Construction Manager – Chiswell Street Hotel (December 2007 – September 2008):
This was a £25m project with a construction management procurement process, involving the refurbishment of a 250 year Grade 2 listed old brewery building into a 215 bedroom hotel with spa, meeting rooms, bars, and other facilities. Involvement included the following: management of the site setup, multi-service gang, the internal fabric repair and dry-lining trade contractors. However, on numerous occasions the following trade contractors were also managed: mechanical and electrical, shell and core, dry-rot survey, lead removal, scaffolding and temporary services. This included the assessment of contractors through pre-qualification, reviewing method statements/risk assessments, managing health and safety on site, dealing with variations/instructions, RFIs, CVIs, resources, quality, logistics and the contractors programme. Regularly worked with the multidisciplinary design team, regarding design issues, variations (change management system in place) and attended design team meetings.