Steve Smart Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Leeds, United Kingdom

We established Via Consultants Limited in April this year as our Award winning business 'Via Interiors' specifically positions as Contract Interior Design. Steve's expertise covers managing projects including budgets with various clients such as House builders, Interior Design and Architectural Companies and working in collaboration with colleagues from his career to date.Steve is an innovative Quantity Surveyor who will work independently or as part of a design team. Some of the work Steve has completed covers:Feasibility StudyBill of Quants Building Survey Construction Cost Management Construction Management and Quantity Surveying Construction Processes Use of Construction software Construction Surveying Consultant Contract Administration Contractual Advice Strategic Advice Cost Advice Cost Construction Cost Estimates Cost Estimation methods Costs in the construction industry Estimating House survey jobs for quantity surveyors Liaison with Funders Planning Procurement Advice Project Management Property Survey QS - Quality Quantity Risk Management Site Analysis Site Search Surveying in Construction TenderingOnsite Project Valuations including Listed BuildingSpecific Market expertise:Retail & LeisureHouse BuildingMotor Retail/Car Showroom Construction & Fit outCivil Engineering

Leeds, United Kingdom

Via Interiors are an design consultancy offering individual design solutions for commercial environments.Inspired refurbishments for enhanced space.Interior solutions from design to completion including fit out management and coordination.Proactive, approachable and client focused team.• Project initiation and development taking the client brief and transferring information for the project team to deliver the right solution within financial constraints.• Establish the feasibility of the project through the initial sketch design and applied estimate from past project experience. • Evaluation of projects from brief through to construction, evaluate and make recommendations on potential changes that can be made to the project delivery to increase the chances of success.• Plan and manage projects of all varieties and sizes to a successful completion.• Monitor projects on behalf of the client and evaluate the competences and progress of the contractors or consultants engaged on the project.• Provide project costing through the feasibility to detailed design stages and value the works on site as the project progresses to completion.

Experienced project manager with in depth knowledge within leisure, commercial, retail and residential fields.

Associate Director managing mixed use commercial developments both new build and refurbishment.Project Examples:2 St. Paul’s Place, SheffieldConstruction of a new multi-storey office building and retail facility in the heart of sheffield city centre.Project included the shell & core construction of a seven storey 60,000 sq.ft office building and the creation of three ground floor retail units & the fit out of the serviced reception area.Value £20mSt. Paul’s Place Car Park, SheffieldConstruction of a new 520 space car park together with 40,000 sq.ft of retail space over two levels.Project included construction & finishing of the car park to clients & tenants requirements along with the attendants lodge & management suite. Retail units were completed to shell only with some specific tenant modifications.Value £16mRagdale Hall, LeicestershireRefurbishment & extension of an existing hotel to improve facilities and enable the hotel to become a destination point.The development had to comply with strict client cost requirements & remain open to the public throughout the works. The development was phased to minimised disruption & inconvenience to residents and staff.Value £6mRetail & Leisure ProjectsVarious retail & leisure projects ranging in value and extent from refit of existing coffee shops/kiosks to the remodelling of bars & food outlets.Developments include progression of the projects from client brief through to the successful completion.Value £50,000 to £2.5m• Project initiation & development taking the client brief & transferring information for the project team to deliver a turn key solution within financial constraints.• Establish feasibility of the clients project from initial sketch design and applied estimate from past project implementation. • Evaluation of clients projects from inception through to completion, evaluate & recommend enhancements to deliver and increase project success.

Leeds & Sheffield, United Kingdom

Steve Managed projects from feasibility to Completion always ensuring the quality of workmanship was high quality yet within budget and on time.

Dunnington, York, Uk

Steve managed Retail and Leisure projects across the UK from from feasibility stage to onsite completion. Steve liaised with Clients and Contractors on a daily basis ensuring projects completed on time and within budget.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Steve worked successfully on a number of Office, Industrial, Workplace and Motor Retail projects including Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, Jaguar and the Skoda Concept Design Feasibility rolled out throughout the UK.Steve's roll included Budget Estimates, Onsite Management, Client liaison and Cost Control and Analysis.