ANDREW MITCHELL - Curriculum Vitae
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PERSONAL DETAILS
□ Andrew Gardner-Mitchell
□ PO Box 19213, Doha, Qatar.
□ (Mobile Tel) +974 5501 0087
□ (Home E-Mail) abgm67@yahoo.com
□ Date of Birth: 27th November 1967: Age 45 years
□ Married with 2 children (aged 11 years & 9 years)
□ Full clean driving licence (UK & Qatar)
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
□ BSc (Hons) Construction Management (First Class Honours)
University of Westminster (1994 To 1996 Full Time / 1996 To 1997 Part Time)
Thesis: PFI & The Implications For The Construction Contractor
Awards: 1995 & 1996 Winner of Environment School 1st Prize

□ BTEC National Diploma in Construction (With Distinction)
South Kent College of Technology (1992 – 1994 Full Time)
Awards: 1992, 1993 & 1994 Best Construction Student
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
□ FCIOB - Fellow of the Chartered Institute Of Building □ MAPM – Member of the Association of Project Management □ (SCL Overseas) - Member of the Society of Construction Law □ Currently working toward full accreditation for the Association of Project Management ‘Registered Project Professional’.
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DAVID ADAMSON & PARTNERS OVERSEAS [QATAR] - (Consultant) – March 2009 To Present
□ Planning Manager / Senior Delay Analyst / Deputy Project Controls Manager – March 2009 To Present Currently undertaking Planning, Planning Management, Delay Analysis, Project Management and Project Control duties on a QR 9bn, (c£1.5bn), ‘Medical Research Centre & Hospital’ in Doha, Qatar, (Sidra M&RC). Due for completion in late 2014, the Hospital will be the world’s most technically advanced medical facility upon opening. David Adamson & Partners Overseas are employed on the project as Consultant Project Controls Manager, Contract Specialist & Quantity Surveyor, specifically responsible for Planning & Programme Management, Contract Management, Change Control, Delay Analysis and Contractor Payment Valuations. Reporting directly both to the Client’s Project Director and to the Project Controls Manager, and acting as his Deputy on all Project Control matters, my specific responsibilities include the programme analysis of all Contractor delay, analysis of the programme impact of contract variations, (proposed and instructed), and recommendations to the Client for awards of appropriate Extension of Time. In addition, I am responsible for all programme related contractual matters, design, procurement and construction progress monitoring and delay mitigation advice to the Client, the Project Management of specific design and construction packages, the project management of all project variations (currently totalling QAR 3bn) and assistance with the general management of the David Adamson team of 17 staff. I am also responsible for inaugurating and leading the David Adamson & Partners ‘Planning & Programme Management Division’ throughout the MENA region. Within this role I am specifically responsible for establishing the divisional service offering, implementing the divisional business plan, marketing the divisional business to new and existing Clients within MENA, securing long-term and short-term fee commissions, managing secured fee commissions and managing all divisional staff in executing their business and project roles.
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SWEETT GROUP PLC (Consultant) – April 2005 To March 2009
□ Projects Director (Project & Planning Management) - October 2005 To December 2008 Responsible for the management of a team of UK Strategic, Development, Construction, Commissioning & Delay Analysis Planners with a target fee earning budget in excess of circa £2m PA. Responsibilities included business development, marketing, business planning, Client management, recruitment, budget and fee income implementation, service provision, project management, bid and proposal compilation, staff training and all Quality Management Systems. The Planning Team was responsible for delivering an extensive range of Planning & Programme Management services to internal and external Clients across all major sectors of the development and construction industry on projects ranging in value between £3m and £3bn. Under my management, the Sweett Group PLC Planning team was responsible for programme and schedule compilation, implementation, management, risk monitoring and progress tracking on a variety of strategic development and key stakeholder multi-project construction programmes of work throughout Europe, Asia and North Africa. I also had personal planning and scheduling responsibility for the implementation and management of the design, procurement, construction, fit-out and commissioning programme for the £2.7bn retail lead Yas Island scheme in Abu Dhabi. My specific responsibilities on this scheme included setting the key project sectional completion dates and project timeline, compiling and implementing the architectural, structural and MEP design programme, auditing and testing the viability of the contractor’s construction programmes, monitoring physical progress of the construction works on site and reporting on same to the Client, assessing risk and opportunity associated with the programme, analysing, awarding and negotiating extensions of time between the design team, the contractor and the client and facilitating all retail programme matters within the wider Yas Island delivery framework. I reported directly to the Managing Director of Project Management. □ Associate Director (Project & Planning Management) – April 2005 To October 2005 Responsible for the programme and planning management of a £200m shopping centre in Plymouth and various multi-million pound development and construction projects throughout the UK and abroad. My specific responsibilities on these projects included the compilation of strategic, design, procurement and construction programmes and the monitoring of the contractors programme outputs and progress on site. I also undertook delay analysis as required on these projects, tested contractor’s applications for EoT, mitigation and acceleration claims and recommended appropriate instruction to the Client. My additional responsibilities included marketing the Planning Department to internal and external Clients, growing the Planning resources available through recruitment, expanding the programme specific services that the Company was able to offer Clients, (European and MENA regional offices), compiling and implementing a 2 year business plan along with the day-to-day management and co-ordination of 18 Planners, Schedulers and Forensic Delay Analysts. I reported directly to the Managing Director of Project Management.
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MJ GLEESON GROUP PLC (Contractor) – February 2001 To April 2005
□ Planning Manager – January 2003 To April 2005 Responsible for the management of a department of 17 planning staff including Senior Planners, Project Planners, Intermediate Planners and Design Co-ordinators. My role of Planning Manager was created following the separation of the Project Co-ordination Department into two separate departments for Design Management and Production Planning. On establishing the ‘Production Planning Department’ I compiled and introduced departmental planning procedures and best practice guidance systems, and implemented a structured staff training and appraisal / development programme. My core duties included the day-to-day management of all planning processes & personnel within the department, operating from regional offices throughout the UK. The business concurrently operated approximately 26 projects with individual construction values up to £100m, and with an annual Divisional turnover of c£900m. Projects were predominantly in the healthcare, retail, leisure, mixed use and educational sectors under traditional, D&B, PFI and partnered forms of contract.

I was also specifically responsible for the management of all planning and programme processes from project inception and tender stage through to production and project completion. I also managed all contemporaneous and historical forensic delay analysis processes utilising in-house planning resources and external legal and forensic planning consultants. I also compiled pre-qualification, tender and production programmes, along with accompanying method statements, temporary works schedules, narratives, logistic plans and presentation documents on a wide variety of projects. My additional duties included the implementation of planning Key Performance Indicators, (KPI’s), project progress reporting to the Managing Director, advising on implementation of strategic project recovery measures, recording of historical project progress to analyse risks and opportunities, compiling and implementing departmental initiatives, planning and delay analysis training for all planning staff and for other divisional staff and Directors, advice and recommendation on all programme related matters to the Group Main Board and the conception and management of a departmental intranet site. As part of my wider Divisional responsibilities, I chaired and sat on several forum and focus groups covering a wide range of planning and management topics, managed trainee rotation programmes and was involved in Client focus groups including pre-qualification and tender presentations /interviews. I reported directly to the Regional Construction Director and the Divisional Managing Director. □ Principal Lead Project Planner – January 2002 To January 2003 Responsible for the management of 14 Project Planners within an integrated department of planners and design and build co-ordinators. Basic duties included compiling and authorising tender programmmes, management & compilation of the full suite of project programmes, (design / procurement / construction / short term / section / trade / recovery), contemporaneous and historical delay analysis, administration of staff, (recruitment / appraisals / development / training), conception and implementation of planning initiatives, project audits and compilation of global project recovery strategies. Individual project values between £5m and £40m across healthcare, mixed use, education, retail and leisure sectors with an average of 12 projects on site and a Divisional turnover of c£150m per annum. I reported directly to the Design Manager and Construction Director. □ Lead Project Planner – February 2001 To January 2002 Responsible for the day-to-day planning function on a £18m design and build retail and entertainment complex for Friends Provident in Wimbledon. The project comprised the new build construction of a cinema multiplex and retail units along with extensive acoustic and m&e installations. Responsibilities include all planning functions, design management, liaison with the Client and Employers Agent and coordination of construction operations. Additionally, I was responsible for the management of an internal Design Co-ordinator and Document Controller. I reported directly to the Project Director.
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WALTER LLEWELLYN & SONS LIMITED – July 1994 To February 2001
□ Project Manager & Lead Planner – January 2000 To February 2001 Site based Project Manager and Lead Planner for a traditional JCT 98 repair and refurbishment contract for 164 tenanted properties for the London Borough of Greenwich at the Thornham Street Estate. Responsibilities included management of the works inclusing on-site programme management of main contractor’s staff as well as trade contractor packages, suppliers and direct labour force. Responsibilities also included all planning, design development, management of consultants and client along with management of site safety. I reported directly to the Regional Contracts Manager. □ Project Manager & Lead Planner – March 1999 To January 2000 Project Manager and Lead Planner for a JCT 98 design and build residential, retail and medical new build development for The Peabody Trust at Newington Green in Islington. Responsibilities included all aspects of Project Management alongside planning and programme management with design and build co-ordination. I also took over all Contracts Management duties from the designated Contracts Manager mid-way through the project due to a break-down of communication between the Contracts Manager and Client. I reported directly to the Regional Construction Director. □ Lead Planner & Design & Build Co-ordinator – September 1997 To March 1999 Lead Planner & Design and Build Co-ordinator for a £3.8m design and build residential, retail and medical new build development for the Peabody Trust at Newington Green in Islington and two £4m refurbishments of 2 residential tower blocks for the London Borough of Greenwich at Elliston House & Hastings House.
I reported directly to the Project Manager and Construction Director. □ Project Manager & Lead Planner – September 1996 To September 1997 Project Manager & Lead Planner for multiple new build and refurbishment projects within London including the installation of ‘Coca-Cola’ signage and Countdown Clock, and associated works, at Piccadilly Circus for proposed Millennium celebrations . I also studied for my BSc (Hons) in Construction Management during this period.

I reported directly to the Senior Contracts Manager. □ Site Manager & Lead Planner – July 1996 To September 1996 Site Manager & Lead Planner for the fast track refurbishment project within Members offices at the Houses of Parliament, (Norman Shaw North Building), during Parliamentary summer recess. I also studied for my BSc (Hons) in Construction Management during this period. I reported directly to the Project Manager. □ Commissioned & Articled Construction Trainee – July 1994 To July 1996 Departmental rotation experience as a Commissioned & Articled Construction Trainee in Planning & Scheduling, Project Estimating, Subcontract & Material Buying, Quantity Surveying, Site & Project Management, Design and Build Co-ordination and Business Marketing Departments. I also studied for my BSc (Hons) in Construction Management during this period. I reported to individual Departmental Managers and the Training Manager.
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EMPLOYEMENT & EDUCATION 1983 To 1994
□ Full Time Study – BTEC National Diploma in Construction – 1992 To 1994 □ Groundwork Site Manager - AJR Birch & Sons – 1987 To 1992 □ Plant Operator - Groundwork South East – 1985 To 1987 □ Highways Operative (YTS Scheme) - Shepway District Council – 1983 To 1985
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SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
□ Asta Powerproject □ Primavera P3 □ Primavera P6 □ Microsoft Project □ Microsoft Office Suite □ Generic Construction & Company Intranets □ Aconex Document Management System