Colin Taylor

Property & Construction Lead Consultant at TAYLORMADE PROJECTS LIMITED

Ingatestone, England, United Kingdom

About

As a Property & Construction Lead Consultant at TAYLORMADE PROJECTS LIMITED, I have over 10 years of experience in providing strategic due diligence and portfolio management services to clients across various property asset classes. My expertise lies in identifying untapped value or overexposed costs, producing self-funding business cases, and conducting impact assessments against P&L and balance sheet. I also have extensive experience in construction consultancy, offering end-user program and project management services, life cycle and lean procurement advice, and feasibility and development appraisals. I have led internal teams and outsourced partners to deliver occupancy plans for mixed-use property portfolios covering 14 countries and 20 million square feet. Additionally, I have developed and implemented strategies to reduce space by 50% in most asset classes and improve the balance sheet. My results-oriented approach and modular construction programs have improved speed to market, business income, and life cycle cost.

Experience

  • Property & Construction Lead Consultant at TAYLORMADE PROJECTS LIMITED
    Jul 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

    Property Consultancy - Providing, portfolio strategic due diligence to identify untapped value or over exposed costs, production of self funding property related business cases. Portfolio impact assessments against P&L and Balance sheet on all types of property asset class to improve or adjust portfolio to align with core business planning. Results only incentive approach welcomed. Construction Consultancy - End user Programme & Project Management service. A "best fit" life cycle & lean procurement advice & planning service. Feasibility & development appraisals to ensure an optimum return on investment.

  • Head of Strategy & Real Estate Barclays Africa at Barclays Africa Group Limited
    Jan 2011 - Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Led internal team and outsourced partners to deliver a "right sized " occupancy plan. Providing a service to 14 countries covering a mixed use property portfolio of circa 20 million square feet. Production of a short, mid & long term property asset and finance plan, aligned to the core business & people plan. Plan in progress to reduce space by circa 50% in most asset classes and a relative reduction in P&L outflows (post capital investment) A number of assets increasing value to the balance sheet

  • Head of Capital Programmes & Projects at Absa
    Jun 2008 - Jan 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Development & Programme Director for circa 1 million square foot mixed used Head office Largest water re-cycling centre in Africa, 1st tri-gen gas powered energy centre in Africa for offices and provided power and heating to 8 campus buildings. Team delivered at peak c 300 projects in year, both retail and commercial. Introduced a modular approach to construction programmes improving speed to market & business income and improving life cycle cost.

  • Head of Asset Management & Construction at Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
    Jan 2005 - Jun 2008 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Managed property asset portfolio of c 740 Properties market value of c 8bn Managed construction spend of c £1bn

  • Group Property & Facilities Director at Energis Communications Plc
    Aug 1993 - May 2004 · 10 yrs 10 mos

    Europe wide Telco and data provider. *Role encompassed managing end to end Property solutions for circa 1200 technical & Corporate properties. * Led acquisition, design & build of data centre space.