Delivering any construction project is a daunting prospect at the outset. There are a vast array of economic considerations, regulations, requirements, design considerations and stakeholders to consider, all often with competing needs. Having obtained advice and engaged your team, sometimes it can feel as though your project has a life of it’s own and is no longer delivering what you first imagined.
I am a Civil Engineer and Project Manager and have the skills, knowledge and experience to help you deliver your projects. I can represent you, manage your project and keep your team focussed on your targets.
I am able to listen and understand what it is you are trying to achieve and determine the design criteria for your proposal from a holistic perspective. The key to success is to determine this as early as possible in a project and for your team to remain flexible and agile as your design develops. It is not often that a project is finally delivered in exactly the way it is first imagined, as many things will arise that are unexpected or incompatible, but it is important that the choices made along the way all enhance the sustainability of your project rather than reduce it.
Having worked for major infrastructure clients, as well as contractors, I can help you holistically align your team and help you deliver your project in a way that serves your needs best. I can engage in major infrastructure and projects from feasibility and concept design through to delivery and operation.
I am passionate about my professional obligations to deliver sustainable projects that properly and holistically address the social, economic and environmental impacts of developments. I will provide common sense and practical overview of your design so that it is truly sustainable, every element functions effectively, and waste in both construction and operation is minimised. I will always keep the end purpose and operation of a project in focus throughout the feasibility, design and construction phases and make sure that every element of the design delivers tangible whole life benefits.
Having worked in both client and contractor organisations I have an excellent understanding of construction contract law and obligations, various types and management of them. I can select, write, invite, prepare, submit and manage tender processes and documents including major infrastructure subject to public utilities competition rules (or OJEU). I can keep control of budgets and change and manage your project programme so that it is delivered to time, quality and cost targets. If you are having a dispute or need some help adjudicating a claim, I can provide independent advice. I can manage your planning and building control approval process. I can negotiate appropriate conditions and the discharge of them with the planning authority and ensure your contributions and commitments under section 106 or Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) measures are appropriate and deliver the best outcome for both you and your local community. I can organise diverse large groups of people into effective teams focussed on your project objectives. Whether you already have a team of architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders, or if you are not sure who you need to engage, I can help bring them together. I am committed to enabling and empowering people and applying a “Just Culture” so that commitment to the project objectives are personal and people are assertive in their roles. I will organise your team so that everyone is cooperating in an effective way, using tools such as project risk registers and workshops, quality management and auditing, project programmes, combined data environments and stakeholder engagement processes. Improved Health, Safety and Welfare on your projects will follow from an engaged and focussed team, delivering a behavioural level of change. With my leadership you can step up your team from one that just works together to one that collaborates.
