successfully implemented the introduction of a Content Management System (CMS) across the Education Service directly affecting around 40 employees. This involved scheduling and delivering training, producing training materials and providing on call support.… Show more · Managed the Education Service website, which involved sourcing and controlling the content, and design of the pages; specifically with regard to copyright, data protection and the disability discrimination act. · Successfully implemented the introduction of a Content Management System (CMS) across the Education Service directly affecting around 40 employees. This involved scheduling and delivering training, producing training materials and providing on call support. · Desktop support. Resolution of recurrent technical problems by direct action or delivering one to one training and coaching; effectively communicating technical knowledge so that it can be easily understood. · Represented Education on technical working groups for internal and partnership projects, e.g. the Intranet Group, the Website Improvement Group and the East Midlands Broadband Consortium.· Designed and developed a system enabling non-technical management to check and approve web pages meeting legal requirements, using a simple checklist following 30 minutes training. The system was then managed by measurement, monitoring and control. Show less

· Managed the final stage of a partnership project between Derby City Council, Derby University and Derby College. Completed on time and within budget through the application of technical skill, effective communication and delegation. · Instigated the move towards ASP driven web pages, which resulted in reduced workload demands in order to avoid staff increase and project failures.· Regularly updated my knowledge and developed new skills to meet project requirements and keep up to… Show more · Managed the final stage of a partnership project between Derby City Council, Derby University and Derby College. Completed on time and within budget through the application of technical skill, effective communication and delegation. · Instigated the move towards ASP driven web pages, which resulted in reduced workload demands in order to avoid staff increase and project failures.· Regularly updated my knowledge and developed new skills to meet project requirements and keep up to date with technology and software applications e.g. Fireworks, Flash and Dreamweaver. Show less

· Interface Design Interaction and Sound production.

Production of locomotives and parts. Mentoring apprentices.