Steve work his way through the ranks of Site manager / project manager to contracts manager / Business Operations Manager through the years as below
Whittlebury Hall 2004-2005
WBH were employed to project manage the new prestigious Spa built for Whittlebury Hall in time for the Grand Prix.
Project Manager
The spa boasts new facilities which include a Hammon facility with rusal area, saunas, steam rooms, foot spas, multi functional showers, caldarium, crystal steam room, sunarium, ice cave, salt steam room, treatment rooms, quiet room, hair salon, manicure area, a comprehensive retail area and cafe/bar serving healthy cuisine.
Whittlebury boasts an impressive Conference Centre as well as an elegant, innovative spa that offers a variety of exciting treatments and fitness facilities to suit every type of business or leisure orientated guest.
BIRSE BUILD LIMITED 1996 – 2004
Business Operations Manager 2001–2004
Steven was accountable for all aspects of Building Operations, delivering projects within cost criteria, to customers’ programme, quality and safety criteria. Responsible for projects that contributed a turnover value £40-50million per annum to the region. This approximately equated to over two million square feet of high bay warehouse space and over one million square feet of office space in the past three years.
The sites under his control consistently achieved high standards of quality, safety, profitability and client satisfaction.
2004 – 2004 Fire Station & Retail Park Aylesbury. (£14m)
The design and construction of a new Fire Station, brigade headquarters and workshop, plus the design and construction of eleven new retail units of approximately 159,000 ft2 with phased demolition of all existing buildings and structures.
2004 – 2004 Northampton College (£4m)
Design and construction of a new inner city 4 storey steel framed college The elevations comprise Kingspan Microrib and Kingspan Flat panelling, facing brickwork fair faced blockwork, Sto Render system, glass blocks, aluminium windows and metal fascia panels.
2003 – 2004 Scottish Courage, Cabot Park, Plot P11, Bristol (£5m)
Design and construction of a new distribution facility comprising storage warehouse and offices for Scottish Newcastle.
2002 – 2003 Mainstream 1, Rugby (£15m)
Design and construction of a 350,000 sq. ft warehouse with 69,208 sq. ft mezzanine and 24,000 sq. ft of offices
2002 – 2003 Mainstream 2, Rugby (£6m)
Design and construction of 212,000 sq. ft warehouse and a 12,000 sq.ft. 2-storey office block.
2002 – 2003 Multi Modal Interchange, Birmingham (£6m)
Design and construction of new concourse and bus terminals with an aerofoil canopy, terrazzo floor, escalators and an infrastructure to join the airport via a Doppelmayr train link to Birmingham International Railway Station.
2002 – 2003 DFDS, P2a Cabot Park Plot P2a, Bristol (2.0m)
Design & construction of a new distribution facility comprising storage warehouse and offices for DFDS. Building works involve earthworks, driven pre-cast piling, erection of steel frame, cladding, and internal concrete slab together with mechanical and electrical installation. External works include drainage, access roads, concrete service yards, car park, landscaping and fencing
2002 – 2003 Hams Hall Plot 10, Birmingham (£6m)
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse unit of 215,000 sq. ft with an attached two-storey office of 10,000 sq. ft.
2002 – 2003 Sandpit Road, Dartford (£6m)
Brown field site, removal and crushing of existing hard standings and foundations, treatment of Japanese knotweed and contaminated land.
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse / production unit of 144,420 sq. ft. gross internal area, with an attached two storey office of 15,450 sq. ft.
2002 Grange Park, Plot 6, Northampton (£5m)
Design & Construction of 150,000sqft Warehouse, with attached 10,00sqft Offices and all associated external works, drainage and Landscaping
2002 Unit 2 – Lakeside, West Thurrock (£3.1m)
Brown field site, demolition and crushing of existing hard standing, treatment of contaminated land.
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse unit of 105,000 sq.ft. with an attached two storey office of 5,000 sq. ft.
2001 – 2002 Holiday Inn Express, Oxford (£5.2m)
Design and construction of a 162 bedroom Holiday Inn Express hotel, plus co-ordination of the clients FF&E Suppliers
2002 Plot 2 Extensions, Marston Gate (£4.5m)
A 150,000 sq. ft. warehouse and two-storey office of 10,000 sq.ft.
2002 Arensen Way, Dunstable (£2.4m)
Brown field site, removal and crushing of the existing hard standing.
Design and construction of five number units total office/warehouse area 6400m2.
2001 Project Knight fit out, Corby (£1.1m)
Design and construction of warehouse and office Sprinklers, lighting, fire alarms. Tank bases and office fit out.
2001
Grange Park, Plot 4, Northampton (£4.1m)
Design and construction of a warehouse of 157,500 sq. ft. and two-storey office of 10,000 sq.ft.
2001 Hams Hall 3A, Birmingham (£5.1m)
Design and construction of a warehouse of 114,000 sq. ft. and two-storey office of 10,000 sq. ft.
2000 – 2001 Enfield B (£2.7m)
Design and construction of a warehouse unit of 49,875 sq.ft. Gross internal area, office accommodation of 5,080 sq. ft.
Project Manager 1996-2001
Steven supervised Birse site teams of ten persons plus and a workforce numbering 60-150 persons. He promoted and shared learning throughout the business and exerted influence over site teams quickly as necessary.
2000 – 2001 John Lewis, Solar Park, Birmingham (£4m)
Design and Build. Warehouse including mezzanine. Ground floor area 70,794 sq.ft. Mezzanine area 17,792 sq.ft. Office core areas 8,402 sq. ft.
1999-2000 Four warehouse/office units, Solar Park, Birmingham (£6m)
Design and build. Four industrial units – totalling 259,243 sq. ft.
1998-99 Units 3A & 3B, Hams Hall, (£6m,)
Design and Build. Two warehouse office units totalling 190,000 sq. ft. warehouse and 11,000 sq. ft. office areas.
1998 Stanley Tools, Unit H, Northampton (£6m)
150,000 sq. ft. of warehouse area and 12,000sq. ft. of offices. Design and Build.
1997 – 98
Site Manager After setting up a planning department I moved back into my preceding role as site manager
Tesco National Distribution Centre, Milton Keynes (£26m)
Design and Build. Distribution and Training Centre totalling 560,000 square metres, with 80,000 sq.ft. of office space.
Here I looked after all the finishes and M&E plus the planning for the entire project.
1996-97
Senior Planner Following the success at Argos I moved into the office to help set up a planning department as nothing existed before my arrival.
I gave input on tenders regarding durations, how to build to preliminary costs on projects ranging from a £0.5m road diversion to the £26m Reading Football Club Stadium. .
Plus Site planner for Tesco National Distribution Centre above.
1996
Site Planner Steven was initially taken on by Birse as a junior agent but was asked to fulfil the role as planner for
Argos Distribution Centre, Stafford (£16m).
Design and Build. Distribution facility totalling 40,000 square metres.
At this time Birse had only one planner without the required experience. I planned the whole project and client fit out from tender to completion. I invented strategic planning, which brought planning forward from just bar charts to a client friendly display-monitoring tool.
1995
Construction Manager HOWARD ASSOCIATES
Booker Distribution Centre, Banbury. (£12m.)
Food Distribution facility. Works included a high bay warehouse, cold store, chilled store and ambient food storage areas, offices, plant rooms, other ancillary rooms and external works.
Again the site team were self sufficient and my roles were similar to that of the project manager but we employed up to 40 main contractors for work packages instead of sub contractors
Sub Agent 1990-94
Steven ran contracts in the Agent’s absence and managed subcontractor’s programmes and progress, and developed relationships with professionals, client, sub contractors etc.
1994 TRAFALGAR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Ashurst Mental Health Hospital, Oxford. (£4.2m)
Demolition of existing hospital and building of a new complex.
1993-94 MEMEC Components, Thame. (£2.1m)
High bay factory, offices with underground-reinforced sprinkler tank. Plus refurbishment of existing units.
1993 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre, (£9m)
Large extension to existing complex.
1993 WILTSHIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Haileybury College, Hertfordshire. (£2.3m)
New build/refurbishment. Dorms for students aged 6-18 years
1992-93 John Lewis Depot, Stevenage. (£1.1m)
New Build/refurbishment of depot, offices and canteen.
1992 Fire Services Accommodation, Worcester. (£2.2m)
Four storey bedroom accommodation made from pre fabricated pods clad in brick with a traditional roof
1992 Old Peoples Home, Luton, (£1.2m)
Three storey brick building and day centre with decorative stone lintels for bed ridden elderly persons
1991 Agent Norfolk Punch Drinks Factory, Upwell. (£1.3m)
High bay Factory and offices to incorporate production line bottling plant.
I was made agent due to my knowledge of heavy civils works
1990-91 Four-storey office building, Milton Keynes. (£9m)
High specification five storey offices for council ‘poll tax’ and fraud departments
Whittlebury Hall 2004-2005
WBH were employed to project manage the new prestigious Spa built for Whittlebury Hall in time for the Grand Prix.
Project Manager
The spa boasts new facilities which include a Hammon facility with rusal area, saunas, steam rooms, foot spas, multi functional showers, caldarium, crystal steam room, sunarium, ice cave, salt steam room, treatment rooms, quiet room, hair salon, manicure area, a comprehensive retail area and cafe/bar serving healthy cuisine.
Whittlebury boasts an impressive Conference Centre as well as an elegant, innovative spa that offers a variety of exciting treatments and fitness facilities to suit every type of business or leisure orientated guest.
BIRSE BUILD LIMITED 1996 – 2004
Business Operations Manager 2001–2004
Steven was accountable for all aspects of Building Operations, delivering projects within cost criteria, to customers’ programme, quality and safety criteria. Responsible for projects that contributed a turnover value £40-50million per annum to the region. This approximately equated to over two million square feet of high bay warehouse space and over one million square feet of office space in the past three years.
The sites under his control consistently achieved high standards of quality, safety, profitability and client satisfaction.
2004 – 2004 Fire Station & Retail Park Aylesbury. (£14m)
The design and construction of a new Fire Station, brigade headquarters and workshop, plus the design and construction of eleven new retail units of approximately 159,000 ft2 with phased demolition of all existing buildings and structures.
2004 – 2004 Northampton College (£4m)
Design and construction of a new inner city 4 storey steel framed college The elevations comprise Kingspan Microrib and Kingspan Flat panelling, facing brickwork fair faced blockwork, Sto Render system, glass blocks, aluminium windows and metal fascia panels.
2003 – 2004 Scottish Courage, Cabot Park, Plot P11, Bristol (£5m)
Design and construction of a new distribution facility comprising storage warehouse and offices for Scottish Newcastle.
2002 – 2003 Mainstream 1, Rugby (£15m)
Design and construction of a 350,000 sq. ft warehouse with 69,208 sq. ft mezzanine and 24,000 sq. ft of offices
2002 – 2003 Mainstream 2, Rugby (£6m)
Design and construction of 212,000 sq. ft warehouse and a 12,000 sq.ft. 2-storey office block.
2002 – 2003 Multi Modal Interchange, Birmingham (£6m)
Design and construction of new concourse and bus terminals with an aerofoil canopy, terrazzo floor, escalators and an infrastructure to join the airport via a Doppelmayr train link to Birmingham International Railway Station.
2002 – 2003 DFDS, P2a Cabot Park Plot P2a, Bristol (2.0m)
Design & construction of a new distribution facility comprising storage warehouse and offices for DFDS. Building works involve earthworks, driven pre-cast piling, erection of steel frame, cladding, and internal concrete slab together with mechanical and electrical installation. External works include drainage, access roads, concrete service yards, car park, landscaping and fencing
2002 – 2003 Hams Hall Plot 10, Birmingham (£6m)
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse unit of 215,000 sq. ft with an attached two-storey office of 10,000 sq. ft.
2002 – 2003 Sandpit Road, Dartford (£6m)
Brown field site, removal and crushing of existing hard standings and foundations, treatment of Japanese knotweed and contaminated land.
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse / production unit of 144,420 sq. ft. gross internal area, with an attached two storey office of 15,450 sq. ft.
2002 Grange Park, Plot 6, Northampton (£5m)
Design & Construction of 150,000sqft Warehouse, with attached 10,00sqft Offices and all associated external works, drainage and Landscaping
2002 Unit 2 – Lakeside, West Thurrock (£3.1m)
Brown field site, demolition and crushing of existing hard standing, treatment of contaminated land.
Design & construction of a single storey warehouse unit of 105,000 sq.ft. with an attached two storey office of 5,000 sq. ft.
2001 – 2002 Holiday Inn Express, Oxford (£5.2m)
Design and construction of a 162 bedroom Holiday Inn Express hotel, plus co-ordination of the clients FF&E Suppliers
2002 Plot 2 Extensions, Marston Gate (£4.5m)
A 150,000 sq. ft. warehouse and two-storey office of 10,000 sq.ft.
2002 Arensen Way, Dunstable (£2.4m)
Brown field site, removal and crushing of the existing hard standing.
Design and construction of five number units total office/warehouse area 6400m2.
2001 Project Knight fit out, Corby (£1.1m)
Design and construction of warehouse and office Sprinklers, lighting, fire alarms. Tank bases and office fit out.
2001
Grange Park, Plot 4, Northampton (£4.1m)
Design and construction of a warehouse of 157,500 sq. ft. and two-storey office of 10,000 sq.ft.
2001 Hams Hall 3A, Birmingham (£5.1m)
Design and construction of a warehouse of 114,000 sq. ft. and two-storey office of 10,000 sq. ft.
2000 – 2001 Enfield B (£2.7m)
Design and construction of a warehouse unit of 49,875 sq.ft. Gross internal area, office accommodation of 5,080 sq. ft.
Project Manager 1996-2001
Steven supervised Birse site teams of ten persons plus and a workforce numbering 60-150 persons. He promoted and shared learning throughout the business and exerted influence over site teams quickly as necessary.
2000 – 2001 John Lewis, Solar Park, Birmingham (£4m)
Design and Build. Warehouse including mezzanine. Ground floor area 70,794 sq.ft. Mezzanine area 17,792 sq.ft. Office core areas 8,402 sq. ft.
1999-2000 Four warehouse/office units, Solar Park, Birmingham (£6m)
Design and build. Four industrial units – totalling 259,243 sq. ft.
1998-99 Units 3A & 3B, Hams Hall, (£6m,)
Design and Build. Two warehouse office units totalling 190,000 sq. ft. warehouse and 11,000 sq. ft. office areas.
1998 Stanley Tools, Unit H, Northampton (£6m)
150,000 sq. ft. of warehouse area and 12,000sq. ft. of offices. Design and Build.
1997 – 98
Site Manager After setting up a planning department I moved back into my preceding role as site manager
Tesco National Distribution Centre, Milton Keynes (£26m)
Design and Build. Distribution and Training Centre totalling 560,000 square metres, with 80,000 sq.ft. of office space.
Here I looked after all the finishes and M&E plus the planning for the entire project.
1996-97
Senior Planner Following the success at Argos I moved into the office to help set up a planning department as nothing existed before my arrival.
I gave input on tenders regarding durations, how to build to preliminary costs on projects ranging from a £0.5m road diversion to the £26m Reading Football Club Stadium. .
Plus Site planner for Tesco National Distribution Centre above.
1996
Site Planner Steven was initially taken on by Birse as a junior agent but was asked to fulfil the role as planner for
Argos Distribution Centre, Stafford (£16m).
Design and Build. Distribution facility totalling 40,000 square metres.
At this time Birse had only one planner without the required experience. I planned the whole project and client fit out from tender to completion. I invented strategic planning, which brought planning forward from just bar charts to a client friendly display-monitoring tool.
1995
Construction Manager HOWARD ASSOCIATES
Booker Distribution Centre, Banbury. (£12m.)
Food Distribution facility. Works included a high bay warehouse, cold store, chilled store and ambient food storage areas, offices, plant rooms, other ancillary rooms and external works.
Again the site team were self sufficient and my roles were similar to that of the project manager but we employed up to 40 main contractors for work packages instead of sub contractors
Sub Agent 1990-94
Steven ran contracts in the Agent’s absence and managed subcontractor’s programmes and progress, and developed relationships with professionals, client, sub contractors etc.
1994 TRAFALGAR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Ashurst Mental Health Hospital, Oxford. (£4.2m)
Demolition of existing hospital and building of a new complex.
1993-94 MEMEC Components, Thame. (£2.1m)
High bay factory, offices with underground-reinforced sprinkler tank. Plus refurbishment of existing units.
1993 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre, (£9m)
Large extension to existing complex.
1993 WILTSHIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Haileybury College, Hertfordshire. (£2.3m)
New build/refurbishment. Dorms for students aged 6-18 years
1992-93 John Lewis Depot, Stevenage. (£1.1m)
New Build/refurbishment of depot, offices and canteen.
1992 Fire Services Accommodation, Worcester. (£2.2m)
Four storey bedroom accommodation made from pre fabricated pods clad in brick with a traditional roof
1992 Old Peoples Home, Luton, (£1.2m)
Three storey brick building and day centre with decorative stone lintels for bed ridden elderly persons
1991 Agent Norfolk Punch Drinks Factory, Upwell. (£1.3m)
High bay Factory and offices to incorporate production line bottling plant.
I was made agent due to my knowledge of heavy civils works
1990-91 Four-storey office building, Milton Keynes. (£9m)
High specification five storey offices for council ‘poll tax’ and fraud departments