Anstead, Queensland, Australia
In August 2017, I relocated to Brisbane on a skilled independent visa (sub-class 189) and am now ready to embark on the next chapter of my career.
Working on various refurbishment and new build projects within the London area including commercial, residential, education, government and leisure projects ranging in value from £5-£60m. In the 12 months before my departure from the UK, I was working in a pre-construction role with my most recent assignment being the pre-construction phase of a £60m project at the Royal College of Surgeons which involved scoping, measuring and tendering works packages. I carried out this role alongside setting up a specialist in-house Central Bill of Quantities team that will operate across the UK and produce Bills of Quantities for the various divisions of the Wates Group. My most recently completed project was the construction of the New Junior School for Highgate School (private school, £20.5m) where I led the commercial team through a difficult and challenging build and final account. Previous notable projects I have overseen include the Exhibition Road Project at the Victoria & Albert Museum (£42m) and Kentish Town Sports Centre (£20m). KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: • Managing the site commercial team • Close liaison with the operations team • Managing the commercial administration of a project; from bid to final account • Implementing and managing procurement strategy • Scoping and analysing measured works packages • Ensuring all notices required by the Contract are in place • Placing Sub-Contracts which limit risk to the Contractor • Negotiating contract terms, sub-contracts and final accounts • Maximising value recovery both short-term (cash-flow) and long-term (final account) • Detailed knowledge and application of traditional and Design and Build Contracts • First-class report writing (Monthly contractor’s reports, extension of time submissions, loss & expense applications) • Identifying Value Engineering opportunities • Introducing and implementing new ideas • IT literate (MS Office, Bluebeam Revu, Asta Powerproject, BIM) • Preparation and delivery of training
Working on a €1bn Intel fabrication plant in Kildare, Ireland