My appointments during my time at ALA include:>Party Representative in several successful Adjudications>Instructed as a Quantum Expert Witness by leading law firms in the UK and Australia>Project Commercial Manager/ Quantity Surveyor on high value & complex building and infrastructure projectsAs an Associate Director I am a line-manager to several of our QS's, including some that are part of our successful apprenticeship scheme.

Metcalfe Plant Hire is a Plant Hire and Civil Engineering company. We take on a wide range of civil engineering projects for a diverse set of clients including; national bodies; regional clients from the public and private sector; and local small business and agricultural clients. Our success is driven by our desire to create lasting relationships with clients and suppliers, and we believe the best approach is to work hard on securing repeat business.Previously I worked in the contracting department as Quantity Surveyor, covering a diverse range of tasks including; estimating; sub-contractor procurement; and cost management/valuations.Latterly I have been working as a Site Manager (now for Metcalfe Civil Engineering), dealing with the day to day running of multiple contracts; procuring resources; planning & programming; liaising with clients and main contractors; managing sub-contractors; preparing and managing H&S; and site engineering (setting out and controlling levels).

Providing assistance to the Quantitative Analysts in the (at the time) newly formed Research and Development department. Tasks included finding data and databases, and reporting and analysing the results of newly launched products.

Part-time working as a groundworker for our family Civil Engineering firm. Building footpaths and footbridges along the Hadrian's Wall Way and the Pennine Way; Working in highways drainage gangs at Rochdale and Dundee. General duties were general labouring, laying pipes, building manholes chambers and catchpits, operating plant and machinery,