Simon Dunne Email & Phone Number

Brighton, GB

Hove, England, United Kingdom

Delivering a £15m project to regenerate underused facilities and green spaces on the seafront in West Hove by creating a new park and mixed-use sports hub.Develop and monitor project plans to ensure the project progresses to agreed timeline.Develop and implement project management strategies to optimise efficiencies and team working between stakeholders.

• Project managed the construction of a new office and grounds maintenance depot at Gunnersbury Cemetery, which has been shortlisted for the RIBA London 2023 Awards.
• Project managed the development of a masterplan for Kensington Memorial Park up to contractor tender stage including gaining planning permission.
• Delivered numerous construction and refurbishment projects for council buildings, parks, playgrounds, sports facilities, and landscape features.
• Successfully bid for and secured capital funds for numerous park and open space improvement projects.
• Prepared and delivered numerous multi-stage community consultations and co-designs for high profile park improvement projects, involving identification of and collaboration with community stakeholders and 'Friends of’.
• Defined project budgets based on professional knowledge.

London, United Kingdom

• Progressed two high profile, multimillion-pound park redevelopment projects.
• Managed park masterplanning including coordinating the activities of landscape architects and facilitating stakeholder involvement.
• Responded to climate change by design through incorporation of environmentally friendly technology such as ground source heat pumps, green roofs and sustainable drainage systems.

London, United Kingdom

• Successfully delivered multiple park and open space improvement projects with a combined budget in the millions of pounds.
• Successfully bid for and secured capital funds for numerous park and open space improvement projects.
• Prepared and delivered numerous multi-stage community consultations for high profile park improvement projects, involving identification of and collaboration with community stakeholders and 'Friends of’ parks groups.
• Established a new GIS system for the Park’s Service and developed an operational ‘workspace’ that is now used by the whole team.
• Defined project budgets based on professional knowledge.
• Directed internal/external designers and contractors.

Lyon Area, France

Taught English to Master's level students with a focus on developing skills for professional purposes through debates and case studies.

Lyon Area, France

Taught English for business and professional purposes.

Melbourne, Australia

• Construction Permit Team’s main point of contact for major citywide utility upgrade projects, which involved coordinating community consultation and construction management as well as issuing appropriate work permits.
• Facilitated the construction management process for major development projects in the municipal area.
• Liaised with Project Managers, Engineering Professionals, and property owners regarding prospective developments, permits and consents.
• Helped put into place a framework for assessing council issued construction permits.

Prepared a planning policy document from development of evidence base through to stakeholder consultation. The plan was subsequently adopted as council policy. Produced a Habitats Regulations Assessment to assess the likely significance of projected development on endangered or vulnerable habitats known as ‘Natura 2000 sites’. Prepared a subsequently.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

I handled admission applications and arranged interviews and auditions for prospective students.

Master Of Civic Design (Mcd)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography, 2:1