Experienced and driven Chartered Engineer. Business founder with detailed knowledge and varied experience in the Construction and MEP Building Systems industry. Background in engineering design and passion for strategically developing and delivering complex, fast-paced and unique projects.
Experience
2024 — Now
London Area, United Kingdom
Checkmark MEP was founded on the basis of galvanising our varied experience in Engineering, Design, Construction Project Delivery, Client Relationships and Marketing into one efficient package to benefit our Clients as effectively as possible.
Checkmark MEP are Building Services Consulting Engineers, that stand for reliability, responsiveness, flexibility and integrity.
Our Clients directly benefit from these principles and successful delivery of your project is at the core of every daily action we take.
2024 — 2024
2024 — 2024
London, England, United Kingdom
Leadership responsibility for Deerns’ UK operation based in Central London. Leading and growing an initial team of 45 technical staff across 7 broad Engineering and Project Management disciplines.
Responsible for recruitment strategy and its practical implementation. Maintaining and developing existing client relationships, building and executing delivery mechanisms and development and rollout of standardised processes within the UK arm.
My role was internal relationship and management based, with strong emphasis on project and delivery experience feeding in to optimising our operation, identifying and relieving bottlenecks, assessing, restructuring and strategising where deemed necessary to increase efficiency and ensure our Engineering product/service was delivered to the expected world-class standard consistently and on programme.
At Deerns UK we delivered high-complexity, contractually demanding Data Centre projects across Europe and beyond, whilst employing multi-disciplinary sub-consultants and internally project managing schemes into Billions in construction value.
Our in-house MEP specialists and Design Management professionals were unrivalled in their experience, expertise and commitment to deliver with consistent effectiveness.
I was charged with galvanising this array of offerings, tailoring them to client requirements and ensuring we consistently delivered industry-leading quality without compromise.
2021 — 2024
2021 — 2024
London, England, United Kingdom
Leadership responsibility of Foreman Roberts’ flagship London office.
Resourcing, recruitment, leadership and financial management of all project work and our wider London business unit operation.
Developing new and existing Client relationships through integrity and exacting technical standards. Experienced in B2B Marketing & Business Development grown alongside in-house experts.
Committed to company and employee growth as an experienced Chartered Engineer and manager in building systems. Recruiting, nurturing and developing talented Engineers whilst delivering high-profile projects in primarily large-scale residential, hotel, retail, commercial and data centre construction sectors.
Winning sustainable project work streams using effective, diligent and tailored scoping. Prioritising project delivery efficiency and key Client drivers for success and retention.
Building and leading a strong team of conscientious and skilled professionals, we instilled excellence in design and delivery through our authentic operating approach underpinned by core values of technical expertise, hard-won experience and integrity.
2020 — 2021
2014 — 2020
2014 — 2020
Design & Project Management of projects within sectors including high-end Retail, Commercial and Residential, ranging generally between £1M to £15M in construction value.
Involved in all aspects of MEP design and implementation. Leading a team of Engineers and ensuring the Client's best interests are maintained throughout the project process and beyond.
Providing added value to our Clients through an enhanced and focussed professional service. This is complimented by significant experience incorporating innovative MEP solutions, tailored towards niche projects with high-end Architectural finishes.
Registered as a Chartered Engineer with the ECUK, and professional competence assessed for corporate Membership of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.
Education
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Master of Science (MSc)
University of Brighton