William Roe

Experience

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  Osborne

  Jun 1994 - Aug 1997

  Assistant Engineer
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  Atkins

  Sept 1997 - Aug 2001

  Senior Engineer
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  Network Rail

  Sept 2001 - May 2007

  Senior Project Engineer

  Engineering representative within Network Rail’s senior management team set up to facilitate the development and delivery of the £400m, 5 year programme of enhancement work required to ensure the heavy rail transport strategy for the London 2012 Olympic Games was met.

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  Canterbury Cathedral

  Jun 2007 - Feb 2014

  Senior management position accountable for leading the successful development and delivery of a £multi-million heritage refurbishment programme in accordance with the Dean & Chapter’s strategic objectives, Responsibilities included: Stakeholder management; risk management; cost control; procurement; management of multi-discipline design teams; change control and ensuring all works are carried out safely, to the highest standards and demonstrable value for money. Key Achievements• Project Professional of the Year Award 2013 - Runner up Jul 2013 Association for Project Management • Project Managed the ‘home team’ to successfully win £11.9million Heritage Lottery Fund contribution towards their £19.4million development scheme;• Created, wrote the Terms of Reference for and Chaired the Dean & Chapter’s inaugural Capital Works Steering Group ensuring a common, shared and sustainable approach to Project Management across the full, multi scope programme of works;• Set up and managed a fully accountable project cost control system which included quantifying and qualifying risk, capturing and managing issues and financial reporting against set KPIs. Show less Head of Department accountable for delivering a £2million annual maintenance programme. Responsible for the management of a diverse and specialist multi-disciplined direct labour force; external consultants and internal project managers charged with the conservation and maintenance of the Dean & Chapter’s extensive estate, including: The Cathedral and coventual building’s; Ancient monuments; Canonical houses; State-of-the-art hotel and conferencing centre; Industrial scale masonry facilities and over 100 commercial properties.Key Achievements• Set up, implemented and managed a budget framework which separated reactive and routine maintenance costs from planned works (OPEX and CAPEX)• Within the team, successfully turned a predominantly negative attitude towards career development opportunity round to actual career progression through proper use of the appraisal process supported by training frameworks relevant to the various disciplines.• Successfully helped the Dean &Chapter understand their H&S obligations and hence the introduction of their own H&S management system. Show less

  • Director of Projects

    Oct 2011 - Feb 2014

  • Director of Works Canterbury Cathedral

    Jun 2007 - Sept 2011
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  Marlborough College

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2021

  Head of Department and member of the Bursarial Team, accountable for leading an in-house management team of multi-disciplined specialist professionals and external consultants, developing and delivering major refurbishment projects, minor repair works, reactive and routine maintenance, statutory compliance and fire safety works. Responsibilities included: Preparing, monitoring and reporting against an annual budget (£14million 2016/17); ensuring the College meets it Statutory Compliance for asbestos management, Fire Safety, Legionella, Fixed Wire and PAT testing; ensuring all work is carried out safely and within the strict College policy for Safeguarding. Show less

  • Director of Capital Projects Marlborough College

    Mar 2017 - Nov 2021

  • Director of Estates

    Mar 2014 - Feb 2017
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  Badminton School

  Mar 2022 - May 2022

  Deputy Bursar (Estates and Operations)
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  The Hurlingham Club

  Jun 2022 - now

  Development Executive (Project Director)

  Executive Director with responsibility for the development and delivery of the Hurlingham Club's £multi-million Masterplan.