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Lincolnshire

Joined the authority in this new role to: establish an economic infrastructure investment strategy; lead the organisation's activity to provide economic infrastructure; deliver economic infrastructure projects; and operate a business sites and premises portfolio housing c.200 businesses.Responsible for preparing business cases for investment in economic infrastructure schemes, identifying the benefits to the local community and to the council's own commercial ambitions; leading bidding… Show more Joined the authority in this new role to: establish an economic infrastructure investment strategy; lead the organisation's activity to provide economic infrastructure; deliver economic infrastructure projects; and operate a business sites and premises portfolio housing c.200 businesses.Responsible for preparing business cases for investment in economic infrastructure schemes, identifying the benefits to the local community and to the council's own commercial ambitions; leading bidding strategies to attract external funding and commercial partner income to proposed schemes; and overseeing benefits realisation activity.An advocate of and account manager within Team Lincolnshire, a major public private sector partnership operating from local to national level, helping members to deliver their objectives in partnership with the council and others. Show less

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Recruited to provide 'turnaround' leadership, with a specific brief for: financial security, product and market development, professionalising the organisation. In first four years increased turnover by 120%, surplus from -10% to +18%, headcount by 100%.Prepared the business case for and established, as Managing Director, a wholly-owned trading subsidiary, LHIA Adaptations Ltd.Working closely with the Chair and Board of Trustees of Lincolnshire Home Independence Agency (LHIA) - an… Show more Recruited to provide 'turnaround' leadership, with a specific brief for: financial security, product and market development, professionalising the organisation. In first four years increased turnover by 120%, surplus from -10% to +18%, headcount by 100%.Prepared the business case for and established, as Managing Director, a wholly-owned trading subsidiary, LHIA Adaptations Ltd.Working closely with the Chair and Board of Trustees of Lincolnshire Home Independence Agency (LHIA) - an independent, award winning charity that helps those in need of support to live independently in their own homes, and keeps people out of hospital - to lead the organisation.Day-to-day management of the charitable company, including its finances, assets, contractual and legal obligations, staff, relationships, product and market development.Acting Company Secretary for the business.Leading on business planning, organisational strategy and public relations.Representing LHIA on relevant national, regional and county-wide partnership and management groups and boards, ensuring that LHIA plays a full part in relevant affairs in the housing, public health and adult social care arenas. Show less

National

Director - Institute of Economic Development Education Trust (IED ET) & IED ET representative on the Economic Development Distance Learning Consortium (EDDLC) Programme Management Board (PMB).Board member - Foundations Advisory Board (FAB): the national body for Home Improvement Agency and Handyperson Services.

Hull / Humber Sub Region, United Kingdom

Working closely with the independent Chair of, and accountable to and providing advice and support to the Humber Economic Partnership (HEP) Board of Directors.Responsible for the development and delivery of the HEP Strategic Plan, and it's contribution to the City Region Development Programme (CRDP) by day-to-day management of the company’s finances, contracts, staff and operational relationships.Providing the operational direction for business planning, organisational strategy and… Show more Working closely with the independent Chair of, and accountable to and providing advice and support to the Humber Economic Partnership (HEP) Board of Directors.Responsible for the development and delivery of the HEP Strategic Plan, and it's contribution to the City Region Development Programme (CRDP) by day-to-day management of the company’s finances, contracts, staff and operational relationships.Providing the operational direction for business planning, organisational strategy and public relations.Providing policy and secretariat support to the City Region Thematic Boards for Planning, Transport, Housing, and Employment, Enterprise & Skills.Representing the City Region and HEP on relevant national, regional and city regional partnership and management groups and boards, ensuring that the City Region and HEP plays a full part in relevant national and regional affairs. Show less

Hull / Humber Sub Region, United Kingdom

As the sub region’s ‘delivery driver’, led the development, management and implementation of the sub regional economic development investment plan, and the budgetary, partnership, performance management and communication arrangements to underpin it.

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Responsible for the District Council’s economic development strategy and related policies, research, external funding, rural regeneration, business development, property location, inward investment promotion, aftercare and regeneration initiatives including a Groundwork partnership.The officer representative on various partnership groups, boards, exhibitions and events, lead contact with the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA).Leading on EU Objective 2 funding, integrating economic… Show more Responsible for the District Council’s economic development strategy and related policies, research, external funding, rural regeneration, business development, property location, inward investment promotion, aftercare and regeneration initiatives including a Groundwork partnership.The officer representative on various partnership groups, boards, exhibitions and events, lead contact with the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA).Leading on EU Objective 2 funding, integrating economic development and regeneration through the Best Value and EFQM processes.Representing the Council at local, sub regional and regional level, presenting reports to Council Committees. Show less

Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Monitoring, reviewing, developing and implementing the Economic Development Strategy for the Borough.Working jointly with the Port of Boston, Lincolnshire TEC, Business Link Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Development, Boston 2000 SRB Partnership programme.Co-ordinating and developing the Council’s financial assistance to business package; inward investment marketing and promotion (print, electronic, exhibitions); business liaison and advice provision; developing and delivering new… Show more Monitoring, reviewing, developing and implementing the Economic Development Strategy for the Borough.Working jointly with the Port of Boston, Lincolnshire TEC, Business Link Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Development, Boston 2000 SRB Partnership programme.Co-ordinating and developing the Council’s financial assistance to business package; inward investment marketing and promotion (print, electronic, exhibitions); business liaison and advice provision; developing and delivering new initiatives.Member of the East Midlands EU Objective 2 SPD development group.Representing the Council at local, sub regional and regional level, presenting reports to Council Committees and TEC Regional Advisory Committees.Throughout 1999 also acted as Area Operations Executive, managing the Lincolnshire TEC Group Boston Office and co-ordinating the delivery the Group’s TEC and Business Link services locally. Show less

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Utilising my experience in quality management and civil engineering to manage various special projects throughout the organisation. These included extending the quality management system, commuting legal agreements and asset research.

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Invited to apply for this new management post in a local authority contracting / trading unit working under voluntary competitive tendering.Responsible for organising and managing the work and resources of six quality assured (construction materials) testing laboratories, involving over 100 different tests and 12,000 samples annually, in order to achieve agreed targets for income and profit on the trading account.As a member of the management team having full delegated authority for… Show more Invited to apply for this new management post in a local authority contracting / trading unit working under voluntary competitive tendering.Responsible for organising and managing the work and resources of six quality assured (construction materials) testing laboratories, involving over 100 different tests and 12,000 samples annually, in order to achieve agreed targets for income and profit on the trading account.As a member of the management team having full delegated authority for marketing, business, product and internal development for the section.The post also involved corporate development, deputising for the General Manager at national meetings and regularly working considerable additional hours. Show less

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing construction projects up to the value of £1 million.This involved conducting surveys and undertaking the associated design of maintenance and capital schemes within cost estimates.Also preparing several scheme appraisal reports, design briefs, estimates, contract documents and supervised works.

Doncaster / Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A new post involving assessing planning applications and land drainage consents, this included site surveys, meetings with various authorities and with the general public. Additionally responsible for the survey, design, setting out and supervision of Direct Labour on maintenance works and environmental enhancement schemes. Also participated in the flood/tidal warning procedure for the area, this required working unsociable hours.

Lincoln / Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Education record

Msc, Urban Regeneration

Dms, Management Studies

Hnc & Onc, Civil Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: IEng - Incorporated Engineer, MICE - Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, FIED - Fellow.