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Architect Project Manager specialized in Construction
Raffaella Schiavi
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London, United Kingdom
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Architect specialized in project management and construction management, with considerable experience of successful management of projects from beginning to end, ensuring delivery to the highest quality and within
budget by effectively organizing, managing and utilizing all resources.
The set of projects I managed is rather variegated as it includes commercial, luxury residential, and corporate developments, which gave me the opportunity to gain a solid and extensive knowledge of the construction
industry, and enabled me to build a rather comprehensive set of skills and competencies on both the technical and the project management sides.
I have always demonstrated to be able to proficiently interact with many different players in different scenarios and to have the capabilities required to play an important part in achieving the successful delivery of construction projects, as witnessed by my track record.
budget by effectively organizing, managing and utilizing all resources.
The set of projects I managed is rather variegated as it includes commercial, luxury residential, and corporate developments, which gave me the opportunity to gain a solid and extensive knowledge of the construction
industry, and enabled me to build a rather comprehensive set of skills and competencies on both the technical and the project management sides.
I have always demonstrated to be able to proficiently interact with many different players in different scenarios and to have the capabilities required to play an important part in achieving the successful delivery of construction projects, as witnessed by my track record.
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
French
Good
Italian
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2019 - ?
job
Senior Project manager
www.labs.com.
In April 2019 I started a new position in LABS, a company specialized in co working and hospitality, to supervise and manage projects of fit out for the new tenants moving in the spaces, and to support the sales
team in growing the business.
Responsabilities:
• Liaising with the sales team providing estimation of the works and options appraisal.
• Liaising with the client to collect the requirements, scheduling, managing and leading team meetings to set
tasks and priorities to roll the project.
• Monitoring and tracking the project on and off the site, reporting to the operation director and to the COO
the expenditure against the budget, documenting and logging the project changes, and evaluating their
impact on costs, timelines, and risks.
• Implement standard specs and guideline for the Labs projects
team in growing the business.
Responsabilities:
• Liaising with the sales team providing estimation of the works and options appraisal.
• Liaising with the client to collect the requirements, scheduling, managing and leading team meetings to set
tasks and priorities to roll the project.
• Monitoring and tracking the project on and off the site, reporting to the operation director and to the COO
the expenditure against the budget, documenting and logging the project changes, and evaluating their
impact on costs, timelines, and risks.
• Implement standard specs and guideline for the Labs projects
Project Manager, Budget, Sales, Support, Monitoring, Manager
2018 - 2019
job
Senior Project Manager
www.foundedstudio.com.
I started a new position in Founded Studio (construction consultancy firm in London) to oversee and manage the Studio's residential and commercial projects for stages 3 to 7.
Responsibilities:
• Liaising with the client during the project to define the priorities and benchmarks, and prepare all the plans, the programme and the project specifications accordingly.
• Leading the project team during the tender phase, and providing the client with tender analysis.
• Managing more than 15 contracts a time with consultants, technical resources, and trade contractors
involved in the project implementation, valuating the work done, releasing payments and monitoring the budget.
• Monitoring and tracking the project on and off the site, reporting to senior managers the actual expenditure
against the project budget, documenting and logging the project changes, and evaluating their impact on
costs, timelines, and risks.
• Leading meetings with contractors, suppliers, technical staff, and clients and creating detailed meeting
minutes and meeting summaries.
• Acting as a central reference point for all the communications between the client, the project team, and all
the other parties involved.
Achievements:
I managed one luxury mixed use project in London, valued around £6M and I structured and improved the project management procedures adopted by the project management division.
Responsibilities:
• Liaising with the client during the project to define the priorities and benchmarks, and prepare all the plans, the programme and the project specifications accordingly.
• Leading the project team during the tender phase, and providing the client with tender analysis.
• Managing more than 15 contracts a time with consultants, technical resources, and trade contractors
involved in the project implementation, valuating the work done, releasing payments and monitoring the budget.
• Monitoring and tracking the project on and off the site, reporting to senior managers the actual expenditure
against the project budget, documenting and logging the project changes, and evaluating their impact on
costs, timelines, and risks.
• Leading meetings with contractors, suppliers, technical staff, and clients and creating detailed meeting
minutes and meeting summaries.
• Acting as a central reference point for all the communications between the client, the project team, and all
the other parties involved.
Achievements:
I managed one luxury mixed use project in London, valued around £6M and I structured and improved the project management procedures adopted by the project management division.
Project Management, Project Manager, Budget, Management, Contracts, Implementation, Monitoring, Contracts, Manager
2018 - 2018
job
Senior Project Manager
GDM Partnership.
In 2018 I have been employed at GDM partnership (engineering consultancy firm in London) to assist the PM
Director for managing Refurbishment and Fit-out Cat A and B projects for some new and existing office
buildings, from the concept phase (design phase stage 2) to the closure and handover to the Client.
Responsibilities
• Planned the DTM's with project team and project specialists to roll out the project and monitor the progression, I prepared the project Gantt (phase 3/4/5 and 6).
• Defined the milestones in accordance with the Client requests of progressive reviews.
• Travelled to the project sites to gather information from the building contractors and report to the team.
• Prepared a project chart to keep track of the ongoing projects and actions undertaken to resolve issues.
Achievements:
I managed commercial projects ranged between £1M and £3M from the stage 3. (Cork and Zurich).
Director for managing Refurbishment and Fit-out Cat A and B projects for some new and existing office
buildings, from the concept phase (design phase stage 2) to the closure and handover to the Client.
Responsibilities
• Planned the DTM's with project team and project specialists to roll out the project and monitor the progression, I prepared the project Gantt (phase 3/4/5 and 6).
• Defined the milestones in accordance with the Client requests of progressive reviews.
• Travelled to the project sites to gather information from the building contractors and report to the team.
• Prepared a project chart to keep track of the ongoing projects and actions undertaken to resolve issues.
Achievements:
I managed commercial projects ranged between £1M and £3M from the stage 3. (Cork and Zurich).
Design, Project Manager, SoMe, Engineering, Office, Manager
2012 - 2016
job
Senior Project Manager
www.generalplanning.com.
During these years I further progressed my career in construction project management, having being
promoted to senior project manager at the end of 2012 in recognition of the good job done so far.
With this new client facing role I was responsible for the management of the whole life cycle of complex offices
refurbishment and residential development projects, since the early stages of the concept design phase to the closure and handover to the client.
Also, I become the first point of contact with the client and all the other parties involved in the implementation
of the projects I managed, such as: developers, procurement office, local authorities, design team leaders,
contractors and building controllers.
Responsibilities:
• Liaise with the client during the project early stages to gather the requirements, define the priorities and
benchmarks, set the acceptance criteria and the KPIs, and prepare project plans, schedules and specifications accordingly
• Assist the clients with producing the solicitation package for the tender, including all the specifications for
the work to do, and post-tender contract preparation
• Lead the project team, ensuring execution within the project timelines and in compliance the internal
standards and processes, and taking any action required to prevent delays and mitigate risks
• Manage more than 6 contracts at the same time with external specialist technical resources, coordinating
and monitoring their contributions to the project, both during the design and pre-tender phase and during
the build phase and delivery.
• Responsible to ensure that all the technical documentation was complete, well detailed in all the parties
and issued in compliance with internal policies and standards.
• Monitor and track the projecton and off the site, reporting to senior managers the actual expenditure
against project budget.
• Track, document and log project changes and evaluate the impact in term of cost, time and risks.
• Chair meetings with contractors, suppliers, technical staff, and clientsand prepare meeting minutes
• Write detailed and summarised project progress report
• Manage all aspects of project communication and coordination with regards to pre-start issues, scope of works definition, pre-construction handover from client, construction issues, post-construction handover
back to client, customer satisfaction reviews
• Mentor and coach an assistant junior project manager
Achievements:
• Successfully managed two large projects ranging between 5M€ and 20M€ for big corporate clients (see the Appendix section for more details), all of which were delivered on time, within budget, and in the accordance with the acceptance criteria set by the client.
promoted to senior project manager at the end of 2012 in recognition of the good job done so far.
With this new client facing role I was responsible for the management of the whole life cycle of complex offices
refurbishment and residential development projects, since the early stages of the concept design phase to the closure and handover to the client.
Also, I become the first point of contact with the client and all the other parties involved in the implementation
of the projects I managed, such as: developers, procurement office, local authorities, design team leaders,
contractors and building controllers.
Responsibilities:
• Liaise with the client during the project early stages to gather the requirements, define the priorities and
benchmarks, set the acceptance criteria and the KPIs, and prepare project plans, schedules and specifications accordingly
• Assist the clients with producing the solicitation package for the tender, including all the specifications for
the work to do, and post-tender contract preparation
• Lead the project team, ensuring execution within the project timelines and in compliance the internal
standards and processes, and taking any action required to prevent delays and mitigate risks
• Manage more than 6 contracts at the same time with external specialist technical resources, coordinating
and monitoring their contributions to the project, both during the design and pre-tender phase and during
the build phase and delivery.
• Responsible to ensure that all the technical documentation was complete, well detailed in all the parties
and issued in compliance with internal policies and standards.
• Monitor and track the projecton and off the site, reporting to senior managers the actual expenditure
against project budget.
• Track, document and log project changes and evaluate the impact in term of cost, time and risks.
• Chair meetings with contractors, suppliers, technical staff, and clientsand prepare meeting minutes
• Write detailed and summarised project progress report
• Manage all aspects of project communication and coordination with regards to pre-start issues, scope of works definition, pre-construction handover from client, construction issues, post-construction handover
back to client, customer satisfaction reviews
• Mentor and coach an assistant junior project manager
Achievements:
• Successfully managed two large projects ranging between 5M€ and 20M€ for big corporate clients (see the Appendix section for more details), all of which were delivered on time, within budget, and in the accordance with the acceptance criteria set by the client.
Implementation, Processes, Manager, Contracts, Monitoring, Coach, Office, Technical documentation, Development, Design, Compliance, Contracts, Mentor, Management, Procurement, Budget, Project Manager, Project Management
2007 - 2010
job
Project manager
Spazio Futuro Group (www.spaziofuturo.it).
During this period working with SF (engineering and construction consultancy firm specialised in retail) I
gained a relevant experience of the construction sector working in a fast paced environment, responsible for
delivering projects for the construction phase in a timely manner, hitting the deadlines, within the budget and with the quality required.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare time and cost schedulesand coordinate the project detailed phase
• Coordinate the contractors and suppliers and organize their weekly tasks. Schedule the daily activities on
the site. Verify the status of the achievement. Ask to fix the details as needed to reach the required
quality.
• Monitor the expenses and report to senior managers any changes of initial budget
Achievements:
• Delivery new jewellers in several shopping malls in Italy - French Brand Histoire d'Or
gained a relevant experience of the construction sector working in a fast paced environment, responsible for
delivering projects for the construction phase in a timely manner, hitting the deadlines, within the budget and with the quality required.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare time and cost schedulesand coordinate the project detailed phase
• Coordinate the contractors and suppliers and organize their weekly tasks. Schedule the daily activities on
the site. Verify the status of the achievement. Ask to fix the details as needed to reach the required
quality.
• Monitor the expenses and report to senior managers any changes of initial budget
Achievements:
• Delivery new jewellers in several shopping malls in Italy - French Brand Histoire d'Or
Project Manager, Retail, Budget, Engineering, Manager
2003 - 2007
job
Assistant project manager
GBACAD (www.gbacad.it).
Responsibilities:
• Implement the project during the design executive phase as a member of the design team
• Assist the senior construction project manager in the production of the technical documentation for the tender.
• Interact with main and sub-contractor, providing support for the site activities
Achievements:
• State Property Office Headquarter, Milan
• Implement the project during the design executive phase as a member of the design team
• Assist the senior construction project manager in the production of the technical documentation for the tender.
• Interact with main and sub-contractor, providing support for the site activities
Achievements:
• State Property Office Headquarter, Milan
Design, Project Manager, Support, Technical documentation, Office, Production, Manager
1999 - 2003
job
construction project manager
unknown.
I collaborated with several architecture firms in relation to construction projects, being mainly responsible for
assisting with fit-out design, contract preparation, and site management.
assisting with fit-out design, contract preparation, and site management.
Design, Project Manager, Management, Architecture, Manager
My education
2018
London Metropolitan University
Course for EU qualified Architects, RIBA - Practice in UK
Course for EU qualified Architects, RIBA - Practice in UK
2018
MANAGEMENT SLILLS CENTRE
Project management course for PMQ, project management
Project management course for PMQ, project management
1991
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1996
Politecnico di Milano
Master (with Hons), Architecture
Master (with Hons), Architecture
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