Responsible for leading and developing Pick Everard's Building Surveying Team throughout the UK, providing Building Surveying services for a variety of private/public sector commercial clients. Pick Everard’s chartered building surveyors support our clients to manage, improve and develop all aspects of their property estate and establishing sound facilities management. Our expert team provides a wide range of services including: condition surveys and forward maintenance planning, measured surveys, space planning, business cases, feasibility studies, design, project delivery, technical assurance, landlord and tenant advice, due diligence and defect diagnosis inspections.Pick Everard is a traditional partnership which has grown to become a national practice operating from thirteen offices in the UK. Founded in 1866, our values have remained constant, with our technical expertise and combined industry knowledge keeping us ahead of the competition.Managing UK Building Surveying team I am responsible for planning and organising staff to achieve team target, managing multi-disciplined professional teams and resolving conflicting priorities, managing and undertaking complex national client bids, working with our other National Directors to co-ordinate successful project delivery, building client relationships resulting in revenue and profitability growth, resourcing including recruitment and retention and responsible for BS graduate training towards RICS APC.

Responsible for leading the Building Surveying Team in Glasgow & West of Scotland. Providing Building Surveying services for a variety of private/public sector commercial clients.Business Development responsibilities within Building Surveying Team, generating significant fee income for cost centre.Planning and organising staff to achieve team targetsManaging multi-disciplined professional teams and resolving conflicting prioritiesImproving margins and maintaining a high quality service to clientsBuilding client relationships resulting in revenue and profitability growthResponsible for dealing with staff appraisals, risk assessments and team financial reportingSupervising consultant for surveyor team delivering complex multi-site capital project / building refurbishment / maintenance projectsWorking as part of a professional team and as an individual consultant building surveyor on a variety of new build and refurbishment projectsUndertaking and managing portfolio acquisition surveys of Retail Parks, Distribution Hubs and Offices in the UK and EuropeStrategic dilapidations advice to occupiers and landlordsCo-ordination and preparation of Planned Maintenance Reports for individual properties, shopping centres and portfolios. Co-ordination, management and preparation of multi-property asset management surveysFeasibility Studies and general technical reports including expert witness workSupervision of design and refurbishment schemes together with directing the preparation of specification and employer’s requirement documentsResponsible for graduate training towards RICS APCI have undertaken a number management training courses to increase my knowledge of team building, recruitment & selection, negotiation and presentations.

General Building Surveying/Project Management services for private/public sector commercial clients.Acting as lead consultant/contract administrator/project manager on numerous new build/building refurbishment/maintenance projects.Preparation/negotiation of Schedules of Dilapidation and Schedules of Condition.Preparation of Building Inspection Reports for freehold and leasehold acquisitions.Preparation of Planned Maintenance Reports, Fire Reinstatement Valuations, Feasibility Studies and general technical reports.Design of new buildings and refurbishment schemes together with preparation of specification and employer’s requirement documentsProject Monitoring of forward funded/purchased projects.CDM Coordinator under the terms of the CDM Regulations

Work load included building surveys; contract administration on building refurbishment / maintenance projects; preparation/negotiation of Schedules of Dilapidation and Schedules of Condition; preparation of Planned Maintenance Reports, fire reinstatement valuations, feasibility studies and general technical reports; planning supervisor; design of refurbishment schemes together with preparation of specification and employer’s requirement documents.

Carrying out a full range of duties including building surveys, preparation and negotiation of schedules of dilapidation, preparation of schedules of condition and pre-contract cost advice. Preparation of contract documents, site supervision, valuation and certification on a variety of projects. Design and detailing of building work using CAD software. Experience in dealing with local authorities preparing planning and building warrant applications, relaxation applications and grant applications.