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Led multi disciplinary team in complex land and visitor management and commercial development of a 6,500 acre estate, including Grade 1 historic gardens and parkland with 250,000 visitors pa. Key achievements:• Property project lead on a national landscape development Stage 1 Lottery bid worth £2m • Client managed a £450k project to restore historic parkland and scheduled monuments, recreate wood pasture and deliver outdoor experience improvements (signage, wayfinding, walking, play).• Led strategic interpretation planning and project managed an interpretation project that won a national award (Everything Speaks, National Trust)• Client managed strategic historic asset studies and developed restoration and operational plans• Project managed integrated visitor signage, wayfinding, walking and infrastructure improvements. • Team secured national Digital Award for project communications and supporter engagement• Initiated business process improvements and contributed to national pilot projects.

Employed on a major organisational change programme to deliver a £70m people, property, technology programme to transform the City Council with modern working practices and environments with a consortium of architects, buildings, technology and business change specialists as delivery partners. • Working across workstreams on complex property optimisation, accommodation moves, business change processes, technology investment and distribution, communications, stakeholder management and responsible for managing RAID processes with a specialist focus on risk management. • Deployed to help deliver high profile Mayoral/PCC elections. Provided specialist event and safety advice and event managed the Polling Day and Count activities involving over 2,000 staff and 8 authorities.

Responsible for commercial development and operational management of a complex 850 acre historic estate, portfolio of properties and deer herds with 1.6m visitors pa (£750k revenue budget) achieving Green Flag, Green Heritage national awards.• Client team member on significant capital programmes such as the Heritage Lottery Fund landscape restoration £4m, construction of off road cycle trails £300k (www.1sw.org.uk), new Visitor Centre £600k (www.bristol.gov.uk/page/cafes-parks).• Project managed and commissioned outdoor experience improvements: new interpretation, signage, wayfinding, orienteering, Frisbee golf and off road cycle trails and facilities.• Produced property and landscape management plans and Implemented significant operational, environmental, safety and event management improvements. • Commissioned business and audience insight and developed a commercial strategy to reduce costs, optimise operations, identify new opportunities and increase income to £450k pa. • Developed outdoor event programming and acted as landlord for over 50 diverse major events pa (International Balloon Fiesta, Bikefest). Project managed a range of events and live interpretation.

Responsible for the commercial development and operational management of high profile and complex historic parks, property, harbourside and modern public realm achieving national Green Flag, Blue Anchor, Bristol in Bloom, Entente Cordial and other awards.• Client team member and senior user on significant capital programmes such as public realm enhancement (Queen Square £5m, Thunderbolt Square £1m, Centre Promenade £3m, Harbourside.• Produced complex property and site management plans (www.bristol.gov.uk/page/leisure-and-culture/queen-square) and developed stakeholder consultation, cultural and commercial partnerships and commissioned initiatives such as (www.queensquareassociation.org.uk). • Implemented significant operational, environmental, safety and event management improvements Commissioned business and audience insight and developed a commercial strategy to reduce costs, optimise operations, identify new opportunities and increase income from £25k to £200kpa. • Developed outdoor event programming and acted as landlord for over 500 diverse events (festivals, sporting, cultural, seasonal). Commissioned or managed cultural events ie (www.newjazz.co.uk) and pioneered new event licensing, management and safety systems (www.bristol.gov.uk/cityspaces) which reduced administration, licensing issues and site damage and increased applications and income.

Responsible for partnerships and projects to manage and improve the outdoor recreation network and to provide technical advice and services. • Delivered public and stakeholder consultation and coordinated condition surveys, maintenance work and capital improvement programmes (£200k pa) • Project managed asset, access, landscape and community projects, secured external funding and recruited and managed volunteers to survey, maintain, improve and interpret local landscapes.

Responsible for developing commercial and community partnerships and projects to improve outdoor recreation and sustainable transport across the Cotswolds.• Delivered stakeholder and community consultation, produced regional recreation, tourism and transport studies and interpretation and secured project sponsors (First Great Western and Shimano).• Delivered recreation network surveys, operations and project managed access, landscape projects and network investment programmes with volunteer support.