David Robinson Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for delivering high quality professional building surveying and project services.

West Yorkshire

Responsible for leading a team of building surveyors and project managers reporting directly to the board of Directors. Projects include dilapidations, contract administration, project management, refurbishment and advising in-house delivery teams on property management issues. Responsible for serving a portfolio of national clients, developing the.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities include business development and developing a growth plan for the business.
• Commission Director for Boots Framework Agreement for property portfolio.
• Vendors surveys for Hammerson’s which led to successful £114 million disposal of 620,000 sq. ft. Westmorland Retail Park & Manor Walks Shopping Centre, Cramlington
• Fund Monitoring for £10 million Residential Development site comprising 151 new houses in Stainforth, South Yorkshire.
• Dilapidations advice for Land Securities and Rank Group for office, retail and leisure premises.
• Vendors surveys for Co-Operative retail stores as part of disposal strategy.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Building Surveyor responsible for Building Consultancy services in the Leeds office.
• Designed and project managed £700k Landlord’s Cat A refurbishment of offices and common areas St. Andrew’s House, Leeds.
• Successfully negotiated dilapidations settlement claims and project managed Cat A refurbishment works for 55,000 sq. ft. offices at Central Park, Leeds on behalf of the landlord.
• Successfully negotiated dilapidations claims and project managed dilapidations works for Industrial Units at Maple Park, Leeds on behalf of the asset managers for the Landlord, Goldman Sachs.
• Development monitoring for T&C Bathrooms new 205,000 sq. ft. purpose built industrial distribution warehouse, Bretton Park, Dewsbury.
• Successfully negotiated a reduction of £945k from Landlords dilapidations claim on behalf of the Tenant, for 55,000 sq. ft. industrial unit at Linkway Trading Estate, Middleton.

Leeds

• Key member of the Building Consultancy team, assisted in the growth of the team, including successfully mentoring members of the team though the RICS APC process.Responsible for carrying out Professional Services such.
• Retained Building Surveyor for CBRE, managing agents of Princess Quay Shopping Centre, Hull
• Condition survey of Newcastle College
• PPM Survey of Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster on behalf of Teesland Group
• Development monitoring for Royal Bank of Scotland for new 65,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse in Stallingborough for Nor Cargo.
• Building survey for Ubrique Investments acquisition of student residential campuses at Storthes Hall and Ashenhurst from the University of Huddersfield.

Manchester

• Chartered building surveyor working in a small team responsible for carrying out Building Surveys, Dilapidations, Project Management and Contract Administration for various commercial properties throughout the country.
• Carried out Building Survey as part of due diligence process for Contract Chemicals acquisition of 7.7 acre Rhone Poulenc chemical processing site in Gloucester.
• Project managed £750,000 insurance reinstatement works on behalf of LTE Scientific Ltd to industrial premises in Greenfield, following gas explosion.
• Project managed extension to existing paper manufacturing facility in Rochdale.

Leeds

Assistant building surveyor responsible for carrying out a range of professional building surveying services such as Building Surveys, Schedules of Condition, Dilapidations and Insurance Reinstatement Cost Assessments for a variety of commercial properties including Hotels, Industrial and Offices.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Graduate building surveyor responsible for carrying out condition surveys and refurbishment works for group repair housing improvement schemes on behalf of Kirklees Council for privately owned terraced houses in Batley as part of EU funded enterprise zone. Project management services also included preparing detailed designs, specification of works.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Temporary 6 months contract acting as Building Surveyor responsible for managing team of surveyors carrying out stock condition surveys for Leeds City Council housing stock. Also responsible for carrying out condition surveys for Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food premises throughout the North of England.

Santa Cruz, California

After graduating, worked as a ride operator on a fun fair for 4 months of the summer season and then travelled throughout North America across from the west to east coast.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Year out placement in the non housing Property Maintenance team which provided a wide breadth of building surveying experience ranging from historic Town Halls, Civic Halls, Schools and Vehicle Maintenance Depots. Experience gained in carrying out Condition Surveys, preparing Specifications and Detailed Drawings for Repairs, Maintenance and Refurbishment.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

During summer and term holidays worked as an Architectural Technician preparing design drawings and specifications for a variety of residential and commercial projects to gain work experience. This helped to develop technical skills and construction knowledge.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Hons, Building Surveying, 2/1

Btec Ordinary National Diploma, Building Studies, Distinction

• BTEC Ordinary National Diploma Building Studies