Stephanie Saulter Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Managing the production of bid documents, working closely with the Director of New Business, Land & Planning and others in the Development directorate and across the organisation. Responsible for fostering internal relationships, managing external partners and project managing bid teams. Maintaining and updating the bid library, compiling case studies, and supporting communication and branding initiatives including website updates.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed a detailed programme to move startup community energy supplier from initial planning and setup through complex and multi-layered key stages of business planning, financial modelling, making the business case, securing £40m investment, supplier negotiations, appointment of non-executive directors, board approvals at company and parent company level, coordination of physical infrastructure development, and transition from development into operational phase.• Updated and managed a comprehensive multi-departmental risk register for the business.• Negotiated service level agreements for the business.• Developed and secured approval for a suite of corporate policies, including health & safety, procurement and data protection.• Set up governance protocols and reports to mirror public sector parent company, ensuring rigorous oversight while maintaining commercial confidentiality.

Devon & Yorkshire, United Kingdom

• Retained by community energy specialists Community Energy Direct and Urban Life plc to join bid to Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) for administration of Collective Switch fuel poverty alleviation scheme in Yorkshire. • Upon winning the bid, assisted in delivery of the Collective Switch programme in Leeds and York as part of the Community Engagement project team.

Devon, United Kingdom

• Having worked with Evolution Gateshead throughout two-year competitive dialogue procurement, was retained to write the detailed and highly complex Final Tender submission.• Project manager for the coordination, rationalisation and redrafting of text and data supplied by specialist teams (architectural, urban design, finance, engineering, legal etc.), ensuring adherence to tender delivery schedule.• Compilation of tender components into a compelling and consistent narrative which emphasised deliverability, sustainability, and commitment to corporate social responsibility.• Worked closely with document design team on layouts and graphics to ensure clarity and optimise impact.• Evolution Gateshead won the bid in April 2011.

London, United Kingdom

Advised public and private sector clients on a range of issues pertaining to regeneration and public investment. Assignments were highly variable. The skills required included:o extensive research and analysiso presentation of often complex data, concepts, processes and proposals o preparation of reports, proposals and tender documentso high levels of individual initiative and organisationo ability to coordinate and communicate with multiple colleagues, clients and stakeholdersExamples of assignments:• Public-private joint venture models for housing delivery and neighbourhood regeneration • Public-private institutional investment funds for housing and infrastructure projects• Delivery options for estate renewal, regeneration and new build• Development of corporate strategy • Public policy developments and market trends• Sustainability strategies and initiativesI also provided project management and technical writing expertise on bid strategy and preparation, including:• Advising the Evolution Gateshead consortium throughout two-year OJEU procurement by Gateshead Council. Proposal was a joint venture partnership to undertake regeneration of 19 sites over a 15-20 year period. Developed several elements of the proposal focusing on corporate social responsibility, key performance indicators and economic development initiatives. Wrote significant portions of the tender at each submission stage. Coordinated document preparation with client and other consultant team members.• Three-month secondment to Galliford Try to coordinate, prepare and submit bids in response to opportunities issued to the Homes and Communities Agency’s Developer Partner Panel.

London, United Kingdom

Challenged to identify regeneration strategies for urban council estates in deprived wards to improve housing stock, availability and affordability without displacing current residents. Worked with colleagues to develop a methodology for assessing the self-funding potential of mixed-use, multiple tenure estate redevelopment schemes, utilising equity in land to leverage development financing and cross-subsidies to pay down long-term debt. We designed the Community Equity Trust model, which included:• A financially sustainable structure with high levels of local authority and community consultation, engagement and governance• Asset protection via joint public/private/community ownership• Provision of affordable and private housing across a range of incomes, tenures and households (social and private rent, shared and leasehold ownership, flats and family homes)• Integration of commercial, leisure and office facilities to ensure a diversified property portfolio, provide local employment opportunities and encourage economic activity • Mathematical modelling to test proposals, including creation of an ‘affordability matrix’ to model housing costs, needs and tenure options against household income• Corporate and governance structures to manage pre-construction, construction and operational phases of developments• Co-authored a final report on the Community Equity Trust which continues to be referenced – was contacted by researchers enquiring about specific features as recently as 2016

London, United Kingdom

Assigned to support expansion of international hotel and leisure company into the UK market. Responsibility for project planning and programme management of multiple large-scale leisure developments in urban regeneration areas, and coordination of professional consultant and design teams. (AYH subsequently became part of the consultancy firm Arcadis. Arcadis has since merged with EC Harris.)

London, United Kingdom

• A six month contract to complete business development protocols for new luxury spa franchises, and coordinate design and operational requirements for two new resort spas. • Contract extended to include project management for conversion of central retail location into corporate flagship store.

Miami Beach, Florida, Usa

Dual role combining business administration duties with increased responsibility for property development and corporate expansion, including historic building rehabilitation, new construction, and needs analysis for prospective client properties. Member of senior executive committee responsible for growth strategy and asset development. Programme management and project management, including feasibility studies, financial analysis and budgeting, site planning, architect and contractor selection, construction phasing and transition to operations. Significant projects included:• The Caves, Jamaica: Modelling expansion of a small boutique resort to add privately owned villas, Aveda® Concept Spa, restaurant, retail, and 100% increase in hotel rooms. Responsible for conceptual development, strategic planning, financial modelling, masterplanning and design workshops, subdivision approval and infrastructure development.• The Governor, Miami Beach: Rehabilitation and expansion programme for historic hotel in the Art Deco District. Conducted architect competition, created financial models and sensitivity analyses, defined operational parameters for design team. • The Kent, Miami Beach: Renovation of historic hotel. Needs analysis, budgeting and financial management, contractor selection, project management.• Kamalame Cay, Bahamas: Site assessment, needs analysis, contract negotiation for private island hotel.I also set up and ran Island ACTS, a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 foundation dedicated to channelling corporate donations to community and economic develoment projects and other charitable recipients in Jamaica.(Island Outpost has since divested the US and Bahamian properties, and now operates only in Jamaica.)

Miami Beach, Florida, Usa

Business management and asset development for a growing company with multiple wholly-owned properties and an overarching corporate marketing and management structure. Management committee level, directly overseeing contractual, legal and development issues for both corporate entity and local properties in group, and advising group properties located offshore on similar issues. Extensive team building and personnel management. Specific responsibilities and examples included:• Contract negotiation, e.g. sub-contractual services and sales agreements• Risk management. e.g. research and management of contractual breach claim, resulting in avoidance of litigation and significant reduction in settlement figure• Trademark protection, e.g. litigation to protect trademark from competitor encroachment• New business development. e.g. development profiles and financial analyses for potential clients• Franchise preparation: assessing franchise model and preparing documents

Miami Beach, Florida, Usa

Multi-disciplinary assignments to create appropriate corporate management structures and standards for a rapidly growing hotel development and management company, including:• Operating procedures for head office and hotel operations departments• Programme management of design and construction for offshore client properties• Creation of a central purchasing department able to service multiple hotel operations, including offshore• Project management for design and installation of a bespoke telecommunications infrastructure