Ian Cook Email & Phone Number

Hull, Leeds & York

•Providing a professional Building Surveying Service to a varied client base of property owners and managers.•Carrying out surveys, site investigation, structural monitoring, the preparation of contract documentation and supervision of site operations on multiple projects at any one time.•Residential property subsidence insurance claims on Structural Engineering projects. •Responsible for the Project Management of projects. •Creating and building good client… Show more •Providing a professional Building Surveying Service to a varied client base of property owners and managers.•Carrying out surveys, site investigation, structural monitoring, the preparation of contract documentation and supervision of site operations on multiple projects at any one time.•Residential property subsidence insurance claims on Structural Engineering projects. •Responsible for the Project Management of projects. •Creating and building good client relationships.•Managing and Liaison with other professional services.•Assisting in the setting of the annual business plan and increasing the fee earning business turnover for the area office. Show less

Hull, United Kingdom

Supervised projects in an overall management role, planning the individual contract works and scheduling their phasing within the financial year. Surveyed and formulated tender documentation, specifications, contract bills, Pre-Tender Health and Safety Plans, production of drawings, schedules, and the assessing of contractors Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans. Supervised contractors to ensure that contracts were carried out to required deadlines, contract conditions… Show more Supervised projects in an overall management role, planning the individual contract works and scheduling their phasing within the financial year. Surveyed and formulated tender documentation, specifications, contract bills, Pre-Tender Health and Safety Plans, production of drawings, schedules, and the assessing of contractors Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans. Supervised contractors to ensure that contracts were carried out to required deadlines, contract conditions, specification, and to make sure high quality standards and value for money were achieved. Negotiated and resolved site contractual disputes and claims. Supervision of high rise flat refurbishments. Pre-contract documentation preparation for refurbishment of low rise blocks of flats with high specification in concrete repair and renewal of over 500 multi-sectional storey height window frames. Running multiple contracts at any one time, the works also generally covered property refurbishment, re-roofing and external enveloping. Negotiated and controlled the paint analysis of the citywide quinquennial maintenance programme on an annual painting budget of £1.4 million. Successfully implemented the procedure for dealing with the increasing number of notices brought against the City Council under Section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Implemented and carried out the responsibilities of surveying, initiating works orders and providing technical analysis to develop a defence strategy against the substantial implications of the litigation cases brought under this Legislation. Expert Witness on behalf of the Council for these cases. Surveyed and produced schedules of work for the private sector housing stock within the City for the carrying out of Government Grant Aided refurbishment and improvement work. Show less