Derrick Adams

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Head of Premises Management at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer @ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
london, greater london, united kingdom
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Chatham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Derrick Adams

Passionate Experienced real estate and facilities professional with a proven track record of managing complex real estate portfolios providing innovative and best in class solutions across businesses and geographies by creating skilled and motivate organisations focused to deliver exceptional services. Focused on creating internal and external collaborative partnerships that deliver measurable quality and cost effective solutions for real estate and facility management operations. Proven track record of taking under performing teams into focus organisations that delivery quality and value.Committed to understanding how a businesses operates to ensure services are tailored to need and using data analytics to ensure service delivery meets requirements.

Derrick Adams's Current Company Details
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Head of Premises Management at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
london, greater london, united kingdom
Website:
freshfields.com
Employees:
5687
Derrick Adams Work Experience Details
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Head Of Premises Management (Workplace)
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Jan 2021 - Present
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Responsible for delivery of:Hard FM - Responsible for delivery of all PPM and Reactive services via a team of 16 operating 7 days per week including small and large projects. Energy Management (ISO 50001) - Responsible for ensuring successful delivery of all energy management initiatives across the estate.Environmental Management (ISO14001) - Responsible for ensuring successful delivery of all environmental policies across the estate.Security - Responsible for delivery of all physical security 24 x 7 across the estate.Cleaning - Responsible for delivery of all cleaning activities across the estate.AV Services - responsible for installation and delivery of all Video Conferencing and Events production services across the estate ensuring latest technology is utilised successfully.Cost Management - ensuring all services are delivered to a high standard but are constantly benchmarked to ensure value.Real Estate - Landlord Liaison, Service charge review.KPI/SLA Management - Managing performance of all suppliers using CAFM metrics via PowerBI to ensure performance targets are being met or exceeded.
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Head Of Premises Management - Consultant
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Jun 2019 - Jan 2021
    London, United Kingdom
    Head of Premises Management delivering a compliant and cost-effective 5 star property and facilities service to the Freshfields corporate HQ based in Central London. Tasked with leading the facilities team through transformational change to be ready for relocation of the London HQ to 100 Bishopsgate in August 2020. Story So Far- Rebuilding both in-house and outsourced Hard and Soft services teams to delivering 5 star services by engaging with stakeholders to ensure services are aligned with the needs of the business.- Leading the Facilities team through change to deliver a "One Team" ethos to allow the team to share experiences, communicate and evolve into a cohesive organisation focused on delivering exceptional customer service through shared learning and engagement with the wider business.- Embarked on a rebuild of Freshfields IWMS systems to provide a comprehensive, modern and customer focused Intergrated Workplace Management System fit for Freshfields new HQ.- Leading a comprehensive review of outsourced services culminating in taking all service to market prior to relocation to Freshfields new HQ. Partnering with PWC to ensure services are aligned with latest industry practices and fit with the 5 star approach required by the Freshfields business.The key to the success of the Facilities team will be by creating a team that communicates with each other, focuses on continuous improvement and is empowered to do things differently whilst not being afraid to learn from its mistakes.
  • Exane
    Interim Head Of Facilities - Contract (Until End Of April 2019)
    Exane Mar 2019 - May 2019
    London, United Kingdom
    Managing FM services to support Exane's London HQ. Successfully re-commissioning the dealer room HVAC and Critical power systems to improve resilience of the system.
  • Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group)
    Glg Council Member
    Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group) Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
    Council member providing information on Real Estate and Facilities Management matters to industry peers.
  • Avanti Communications Group Plc
    Interim Head Of Property - Contract
    Avanti Communications Group Plc Dec 2018 - Mar 2019
    London, United Kingdom
    Managing all aspects of Avanti's property portfolio. Focusing on acquisition, design and construction of Avanti's new global HQ in London. Project was ultimately cancelled after heads of terms were agreed on potential location,
  • Freelance
    Real Estate And Facilities Management Consultant
    Freelance Nov 2016 - Nov 2018
    Lordswood, Chaham, Kent
    Design consultancyFM Tender PackagesProject ManagementTender DesignProcurement StrategyHealth and Safety ReviewsM&E SurveysRelocation SupportOccupancy Surveys
  • Tjx Europe
    Head Of European Corporate Real Estate And Facilities Management
    Tjx Europe Jul 2010 - Oct 2016
    Watford, United Kingdom
    Directed real estate and facilities operations for 2000 employees headquartered across 6 buildings in Watford plus 7 other locations across Europe serving the TKMaxx and Homesense retail brands. Spearheaded all corporate leasing activity across Europe providing strategies to accommodate growth and rationalise space through usage change or disposition, dealing extensively with internal stakeholders to ensure solutions met business goals and timelinesManaged the acquisition, design, construction and management of circa 200,000 sq. ft. of new office space across Europe to support exponential business growth. Opened new offices in Paris, Vienna, Dusseldorf and London.Led TJX Europe’s search for a new European HQ working with internal and external resources to review options across the South of England using data analysis to identify and benchmark candidate locations culminating in the eventual acquisitions of a 2 acre development plot and two adjacent 60,000 sq. ft. buildings for TJX’s future 450,000 sq. ft. campus scheduled for occupation in 2020Redefined office construction standards across Europe to incorporate new brand, furniture, technology and environmental solutions that created a modern, agile workplace that delighted the employees without increasing costs per sq. ft through procurement initiatives designed to leverage savings from a global supply base. Partnering with external design partners utilised workplace strategy to deep dive into all business units and redefine design standards for each department. Using focus groups, all aspects of space were examined collaboratively and re-envisaged to provide business unit specific solutions allowing enhanced employee engagement and satisfaction.
  • Norland Managed Services
    Telecity Group Account Manager
    Norland Managed Services Jun 2009 - Jul 2010
    London, United Kingdom
    Managed service delivery of all mechanical and electrical services for 11 large data across London for the Telecity Group. Enhanced visibility of all aspects of service delivery by replacing paper based systems and introducing a new CAFM management system. Moved all aspects of PPM and reactive works to an electronic hand held devices increasing client visibility of service delivery in real time.Introduced Electronic quotation system to improve process and client visibility of extra works resulting in 12% increase in revenue.Rebuilt management team to improve service delivery and client confidence, introducing a greater focus on Health and Safety management of engineering staff and subcontractors resulting in commendation for improvements in compliance.Increased Capital project revenue by 10% by promoting additional services provided by Norland and obtaining client buy in.
  • Jones Lang Lasalle
    Nortel Emea Operations Manager
    Jones Lang Lasalle Aug 2008 - Jun 2009
    London, United Kingdom
    Managed the service delivery for JLL’s real estate and facilities management services for Nortel Networks in EMEA. Portfolio consisted of 1.7million sq. ft. of office, manufacturing, R&D and warehousing space. Shortly after joining Nortel Networks entered into chapter 11 which ultimately was unsuccessfulWorked with senior JLL management to mitigate the implications of clients chapter 11 filing. Designed 1day, 7 day and 30 day demobilisation plans to leverage administrators to release significant funds owed to JLL. Ultimately this resulted in JLL being the only creditor to be paid in full by the administrators.Negotiated with all subcontractors across EMEA during the chapter 11 process to ensure that services were maintained during.Managed the difficult process on keeping the JLL team motivated and focused on maintained delivery during a challenging period in their careers.
  • Bloomberg L.P.
    London Headquarters Relocation Manager
    Bloomberg L.P. Jul 2007 - Jul 2008
    London, United Kingdom
    Lead technical review of real estate properties identified as potential new European Headquarters locations for Bloomberg in the city of London.  Led team reviewing power requirements, space planning, sustainability footprint, transport links, risk and threat profiles,  shipping and logistic systems, IT etc.
  • Bloomberg L.P.
    Global Audio Visual Manager
    Bloomberg L.P. Jun 2004 - Jun 2007
    Greater New York City Area
    Lead team tasked with integrating Audio Visual systems into Bloomberg’s office space globally. Delivered integrated AV solutions into Bloomberg’s new Manhattan HQ building in 731 Lexington Avenue.Project encompassing 20 floors with a total spend of $150M inclusive of new state of a state of art multipurpose auditorium with broadcast quality services, 80 integrated VC suites, 1500 digital signage positions and a bespoke led signage package for the main reception area.Took solutions from New York and integrated them into new projects in Honk Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Taiwan
  • Bloomberg L.P.
    Emea Facilities Dept Manager
    Bloomberg L.P. Jul 2002 - Jun 2004
    Managed office and data centres for Bloomberg across EMEAConstructed 12 new European country officesAcquired, constructed and managed 12 new European data centres and relocated 36 others to new colocation partners.Rebuilt main European data centre in docklands to support customer growth and built mirror site in the City of London to provide diversity for Bloomberg’s European customer base.
  • Bloomberg L.P.
    Emea Network Manager
    Bloomberg L.P. Apr 1997 - Jun 2002
    Worked in Bloomberg’s network operation centre.Project Managed the implementation of new IP backbone services across EMEALead technical team maintaining data centre sites and co-location partners.Managed data to day connectivity issues for Bloomberg’s customer base.
  • Uk Ministry Of Defence
    Mod (N) Apprentiseship
    Uk Ministry Of Defence 1985 - 1989
    Time Served Apprenticeship with the MOD(N) supporting all aspects for ship to shore communications support

Derrick Adams Skills

Facilities Management Contract Negotiation Management Outsourcing Project Management Procurement Contract Management Negotiation Change Management Vendor Management Team Management Project Planning Strategy Operations Management Corporate Real Estate Budgets Data Center Team Building Strategic Planning Account Management Energy Management Program Management Service Delivery Leadership Business Development Commercial Real Estate Risk Management Managerial Finance Performance Management Business Process Improvement Construction Management Integration Construction Real Estate Real Estate Transactions Property Management Budget Management Asset Management Financial Management Real Estate Development Refurbishment Sla Cost Control Planning Lease Administration Space Planning People Management Supplier Management Portfolio Management Continuous Improvement Project Portfolio Management

Derrick Adams Education Details

  • Plymouth College Of Further Education
    Plymouth College Of Further Education
    Ond
  • Ministry Of Defence (N)
    Ministry Of Defence (N)
    Electrical / Telecommunications Apprenticeship
  • Inverkeithing High School
    Inverkeithing High School
  • Ministry Of Defence
    Ministry Of Defence
    Pass

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