Andrew Clayton

Company Name: Morgan Sindall

Level of experience: Worked within the construction industry since Feb 2016, working in Pre-construction and Work Winning mainly. Recently changed roles to be Social Value Manager, getting involved more with our live projects and community engagement. No practical construction site experience. 

Short biog: Originally joined Morgan Sindall Construction working as part of the Work Winning Team, and had no previous Construction Experience. Changed roles to Social Value Manager 4 months ago.

Current role: Social Value Manager

Qualifications: BA (Hons) Business and Management, CMI Level 5 Diploma in Professional Consulting

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: Collaboration is huge part of my role as Social Value Manager - by working together rather than individually we can achieve so much more.  Therefore hoping to develop my ability to do this, gain contacts and utilse proven tools and techniques in order to better fulfill my role.

Chris Herrington

Company Name: Scape

Level of experience: Over thirty years experience within the public sector, working with military, blue light, local authorities and central government.  During the last five years, I have been working with public sector organisations and the private sector (teir 1 construction contractors). This has been very interesting to see how collaboration works, or in some cases doesn't, between a public sector organisation and a private sector organisation within the built environment. 

Short biog: Thirty four years working within the public sector, ten years with the MOD, seventeen years with the civil service, and seven years with a local authority. A broad customer focused career that has required collaboration in some shape or form to achieve objectives. I have been working for Scape for just over five years. I wanted to attend this course to get a deeper understanding of collaboration within the construction sector and in addition, share this knowledge with colleagues within my organisation and with my clients and our built environment delivery contractors.

Current role: Senior Client Relationship Manager. Working as a trusted interface between our public sector clients and our private sector built environment teir 1 contractors that occupy our frameworks.

Qualifications: O Levels, GCSE's, Diploma in Management, Degre

Darren Wallace

Company Name: Stepnell

Level of experience: Over 20yrs experience working in a mix of private architectural practices and 4no Main contractors (in a design orientated role) 

Short biog: During his career, he's been involved in virtually all aspects of a project from inception through to completion along with over circa 10yrs being either a primary Lead or Director for an architectural practice. I.e. Full P&L responsibility.
The last 3yrs have been with Stepnell in a Senior DM role, with a focus being primarily around bringing a greater level of design/compliance and customer development to the team.

Current role: Senior Design Manager - Stepnell

Qualifications: BSc Hons Architectural Technology
HND in Architectural Technology

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: My expectations are open given it’s a new course through the CE Midlands.
However, I’d expect it to be interactive/informative based on the subject content but also very relevant to today’s challenges.
I’ve joined the programme to support both Stepnell in their drive to promote collaborative working, but also for my own personal development & interest in collaborative working.
The industry remains very fragmented across many levels, but the more people embrace the collective approach the more attractive the profession becomes to existing and emerging new talent

Jamie Conde

Company Name: Morgan Sindall

Level of experience: 11 years in construction industry, 6 years in pre-construction and estimating

Short biog: I worked on site in the construction industry between university years as a labourer. That was between 2010 and 2013. I then took a trainee estimator role in 2015 and did a HNC in Building Studies at University of Wolverhampton on a part time basis. I have worked my way up to an estimator now, so I have just over 6 years experience as an estimator and 11 years experience in the construction industry.

Current role: Estimator

Qualifications: HNC Building Studies (part time), BSC (Hons) Sports Studies

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: I would like to further understand areas of the construction industry and take them into my job as an estimator. The more knowledge I can gain the more I will understand while putting a tender together and can relay this information to colleagues.

Kubra Sari

Company Name: RLB

Level of experience: 8 years

Short biog: A Project Manager with experience of delivering projects in the UK across a variety of sectors. Kubra has worked in a number of roles as Project Manager, Contract Administrator and Employers Agent on both large and small complex projects with numerous high profile clients during her time in the industry which has enabled her to develop a strong client care focus. Coming from an engineering background, Kubra has strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and is dedicated to deliver excellent quality service paying attention to details while maintaining focus on the end result. 

Current role: Project Manager

Qualifications: PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons);
NEC4 ECC Project Manager Accreditation

Louise Morris

Company Name: Scape

Level of experience: Low - medium experience in the field of this course

Short biog: Experienced Customer Relationship Manager working with clients collaboratively for success.  Extensive Account Management experience working with Rolls Royce (aviation), Co-operative Group and many other organisations.

Current role: Framework Manager - SCAPE

Qualifications: Diploma in Business Administration;
NVQ Level 4 Business Administration
ILM in Facilities Management;
School of Account Leadership

Nicole Hill

Company Name: Scape

Level of experience: I am the technical coordinator at Scape supporting Procure/Business Developent/Venture so I have a wide range of knowledge and skills however because of the breadth of cover required I struggle to retain the granular detail required for the next role

Short biog: I collate and interpret data such as Project trackers/KPI's/Social Value/Commitments. I also create Contract templatews within DocuSign and train the partners on how to use and manage them.

Current role: Technical Coordinator with the hope of becoming a Framework Manager

Qualifications: 10 GCSE's, 2 Alevels, NVQ in Payroll Administration

Steve Hunter

Company Name: Magna

Level of experience: Chartered Building Surveyor for over 20+ years

Short biog: My role is to help Magna ensure that the new development schemes we undertake are built to the relevant Fire / Building Standards and other statutory regulations.  I’m also involved in overseeing our programme of retrospective corrective works to our post year 2000 properties to ensure that these were correctly constructed and where issues exist, we undertake the appropriate work to overcome these issues for the benefit and safety of our customers.  I’m based within our Asset Team, but am working closely with the Development Team.   I’m a Chartered Building Surveyor with 20+ years’ experience in the Building Industry having worked for the Local Authority, the Police Authority and in private practice as a Building Surveyor.

Current role: Building Quality Manager

Qualifications: MRICS

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: Looking forward to broadening my understanding of collaborative working.  Being based in a large organisation, this is particularly important where we are dealing with both a large work force but also external contractors and consultants.  Hoping to be able to encourage others to consider to take this course in future years.

Joe O’Boyle

Company Name: Stepnell

Level of experience: 15+ years Quantity Surveying on Civil Engineering & Building projects ranging from £100k - £12m in value using JCT & NEC Forms of Contract.

Short biog: Having started in the construction industry in 2004, I spent several years progressing through various roles, covering site engienering and site management, before joining the commercial department in the organisation. I then spent five years attending University where I gradiated in 2010 with a BSc (Hons) at 2:1 level. SInce then, I have worked on various CIvil Engineering and Building projects, including on water and sewerage treatment works, fire stations, schools and universities. The most interesting project I've been involved in is the Catesby Tunnel project, where we are engaged to transform a 2.7km long Victorian railway tunnel into an aerodynamic testing facility.

Current role: Senior Quantity Surveyor on a £11.5m project for the University of Worcester.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons.) Quantity Surveying at 2:1 level.

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: Having been involved in a unique project (Catesby Tunnel) from 2017 which is still ongoing, we took a truly collaborative approach with our Client, often providing multiple options for each challenge encountered, providing detailed risk and opportunity analyses for their consideration and direction as the project went along.  Now taking this experience gained and working with the UoW who are another open and collaborative client, I am interested in looking at different approaches in problem solving to arrive at satisfactory results for all parties.

Richard Vickers

Company Name: CQS Solutions Ltd

Level of experience: 7 Years Quantity Surveying

Short biog: Started in the industry at 16 as a trades person.  Progressed in to more office based duties and have been quantity surveying for the last 7 years.  Recently promoted to Managing Quantity Surveyor at CQS Solutions, who are a small quantity surveying practise.  The majority of our works is for small to medium sized sub-contractors, from tendering through to final accounts.  As a company we are looking to move more towards Main Contractors and PQS works.  

Current role: Managing Quantity Surveyor

Qualifications: Degree in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: I am hoping to develop my leadership skills and learn some new practical and tangible ideas to implement in my new role, now I am looking after a team of surveyors.  Hopefully to make us more efficient and offer our clients a better service. Particular interested in the Leadership and Team Management, Lean and Continuous Improvement, Smart Construction and Quality and Compliance Modules 

Kelly Humphries

Company Name: Pick Everard 

Level of experience: 4 years post garduating industry experience - 3.5 year leisure sector @ GT3 Architects. 3.5 months at Pick Everard 

Short biog: I am an Architectural Technologist working at Pick Everard, I graduated from Nottingham Trent Univeristy in July 2017. I have a previous experience on a Passivhaus leisure centre scheme,  which links with my interest to sustainable design. I am also very keen on Biophilic design and have done some research into this topic in the past and was also my disertation topic for my final year project.

Current role: Architectural Technologist 

Qualifications: BSc Hons Architectural Technology - 2:1

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: I am hoping to gain a lot more skills and knowledge within the industry and the stages of projects and how projects can be made more efficient in the future. I am also looking forward to meeting and getting to know like minded people or are also interested in learning about this way of working. Covid has shown us that the way we work now is changing and I believe that the way projects run will also need to adapt in the future. I am always wanting to learn and gain new knowledge and experience which benefits my role, which is why I also have completed a Women In Leadership course this year.

Ele George

Company Name: Elevate

Level of experience: 23 years since I joined the sector

Short biog: Ele is a Civil and Environmental engineer with a passion for all things innovative. Specialising in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Ele runs ‘elevate’, a specialist consultancy involved in sustainable construction, MMC and construction skills. She has worked on projects ranging in scale from her own self-build eco-home, to the development of Bristol’s Southmead Hospital, and looks to increase sustainability in our built environment at every opportunity.

Ele’s ambition is to create mixed tenure developments, where sustainable and accelerated construction is a key driver to delivering more affordable homes and community infrastructure. Ele aims to work with organisations who help to enhance the life chances of local people by not only providing a beautiful place to live, but also providing education, work experience and employment opportunities, placing Social Value at the heart.

 Current role: Collaboration Hub Manager at Energiesprong // Strategy Manager at Offsite Alliance // Founder of Elevate

Qualifications: MEng Civil & Environmental engineering

Your expectations of taking part i.e. why have you joined the programme: As collaboration is at the heart of all successful development, I want to understand some practical steps I can take to ensure collaboration takes place with my colleagues