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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Producing detailed cost plans at various stages for a wide range of multi-story residential projects from £4m to £146m in value• Producing technical cost appraisals, baseline estimates and cost models, elemental estimates and detailed cost plans• Building elemental estimates as required for various projects and land bid assessments• Providing further cost plans to include amending, updating, reporting and settling cost plans• Mentoring and managing a Junior Estimator, with active involvement in training and skill transfer, as well as overseeing projects and assisting with finalising cost plans and presentations• Value engineering, providing cost reduction proposals on developments, identifying and recommending substantial changes, redesigns and aspects to marginal projects, optimising returns

• Spearheaded the start-up of a construction company focusing on the use of “Modern Methods of construction” and “Modular Volumetric construction” onsite and offsite• Extensive business plan model forecasting scenarios for analysis of capex and revenue expenditure on start-up and first 3 years of anticipated trade• Set up a streamlined estimating and tendering system for new business and built an extensive library of rates relating to traditional build works and MMC systems on first principles• Applied and tendered to social housing frameworks• Tendered for turnkey housing solution for housing developer clients

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Oversaw and managed procurement, buying and accounting elements, with three direct reports including a Buyer, Junior Estimator and Accounts Executive• Actively added value to growth activities by identifying new commercial opportunities and expanding the company’s commercial activity to generate revenue and sustainable growth• Led the implementation of budget controls and job cost systems within the company and restructured budgets relating to procured work about to start• Set up, implemented, and monitored job cost reporting• Implemented and finalised contracts on behalf of the company - JCT D&B Construction contracts• Head of contract reviews, negotiation and contract compliance • Oversaw and reviewed estimating activities• Negotiated pricing with the supply chain to ensure best price and terms• Managed the procurement process relating to sub-contract works and specialised suppliers

South Africa

• Oversaw and managed procurement, buying and accounting elements, with three direct reports including a Buyer, Junior Estimator and Accounts Executive• Actively added value to growth activities by identifying new commercial opportunities and expanding the company’s commercial activity to generate revenue and sustainable growth• Led the implementation of budget controls and job cost systems within the company and restructured budgets relating to procured work about to start• Set up, implemented, and monitored job cost reporting• Implemented and finalised contracts on behalf of the company - JCT D&B Construction contracts• Head of contract reviews, negotiation and contract compliance • Oversaw and reviewed estimating activities• Negotiated pricing with the supply chain to ensure best price and terms• Managed the procurement process relating to sub-contract works and specialised suppliers