Experience

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  Miller commercial

  Sept 1992 - Dec 1997

  Surveyor

  Marketing and disposal / letting of commercial and investment property. Valuations and landlord and tenant work

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  English partnerships

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2002

  Estates manager

  Asset Management and leasing of a large commercial property portfolio with over 200 workshop, industrial office and factory units throughout Cornwall together with the disposal of surplus estate property.

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  South west regional development agency

  Sept 2002 - Jul 2011

  Responsible for Convergence Programme implementation and management to ensure spend and output delivery are achieved at Priority level in connection with the Priority 4 Strategic Investment Fund areas and Priority 2 workspace programme and provide Convergence Team in capital build expertise. Ensuring the programme delivered projects relevant to the programme, and ensuring ERDF compliance, through effective contract management, to minimise the risk of irregularities. The programme funded large capital builds that I was responsible for ensuring ERDF compliance. This included the Pendennis Building & Redevelopment of the Yacht Basin. The extensive redevelopment of a 7,564m² non-tidal wet basin to accommodate superyachts before and after their time in the yard with the construction of new “halls” which provides capacity to work on up to six vessels at any time. Alongside this is a hoist capable of moving boats of up to 640 tonnes around the new facilities. Show less I was responsible for delivering the SW RDA's objectives of constructing new workspace and regeneration sites in line with corporate policy. The role centred around acquiring land and buildings, negotiations, direct delivery of sites and buildings, funding developers to construct their sites and premises, grant applications for ERDF funding, and negotiating Joint Ventures with landowners/developers.Responsible for projects that ranged from the construction of 1,000 – 10,000 sqm of office and industrial accommodation for high-growth companies to the funding, management and regeneration of project such as the town centre at St Austell and new premises for a marine company on Bickland Industrial Estate, Falmouth. The town centre regeneration involved considerable stakeholder and public engagement during the consultation stage and progress updates through the project build. Show less

  • Communities Infrastructure Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jul 2011

  • Development Manager – Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

    Sept 2002 - Dec 2007
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  Department for levelling up, housing and communities

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2024

  Priority manager

  National Priority Axis lead and contract manager, responsible for the delivery and management of Priority Axis 7 Transport infrastructure, working with key stakeholders, including the Department for Transport and local authorities, to ensure the successful delivery of infrastructure projects and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund.I have focused on and led the delivery of capital build projects on government estate/infrastructure and, latterly, the grant funding of capital build and infrastructure projects using government and European capital funds. The delivery of projects has ranged from small £100,000 investments to major projects of over £300m requiring Major Project approval through the ERDF grant approval process through the major projects team in Brussels for the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. Show less

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  Ministry of housing, communities and local government

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior delivery officer

  Responsible for overseeing delivery and performance of a number of capital projects across the UK working closely with Area Teams to understand delivery issues & risks and manage those through the performance management conversations with grant recipients. Working with key stakeholders, including Department for Transport, HM Treasury, the Infrastructure Projects Authority, Area Teams and Departmental teams identifying the delivery focused capacity and capability issues facing local authorities to support strong programme / project performance management – managing/ tracking project deliverables, recording risks and developing mitigations; providing quality assurance and contributing to budget control of the programme. Show less