Andrew Evans

Experience

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  Firefly Communications

  Jan 1997 - Apr 2001

  Facilities Manager
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  Thomson Reuters

  Apr 2001 - Oct 2002

  Project Manager
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  Care Quality Commission

  Nov 2002 - Jan 2017

  Head of Property

  I have led and delivered estate strategy through multiple Public Sector reorganisations/mergers over a 15 year period including secondments to several Dept of Health and Arms Length Bodies. The key elements of these roles was to to oversee the delivery of: - estates rationalisation programmes and accommodation modernisation programmes. - acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant, relocations projects- Leasing regularisation or deed transitional programmes- Responsibility for writing and submission of treasury 5 stage business cases, estates strategy, design principles and all related governance papers for respective internal Board or external Department or Treasury approvals.The day to day duties included: - Managing a large national estate that supports circa 4,000 office and home based staff with annual £12m revenue and £3m capital expenditure budget; - Managing property and FM services including property legal, design/build, buildings compliance/maintenance- Management and development of a nationally dispersed estates & facilities team; Property management experience including recommending acquisitions and disposals, negotiating leases, lease breaks, lease re-gears, rent reviews, rates assessments, audits, and surveys; Show less

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  Public Health England

  Dec 2011 - Oct 2013

  Property Management Manager

  • Provide professional advice and guidance on property related matters; • Development and implement estates strategy;• Provide professional advice and guidance on corporate property related matters;• Support accommodation project teams with property related advice and guidance;• Manage Estates and Facilities budgets and submission of business cases;• Manage specialist and professional construction, building and engineering expertise;• Manage external estates professional services such as solicitors, surveyors, agents and architects; Show less

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  Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust

  Feb 2017 - May 2017

  Estates consultant

  Worked for a short term to provide strategic estates advise on the development of the Trusts estates strategy and design principles. The outcome was implementation of an optimisation programme that delivered improved efficiency of office/community health accommodation and enabled rationalisation opportunities and savings targets to be met.

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  NHS Property Services Ltd

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Strategic Estates Advisor

  - Supporting and advising the NHS to deliver estates transformation in North Central London;- Supporting development of North Central London STP and CCGs estates strategy and capital investment plans;- Progressing development of North Central London Acute and Primary Care strategic projects and programmes; - Supporting and enabling surplus land/building disposal opportunities; - Short and longer-term development of NHSPS property portfolio strategy to drivethe efficient and effective use of the NHS estate; - Supporting Barnet One Public Estate development and optimisation initiatives Show less

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  NHS Property Services Ltd

  Sept 2018 - now

  The Property Strategy functions core objective is to work with commissioners, senior health stakeholders, and local authorities to develop solutions that encourage more effective delivery of NHS services - through property consolidation, enabling disposals, driving value from lease events and where relevant the “right-sizing” of new developments. The main focus of the role is: - to support the short and longer-term development of our property portfolio strategy byengaging with our customers, occupiers and stakeholders to drive the efficient and effective use of the NHS estate.- Work with Investment Management team to set out and manage a pipeline of disposals and development opportunities- Drive operational efficiency, improved utilisation- Support the Development team to bring forward major site developments- Develop a robust NHSPS capital pipeline- Act as a two-way channel between NHSPS and NHSE/I - Assess options to ensure that the estate is occupied on an optimal basis Show less National Office Programme supports the NHS Property Services, NHS England and Department of Health and ALB office portfolio. Leading strategic reviews, options appraisals including market analysis to support decision making around lease events (breaks and expiries), enabling disposals, and portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for consolidation and rationalisation. For anything related to office properties, we can support any decision making or reviews at a corporate/organisational level. Show less

  • Senior Property Strategy Manager (London)

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Senior National Office Strategy Manager

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018