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Leicester, Gb

Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Provided Employer's Agent services for Seven Capital, University College Birmingham, Places For People.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Solely responsible for retail and logistics property projects from inception to practical completion. Managed and agreed the building specification and scope of works whilst supporting the five regional property surveyors, legal department, and regional shopfitting designers to ensure that projects are exchanged on time and to the high standards Next demand.Responsible for being the key point of contact and engagement with the landlord, design team and principle contractors. Accountability for delivering feasibility studies on larger commercial developments, Producing accurate cost plans, programmes and viability assessments for presentation to the board for financial approval.

Coventry, England

Responsible for the front end project management, from initial concept to planning consent of new supermarkets, supermarket refurbishments, supermarket extensions, logistics and opportunity investments. Required to achieve stakeholder approval for projects and pave the way for new space acquisition. Supported and collaborated with property colleagues on complex developments through considered design ensuring both landlord and tenant achieve a successful resolution.

Accountable for critiquing retail projects to ensure they meet the high standards the client expects whilst ensuring best value is achieved. Manages the face to face relationship with the client whilst always looking for new opportunities to develop the business.

Currently accountable for front end management of the refurbishment, extension and acquisition of Sainsbury’s development programme. Management of the design team and development of the project briefs, whilst ensuring a development pipeline is in place for future financial years.Key responsibilities are to develop proposals which are appealing to the Landlord, Client and planning authorities before handing over a robust project with all approvals in place ready for implementation.

Trained and managed a team to support and produce feasibility plans. Supported the Development Surveyors by identifying at an early stage if proposed spend on extensions or new sites was feasible.Acting Feasibility Project Manager for extensions in the north of the UK. Required to manage architectural practices, present proposals for approval, control projected project cost and assisting the property department within Sainsbury’s to achieve an implementable planning permission.

Required to engage the client and establish a project brief and realistic delivery timeline. Produce retail plans for Asda, Morrisons, Monsoon, Lloyd’s Pharmacies, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s.Secondment to Waitrose to develop software and feasibility standards whilst training their internal store planning team.

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Employed as the Engineering Technician at Great Yarmouth College after completing an Advanced VCE in 2001. Running the workshop, ordering of supplies and maintaining the machinery. Required to performed as a teaching assistant for lecturers whilst classes took place in the workshop. Instructed classes in the safe use of machinery and guiding them in their assignments. Present to large groups with confidence delivering information in a clear and enthusiastic manner.