Gareth Wilkinson MAPM

Raising the time, quality and cost bar in client organisation construction and property teams.

Baildon, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • GRIDSERVE (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sector Lead Director -Electric Forecourts & Sunway
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      Oversight of all electric forecourt and solar farm activity. Electric forecourts being cutting edge innovative EV charging solutions offering retail amenity as part of the proposition.

    • Head of Construction
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Full project lifecycle leadership for new developments alongside Head of Construction role. Inclusive of pre-construction and construction activities in forecourts, charging hubs, and solar farms. Accountable for all health and safety matters inclusive of all responsibilities under CDM, management of principal contractors through a framework inclusive of performance assessment and governance.

    • Head of Construction
      May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Helping GRIDSERVE achieve scale at the desired pace by building a construction division fit for today and the future, enhancing the professionalism of the team, building process, monitoring performance through data and delivering the capital growth objectives of the business. Encapsulating all aspects of project delivery through pre-construction and on-site activity leading to successful project execution.

  • Senior Pre-Construction Manager at Amazon
    Oct 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos

    Oversight of pre-construction activities with respect to potential food retail schemes incorporating cutting edge AI technology. This included feasibility studies, cost estimation, budgeting, programmes, risk management, build-ability assessment and stakeholder engagement to ensure comprehensive planning.

  • Morrisons (17 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Property Manager - Maintenance Transformation
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Working as part of a small team of senior managers to deliver an overhaul of FM operations including internal resource structures, procurement methodologies, performance management of the supply chain, and FM delivery models.

    • Senior Property Manager - Costs
      Apr 2021 - Dec 2021 · 9 mos

      Managing a team of internal cost managers and cost specialists, to deliver best value solutions from investment in the estate. Control of cost reporting across all capital expenditure within the Property division including retail, logistics and manufacturing projects.

    • Senior Construction Manager - Central Strategy
      Apr 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Management of the construction strategy for all capital expenditure in Property, notably managing the performance of the supply chain, developing and implementing framework agreements, internal and external resource deployment. Leading all governance related activity for the construction team, including health and safety, programme governance and risk.