Summary of Experience

2002 - 2022

Arcadis Lenders, Investors and Insurers - Director, Head of UK Real Estate Due Diligence, 2018 - 2022

At Arcadis I was responsible for the commission management and delivery of single asset or multiple asset portfolio Technical Due Diligence (TDD) projects for acquisition, disposal and refinance of commercial buildings of all asset types and classes within the UK and some European acquisitions. I was main point of client contact and responsible for managing the various teams of in-house or network of sub-consultant surveyors and specialist technical advisers, coordinating all reporting into single commercially focused reports tailored to the Client’s needs.

Experienced in all types of asset class, the last two years were spent leading and providing specific TDD focus on build-to-rent (BTR) and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) high rise blocks, working with specialist fire engineers to resolve fire risk issues in relation to External Wall Systems (EWS1), PAS 9980 assessments and associated remediation advice, working to unlock problems faced by the industry and evolving fire safety legislation post-Grenfell.

See link below for TDD project specific examples.

Paragon Building Consultancy Limited - Associate Director, 2012 – 2018

  •  Provision of full range of commercial building surveying and project management services for a wide variety of clients including pension funds, banks, property companies and developers.

  • Large volume of pre-acquisition surveys across the UK and Europe and management of large portfolio surveys.

  • Project management of CAT A and CAT B commercial office schemes up to £5m and assisting on shell retail developments up to £12m.

  • Development and project monitoring of residential and hotel schemes ranging between £1m to £30m.

  • Strategic dilapidations advice for Landlords and tenants.

  • Strategic lead on APC management including mentoring and recruiting graduates.

  • Team Leader and Manager of small team of surveyors.  

The Deerbrook Group Ltd, Senior Surveyor, 2010 – 2012

  • Client-side senior building surveyor / project manager for London based private developer.

  • Refurbishment of residential flats and houses across Mayfair including the client’s houses up to £2m.

  • CAT A refurbishment of commercial office spaces across the portfolio.

  • CAT B refurbishment of client offices, £1m.

  • Dilapidations advice and negotiations with tenants.

 DTZ (now Cushman and Wakefield), Building Surveyor, 2006 - 2010

  •  Building surveyor working on the Landlord professional services team providing full range of building surveying services.

  • Dilapidations schedules and negotiations on behalf of Landlords.

  • Small CAT A refurbishments, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and associated phased external repair and redecoration projects.

  • APC Doctor and mentor, test candidate on stage at the 2009 RICS National Building Surveyors Conference.

 Self-employed builder, 2002 – 2006

  •  Refurbishment of various flats and houses for private clients across Kent and East Sussex and several months at a time working on larger projects in the south-west of France.

  • Various manual trades; plastering, decorating, joinery.