Donovan Bennett Email & Phone Number

St Helier, Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom

Jersey, Channel Islands

Committee member responsible for the facilities management of the club (House & grounds)

St Helier, Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom

- Member of the senior leadership team, responsible for strategic direction and operational management of a portfolio of properties in five countries;- Responsible for setting up a facilities maintenance and asset management capability using the latest ultramodern technology and processes, including the rollout of a Building Information Modelling (BIM) based Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) database system.

Greater London (Leatherhead), United Kingdom

- Represented KBR on the respective project boards and managed the team that delivered “in-house” FM Integrator services for a number of large Greater London local government clients - responsible for client-side professional FM services including all pre-contract and post-contract activities;- Responsible for implementing best practice procurement and contract management processes and tools, improve the team’s commercial acumen and performance, improve client relations and operational efficiencies;- Professional services included- ongoing client supply chain procurement cycles, performance management, contract extensions and new procurement activities - all pre-tender, tender and contract award activities (compliant with the public procurement regulations) to ensure that the respective client estates were demonstrating value for money, are compliant and safe - including all hard and soft FM services (over 600nr properties, 30nr separate suppliers, and an annual budgets circa £80 million);- The FM Integrator model is a mature and improved version of the managing agent operating model that introduces a layer of integrated professional services between the client and the supply chain.

Greater London (Leatherhead), United Kingdom

- Reported to the Vice President of Commercial and represented KBR on the respective project boards;- Responsible for overseeing and influencing bid strategies and all commercial aspects of acquiring new work in the UK, Africa, Libya and Middle East, and responsible for all commercial aspects for the mobilisation of, and managed a portfolio of, hard and soft facilities management (FM) contracts for NATO, the UK MOD and the Foreign Common Wealth Office (FCO) in Iraq, Kurdistan, and Afghanistan- Successfully setup foreign branches and entities in eight countries, identifying local partners and local supply chain; recruitment/training, understand local compliance issues, legal and tax advice, resolve legal disputes, tax disputes, etc;- Fundamental to the success of a global framework with BHP Billiton (projects and services delivered in Africa and South America) – providing real-life support services to the mineral exploration teams operating in harsh remote regions of the world;- Led complex commercial negotiations to win two NATO Support Agency (NSPA) contracts in Afghanistan – contracts were profitable and delivered successfully (including the award of two optional one-year contract extensions) – contract value circa £400 million; and- Strategic review of underperforming projects and projects in contractual difficulty; formulate a recovery plan, including cost savings and re-negotiate terms with the supply chain and clients.- Other roles at KBR included:1) Commercial Head of Facilities Management (FM) Integrator Services2) Proposal Director

Greater London (Leatherhead), United Kingdom

- As Proposal Director (business acquisition team) was responsible for bid strategies, winning new work, and managing the proposal schedule, resources and budget for preparing commercially and technically challenging proposals to the Libyan government – an example being a compliant and successful submission to the Libyan Housing and Infrastructure Board for the master planning services contract for Tripoli and Benghazi - the tender was complex, the technical team diverse and made up of three nationalities based in UK, Libya and South Africa.

- Primary responsibilities were to provide cost consultancy services; financial appraisals; procurement advice; prepare pre-contract bid documentation; lead the contract negotiations, and post-contract contract administration; and- Prepare complex financial models that support benchmarking analysis and large complex feasibility studies; including the establishment of a nationwide framework for refurbishments and new builds valued at around £20 million -£450 million, for a major retailer (Tesco), including large mixed-use developments.

London, United Kingdom

- Professional Quantity Surveyor responsibilities included cost consultancy services; procurement advice; prepare pre-contract bid documentation; bid assessment and recommendations; contract negotiations; and post-contract contract administration;- Project Management responsibilities included the establishment of project objectives and deliverables, early procurement advice, stakeholder engagement, cost-benefit analysis, project scheduling, and reporting; and- Building Surveyor responsibility included, measured surveys, asbestos surveys, condition surveys, dilapidation surveys, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM).

- Consistently delivered a wide range of office fit-out for clients such as Fidelity Investments and Enron, with responsibility for contract planning, resource management, cost control and reporting

- Founder of a small joinery company whilst attending university in South Africa; projects ranged from residential kitchens, bedroom cupboards, built-in bars to commercial office, golf clubs and restaurant fit-outs; full range of services including design/feasibility, construct/fit, final account and after sales services.

Msc, Project Management (An Association Of Project Management (Apm) Accredited Degree)

Bsc (Honours)

Bsc, Construction Management (Honours)

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