Michael Briggs Email & Phone Number

Bath, GB

United Kingdom

Working to unlock Place-Based Impact Investment through partnerships which accelerate and scale-up institutional investment, enhance local economic resilience, and embed sustainable development.

An exciting chapter working on the GreenSCIES initiatives with Islington Council to help shape an innovative low carbon local energy network which demonstrates positive application of a replicable and scalable model for net zero delivery.

I'm proud to have been part of the MH+A effort to support the successful launch on 20 January 2022 of the innovative BEIS Help to Grow - Digital scheme. We worked at pace to stand up a service which will be invaluable to small and medium sized enterprises looking to make best using of digital tools to boost performance.

London, England, United Kingdom

In this programme planning role I supported a major Agilisys transformation programme for the States of Guernsey. This included development of a suite of project and programme plans to an advanced level. Applying best practice I created and managed a suite of products to support strategic decision making and effective programme and portfolio management.

Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Led definition of project to review Adult Social Care transport policy and provision. Use case development for 5G pilot project - use of 5G to enhance health and social care delivery in rural settings.

United Kingdom

Supporting RedQuadrant clients with their ongoing SmartWorking journey, including development of an office accommodation and smart working strategy for West Lancashire Borough Council, with a strategic roadmap in the context of the COVID-19 emergency.

Management of the organisation-wide "Working Differently" transformation programme driving through people, technology and workplace change.

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Developed business case for modern working within the Council's Housing Maintenance and Contracts function. Project to enable online reporting, optimal scheduling of responsive repairs and effective management of mobile teams.

Enabling and supporting mobile and flexible working for RedQuadrant clients.

London, United Kingdom

This programme aimed at delivering deep and lasting transformation centred on full of adoption of smart working practice. Programme delivery was organised across work streams dealing with transformation of physical work space, enabling technology, information management and embedding change in the working practice of individuals and teams. In this role.

Tri-Borough, West London

Tri-Borough Programme Manager - Property (Westminster City Council, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea). Mike established and co-ordinated tri-borough governance arrangements, business processes, and cross-charging mechanisms to enable modern workspace solutions for shared services delivery (Adults Services.

Chelmsford, Essex

From a base within the Transformation Support Unit Michael was the programme manager on the highly successful Property Transformation programme at Essex County Council. In this role Mike managed procurement of a major centralised Facilities Management contract - accompanied by implementation of a new operating model. Mike authored a Property Transformation.

Bath

Roles as a associate Senior Consultant with Happold Consulting to deliver consultancy and a strategic options assessment for the delivery of Highways services at Oxford City Homes and definition of a strategic technology programme at the Highways Agency.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

In this contract role Michael supplied project management and business change team leadership services to both HR and the National Property Services functions. Michael built and led teams including business participants and subject specialists to deliver change in several challenging areas.As a senior Project Manager within a national transformation unit.

From 2004 to 2008 Michael was a Senior Consultant with Mouchel Management Consulting where he led the delivery of significant assignments for local authority and other public sector clients. This included strategy and change consultancy assignments as well as project and programme management roles.

Successful period as independent project manager. Roles included implementation of an e-payments and cash receipting system at Scottish Borders Council and Payroll-HR integration projects at both Leicester City Council and the Kent Fire and Rescue Service.

From 1996 to 2001 Michael was with Plantech Ltd (since acquired by IDOX) where he led the management of an extensive portfolio of ACOLAID planning, building control and related implementations for local authority clients across the UK.

Consultant on a national project led by Ernst and Young, acted as a Consultant to the South African Department of Trade and Industry to review the impact of Regional Industrial Development policy in the Western Cape region.

Researcher on a local economic development programme based at the Centre for Architectural Research and Development Overseas (CARDO), funded by the Overseas Development Association (ODA). Published papers and coordinated inputs by other authors into published reports.

From this post at University of Natal, Durban (since amalgamated into University of KwaZulu Natal) undertook work as Consultant to Durban City Council on tourism & local economic development projects & assisted the Dean of Faculty with delivery of the academic programme.

Steering Complex Projects, Project Management

Project Management, Strategy And Change

Creativity Innovation and Change 2006 Strategy - 2002 Foundations of Senior Management - 2001 Project Management - 2000

Mtrp, Master Of Town And Regional Planning

Certificate of Merit and Institute of Town and Regional Planning Prize for "Best Student in Year". University of Natal, Durban has since.

Ba Hons, Economic History

Activities and Societies: Vice President Students Representative Council, Head Office of National Union of South African Students.