Diarmad Perry

Experience

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  Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited

  May 1995 - Aug 2001

  Store Manager

  Starting as a retail assistant in a central London store, I worked up to 3 years as manager of the Exeter branch; before leaving to retrain. The experience was valuable and enjoyable. Gaining skills in customer service, personnel management, leadership and sales.

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  Stacey Construction Ltd

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2007

  Contracts Manager

  Leading commercially time-critical retail projects for leading brands (Esso, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Moto) in petrol forecourt and motorway service area settings.Preparing health and safety plans.Managing and monitoring site safety procedures.Producing short programmes and ensuring preparation is in place including the meeting of regulatory requirements, requisition of materials and liaison with statutory providers.Working with quantity surveying team on appointment of sub-contractors. Liaising with site team to monitor programme and performance of sub-contractors.Overseeing and auditing site team performance. Show less

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  Taylor Lewis

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  Senior Surveyor

  Employer’s agent acting as consultant to registered housing providers, administering contracts, project management and cost control.Working with a diverse range of clients to deliver their projects on time and to budget.Overseeing of project review meetings, producing cost estimates and managing the tender process.Compiling contract documents and acting as contracts administrator (detailed working knowledge of JCT D&B contracts).CDM Coordinator - providing coordination of, and fostering communication and cooperation between, designers and contractors, chairing and taking minutes for project site and design meetings.Preparing and compiling project data as required by RPs for audits and funding.Involvement in bidding for frameworks.Involvement in providing sustainability advice.Project management of shop fit in new build and refurbishment. Show less

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  Horizon Homes

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

  Commercial Manager

  Delivery of the group’s open market homes programme within budget and agreed timescales.Identifying and project managing the development and sale of homes on the open market.Delivering a profit on investment.Developing and maintaining effective partnerships and alliances to provide the framework for identifying and delivering new opportunities.Identifying appropriate sites for open market and mixed tenure schemes. Assessing development in terms of planning, technical and financial return.Securing appropriate legal interests in sites.Overseeing the preparation, submission and securing of acceptable planning permissions.Project managing the delivery of new homes from the identification of sites through to handover and sale.Undertaking feasibility assessments and using problem solving to realise site potential.Working with the affordable housing team to deliver mixed tenure sites where the different tenures cross fund and aid cash flow. Show less

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  Galliford Try Partnerships and Regeneration (south west) ltd.

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2020

  New business, client facing development manager. Working on bid opportunities and bringing client aspirations to commercially viable reality.

  • Partnerships and Joint Venture Manager

    Mar 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Design Manager

    Nov 2016 - Mar 2018
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  Abri

  Apr 2020 - Jan 2022

  Land Manager
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  Lovell Partnerships Ltd

  Jan 2022 - now

  Development Manager

  An exciting new role which will allow me to combine much of my experience and skills.