Mark Dutton, a Director based in our Newcastle Office, is a chartered Quantity Surveyor with 30 years of experience in the construction industry. Providing Cost Planning & Management Services, Contract Administration, Project Management and Development Monitoring services, Mark is involved many large capital projects and programmes of work.Mark joined the practice in 2000 and has particular interests in emerging trends and technology and has been an early adopter of tools such as project extranets, electronic measuring and billing systems, cost planning systems and the direct measurement of electronic drawings. Mark was heavily involved in Summers-Inman’s adoption of Building Information Modelling for both our Building Surveying teams and Quantity Surveying Teams.Mark is the Framework Director for our contract with Severn Trent Water, managing Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying services across their estate. Notable capital projects also include a new production facility for Thorn Lighting, Master Plans for Durham County Cricket Club and Alnwick Castle, the redevelopment of the Arnison Centre and the initial two phases of Quorum Business Park. Mark managed our Independent Certifier Teams delivering IC services to BSF and Primary Capital Programme funded education schemes.A particular specialism is whole life and lifecycle costing which was delivered under PFI, and BSF, as well as to Local Authorities, Universities and Colleges.Outside work Mark enjoys his involvement with his local grassroots football club as an FA Licensed Coach managing an U14s team, anything gadgets, reading historical fiction and is a keen skier.