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Experienced Managing QS / Commercial Manager in Construction / Specialist Sub-contractor
Kevin Nicholson
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GUILDFORD
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A Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager with good man management skills and the ability to communicate at all levels. A strong Surveying, Estimating and Construction Management background with experience at Senior Level in Housing, General Contracting, Design and Build, Fit Out, Refurbishment, Decorating, GRG, Drywall, Structural Steel and Façade / Envelope works. The last twenty-six years dedicated to Specialist Sub-contracting. Successful at achieving a good return for my company and at building good relationships with clients. Familiar with the use of computers and with extensive 'hands-on' aspects of the Construction industry.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
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Larger project
Full time contractor
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My experience
2018 - 2018
freelance
Freelance / Temporary work
McDermott Drylining and P B Edwards Ltd.
As with my previous time with McDermott's I am responsible for the control of projects from initial enquiry to completion with total responsibility for all Surveying, Estimating and Financial aspects / success & with a major input into the Management and Technical aspects of these projects.
McDermott's are Sunninghill based specialist Dry Lining / Fit Out contracting company specialising in fast track works mainly from around £100K to £2m.
My responsibilities also included securing new business, creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. In this I have been successful.
Since joining this company we have secured works of a profitable nature from a variety of new clients whilst maintaining our status with existing clients. At the point of my leaving they were actively working on approximately £1.5m in contract values from a start point of £0.00 just 5 months prior.
With P B Edwards: -Similar to McDermott's but with little estimating but with involvement in managing and resolving design issues on new contract with poor design. The model here was for a higher turnover with tight margins due to the established client base and a reluctance to expand from housing to include Commercial etc.
McDermott's are Sunninghill based specialist Dry Lining / Fit Out contracting company specialising in fast track works mainly from around £100K to £2m.
My responsibilities also included securing new business, creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. In this I have been successful.
Since joining this company we have secured works of a profitable nature from a variety of new clients whilst maintaining our status with existing clients. At the point of my leaving they were actively working on approximately £1.5m in contract values from a start point of £0.00 just 5 months prior.
With P B Edwards: -Similar to McDermott's but with little estimating but with involvement in managing and resolving design issues on new contract with poor design. The model here was for a higher turnover with tight margins due to the established client base and a reluctance to expand from housing to include Commercial etc.
Design, Management
2015 - 2018
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Commercial Manager
Prater.
Working as a Commercial Manager I have run three overlapping projects covering Façade Cladding and Roofing with SFS, Composite Cladding, Curtain Walling and Rainscreen Cladding including a wrap up of Airport Works £3m, Hospital £4.5m and Shopping Centre £9.5m.
Whilst the location of the office (about 1 hour from home) is perfectly acceptable extensive travel to projects as far away as Liverpool has become a real issue with the extent of time lost through simply driving. In addition, poor investment in on site IT makes work difficult to manage.
The Liverpool project was scheduled to be £3.5m with a margin of £800K and I achieved a final value of £4.5m with a margin of £1.35m and no overspend on Subcontract Labour.
Whilst the location of the office (about 1 hour from home) is perfectly acceptable extensive travel to projects as far away as Liverpool has become a real issue with the extent of time lost through simply driving. In addition, poor investment in on site IT makes work difficult to manage.
The Liverpool project was scheduled to be £3.5m with a margin of £800K and I achieved a final value of £4.5m with a margin of £1.35m and no overspend on Subcontract Labour.
It, Office, UP, Manager
2014 - 2015
job
Senior Commercial Manager
NRT Carpentry.
Full QS duties on a number of projects at any one time whilst tendering/securing further projects so as to maintain workflow but aimed at the established client base. Values ranged from around £1m to £3m and achieved a margin average of around 35%. The model seemed to work well and is still on-going.
Workflow, Manager
2014 - 2015
freelance
Freelance QS
ADL Drywall.
With the departure of a Senior QS ADL had need of someone to again deal with some contractual issues and I stepped in on a temporary basis as I know their systems and personnel from previous involvement. We secured over £4m of new works returning in excess of 28% margin and resolved the issues outstanding through three successive adjudications all of which were won.
SoMe
2014 - 2014
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Senior QS
Beck Interiors.
Full QS duties on London High Spec Project together with working with design team with the aim of maintaining Budget Control due to a major overspend for Design prior to my arrival. This was valued at just over £5m and recovered to achieve around 22% margin.
Design, Budget
2013 - 2014
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Senior Q S
Graham Wood Structural Limited.
At the request of my previous M D from Gillespie (UK) Ltd, now C E O at Graham Wood, I have moved on a contract basis to assist on a number of issues involving Contractual Claims plus QS duties on a number of current contracts.
The value of works involved were around £4m and were all resolved with good margins.
Following major issues with the Irish Parent Company this company went into receivership.
The value of works involved were around £4m and were all resolved with good margins.
Following major issues with the Irish Parent Company this company went into receivership.
C, Contracts, Contracts
2007 - 2011
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Senior Commercial Manager
Gillespie (UK) Ltd.
Specialist GRG and Partitioning / Ceilings Contractor.
In a similar vein to my previous involvement I am responsible for the control of projects from initial enquiry to completion with total responsibility for all Surveying, Estimating, Buying and Financial aspects / success & with a major input into the Management and Technical aspects of all projects.
With a manufacturing and design service for a patented GRG system we have moved the company from a small turnover to record profits in just three years with projects from local to as far afield as China.
Projects range in value from around £50,000.00 to £3,000,000.00 and margins approached 40% on average in our best years.
Once again responsibilities included creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. Gillespie's achieved both record turnover and record profits in 2010 whilst trading in the start of the recession.
In a similar vein to my previous involvement I am responsible for the control of projects from initial enquiry to completion with total responsibility for all Surveying, Estimating, Buying and Financial aspects / success & with a major input into the Management and Technical aspects of all projects.
With a manufacturing and design service for a patented GRG system we have moved the company from a small turnover to record profits in just three years with projects from local to as far afield as China.
Projects range in value from around £50,000.00 to £3,000,000.00 and margins approached 40% on average in our best years.
Once again responsibilities included creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. Gillespie's achieved both record turnover and record profits in 2010 whilst trading in the start of the recession.
Design, Management, Service, China, Manager
2000 - 2007
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Senior Commercial Manager
McDermott Drylining and Plastering Ltd.
As with The Cosmopolitan Group I am responsible for the control of projects from initial enquiry to completion with total responsibility for all Surveying, Estimating and Financial aspects / success & with a major input into the Management and Technical aspects of these projects.
McDermott's are an Ascot based specialist Dry Lining / Plastering contracting company specialising in fast track works mainly from around £100K to £2m.
My responsibilities also included locating new business, creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. In this I have been successful.
Since joining this company, we have secured works of a profitable nature from a variety of new clients whilst maintaining our status with existing clients. At the point of my leaving they were actively working on approximately £5m in contract values with margins ranging from 25 to 30%.
McDermott's are an Ascot based specialist Dry Lining / Plastering contracting company specialising in fast track works mainly from around £100K to £2m.
My responsibilities also included locating new business, creating/building relationships with clients, New and Existing, and building a new and more profitable work environment. In this I have been successful.
Since joining this company, we have secured works of a profitable nature from a variety of new clients whilst maintaining our status with existing clients. At the point of my leaving they were actively working on approximately £5m in contract values with margins ranging from 25 to 30%.
Management, Manager
1993 - 2000
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Commercial Manager
The Cosmopolitan Group Limited.
Responsibility for control of projects, from initial enquiry to completion, with total responsibility for all Surveying, Estimating and Financial aspects / success & with a major input into the Management of these projects.
Cosmopolitan were a London & New York based commercial contracting company specialising in high quality Hotel re-fits, Decorations and Import/Sales of US Fabrics, Paints and Wall Coverings.
My responsibilities also included creating/building relationships with clients from commercial, Architectural, Contracting and Private sectors. During my time with this company, which included the depths of the recession, our turnover increased six-fold. Project size ranges through all levels up to around £900K.
Cosmopolitan were set up in the UK to provide for the decoration needs for Canary Wharf but expanded to include projects throughout London and to undertake full hotel room refurbishments for the Hilton Group and projects such as the London Aquarium and Fashion Café decorations. In general we maintained a profit margin in excess of 40% on the decoration side with a reduced return on the new works for Hilton Group.
Cosmopolitan were a London & New York based commercial contracting company specialising in high quality Hotel re-fits, Decorations and Import/Sales of US Fabrics, Paints and Wall Coverings.
My responsibilities also included creating/building relationships with clients from commercial, Architectural, Contracting and Private sectors. During my time with this company, which included the depths of the recession, our turnover increased six-fold. Project size ranges through all levels up to around £900K.
Cosmopolitan were set up in the UK to provide for the decoration needs for Canary Wharf but expanded to include projects throughout London and to undertake full hotel room refurbishments for the Hilton Group and projects such as the London Aquarium and Fashion Café decorations. In general we maintained a profit margin in excess of 40% on the decoration side with a reduced return on the new works for Hilton Group.
Fashion, Management, Sales, Café, UP, Manager
1991 - 1993
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Contracts Administrator
Areen Design Services.
Direct responsibility for three staff with overseeing responsibility for up to twelve Architects and Designer personnel.
• Producing initial budgets from basic project information.
• Producing full Bills of Quantities as design expanded.
• Co-ordination of Architects and Designers drawings.
• Co-ordination of design within budget constraints.
• Reporting direct to client on foregoing.
Projects covered the interior fit out of Hotels in the Middle East along with Palaces, Hotels and associated projects in the same area. Total Project values far in excess of £110m.
Aided development of new in-house computer system for control of financial aspects of the above.
• Producing initial budgets from basic project information.
• Producing full Bills of Quantities as design expanded.
• Co-ordination of Architects and Designers drawings.
• Co-ordination of design within budget constraints.
• Reporting direct to client on foregoing.
Projects covered the interior fit out of Hotels in the Middle East along with Palaces, Hotels and associated projects in the same area. Total Project values far in excess of £110m.
Aided development of new in-house computer system for control of financial aspects of the above.
Design, Budget, Contracts, Development, Interior, Administrator, Contracts, UP, Basic
1986 - 1991
job
Divisional Quantity Surveyor
V. A. T. Watkins Ltd.
Full responsibility for all aspects of surveying, and deputy to Divisional Director in all aspects of management, within the division. Responsible for Eleven surveyors at varying levels.
• Production of business plans. Monitoring and maintaining same.
• Jointly set up new C.V.R. systems and formatting same for computer use throughout the company.
• Established 'New Build' division within the company, including Design and Build.
• Produced high margins of profit within division while other divisions slipped into low or negative returns.
Hospital refurbishment and retained façade rebuilds in central London together with a new Library with demanding design features added to the variety we undertook.
Irrespective of the divergence from the usual refurbishment works we maintained our high level of profits with the successful execution of these works.
• Production of business plans. Monitoring and maintaining same.
• Jointly set up new C.V.R. systems and formatting same for computer use throughout the company.
• Established 'New Build' division within the company, including Design and Build.
• Produced high margins of profit within division while other divisions slipped into low or negative returns.
Hospital refurbishment and retained façade rebuilds in central London together with a new Library with demanding design features added to the variety we undertook.
Irrespective of the divergence from the usual refurbishment works we maintained our high level of profits with the successful execution of these works.
Design, C, R, Management, Monitoring, Production, UP
1984 - 1986
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Managing Quantity Surveyor
Falcon Construction.
Full surveying, estimating and management responsibilities on high specification contracts throughout London.
As the construction arm of David Hicks Interior Design the projects were of the highest specification and the margins were at the highest level as can only be demanded by such a body.
As the construction arm of David Hicks Interior Design the projects were of the highest specification and the margins were at the highest level as can only be demanded by such a body.
Design, Contracts, Management, Interior, Contracts
1982 - 1984
job
Managing Quantity Surveyor
F. Milton and Sons Ltd.
Full surveying and estimating responsibilities on varying contracts (many for parent company -Allied Lyons).
Contracts, Contracts
1981 - 1982
job
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Wates Special Works Ltd.
Full surveying duties on multi-million-pound refurbishment contracts throughout London.
Contracts, Contracts
1978 - 1981
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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Crowngap Construction Co Ltd.
Full surveying duties and overlapping management responsibilities on many types of construction projects from Housing to Office development. Values ranged up to around £5m with a sustainable return in excess of 20%+
Management, Development, Office, UP
1975 - 1976
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Site Quantity Surveyor
Wimpey (Dept 18).
Full surveying duties on a number of high value Spec' Housing projects and part of team on major civil engineering works (New Central Pier at Gatwick Airport).
Engineering
1974 - 1975
job
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Bovis Civil Engineering Ltd.
Nationality: British.
Status: Married.
Status: Married.
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