Matthew Lowe FRICS

Experience

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  Northern Territory Government

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Civil Engineer

  Responsible for site supervising the NT Government's Capital and Minor Works projects including: - Procurement of services for design, construction and other ad hoc services in line with project deliverables, - Contract management, - Site Supervision, - Quality Assurance and Quality Control, and - Progress Reporting. Works consisted of civil, environmental, structural, hydraulics, bridge and marine works - scoping, design development, construction and handover.

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  Macmahon

  Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

  Project Engineer

  Project Management & OperationsHealth & Safety OfficerEnvironmental/Sustainability OfficerQuality Assurance & Quality Control Officer

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  ISG

  Mar 2006 - Aug 2016

  Senior Commercial Manager

  Commercial Management of Construction and Engineering Projects, including High End Commercial Fit Outs in London & Large Data Centre schemes in the UK.

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  British Army

  Jan 2010 - now

  Commissioned Officer

  2013 to Present: Engineer Specialist, 65 Works Group, 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group2010 to 2013: Troop Commander, Westminster Dragoons, Royal Yeomanry

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  Multiplex

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Commercial Management Specialist

  Commercial Management of Preliminaries packages and Design Consultants at the One Nine Elms Project in Vauxhall - a development consisting of the new build of a 6 star hotel and 2 residential towers under a Design & Build form of contract.

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  Mace

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  Senior Commercial Manager

  Lead Commercial Manager for a project delivering 2 purpose built laboratories for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Bloomsbury under the JCT Construction Management form of contract.

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  CHP

  Nov 2018 - May 2023

  Associate Partner

  Castle Hayes Pursey LLP (CHP) operates from offices in London UK, and New York USA, providing expert quantity surveying, project management and cost consultancy to the construction and engineering industries.Quantity Surveying is a multifaceted role involved in all aspects of a construction project. Also known as construction economists, project managers and cost engineers, a QS is responsible for the full financial aspect of a project, from the initial estimates to the complete budget demands. A good QS is a bridge between the engineering and legal functions, to the benefit of the project.Here are five things that quantity surveyors do to bring value to projects: • Advise on the setting of budgets• Monitor the design development against planned expenditure• Manage and analyse risks• Control costs during the entire construction process• Value the construction work for interim payments, change, assess claims for loss and expense and agree with final accountsThe six principle areas of quantity surveying (cost management) are:• Construction technology and environmental services• Procurement and tendering• Design economics and cost planning• Quantification and costing of construction works• Construction law and standard forms of contract• Project financial control and reporting Show less

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  Cartier

  May 2023 - now

  Senior Cost Control Manager Americas

  Store Design, Planning & Construction