A highly driven, multi-chartered, property professional, within the senior leadership team of a regulated critical national infrastructure organisation.An established and proven track record in property and commercial matters - Driving value by cost and revenue optimisation, ensuring that colleagues are engaged and valued, and having a clear understanding of the corporate strategy and how to positively influence and contribute to it, in an environmentally and commercially sustainable way.Currently responsible for leading 5 functional teams of 70 colleagues to deliver a robust, resilient, and innovative land and property strategy, for a large utility provider. As one of the top 20 landowners by area, in the UK, this includes over 70,000 acres of agricultural, rural, residential, and recreational land and several corporate buildings.Previously responsible for the completion of over 340 development projects, whilst focusing on statutory compliance, H&S, CDM, planning and licensing regulations - opening 200 new commercial units, investing £43.7 million, with an average ROCE of over 20% and an average payback in less than 5 years. Also, relocating or extending 77 units and refurbishing 66 others; an additional capital investment of £30.4 million. Also responsible for company/business acquisitions and delivery of capital upgrade projects, enhancing customer/colleague experience and pushing innovation.A committed self-motivating task completer, with extensive experience in strategy development, process definition, commercial negotiation, financial justification, implementation, and post completion assessment, with a pragmatic ‘can do’ attitude. Ambition, effective team building and enthusiasm, have provided success within all previous roles.A background of effectively leading multi-disciplinary project teams, with several key stakeholders (both internal and external), from inception through to completion. An accomplished communicator, across all organisational levels, able to deliver both key and challenging messages, from site to boardroom.Professional qualifications include, a Masters Degree in Real Estate, with electives in Planning & Development, Sustainable & Innovative Construction and Applied International Marketing. A Diploma in Surveying Practice, full Chartered membership of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).Personally, and professionally, I thrive on encouraging others to better themselves, and I was previously the Chair of the CIOB Member Engagement Committe.
Listed skills include Retail, Team Leadership, Licensing, Commercial Real Estate, and 58 others.
