Ethan Xu

Experience

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  Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2014

  Senior Engineer

  - Coordination of internal project teams and external stakeholders during the project cycle, including preparation of preliminary design, selection of architectural design and engineering consultants, development of the project master schedule, preparation of project budget, and obtaining the required permits prior to project implementation;- Coordinate collaboration between government departments, utility companies, general contractors, NSCs, architects and engineering consultants;- Coordinate with the company's project team and consultants during the bidding and construction implementation phases;- Design and construction phase to minimize project risk, implementation schedule, quality and cost control;- Communicate with the on-site team, closely monitor the construction status of the project, and ensure that the construction schedule and cost are controlled within the budget;- Participate in the coordination of the owner's representatives, the supervising engineers, and organize the acceptance of the project;- Coordinate with utilities such as HKE, PCCW, Towngas, etc., and coordinate the access of external facilities;- Co-ordinate the supply of treatment facilities with the Water Supplies Department, Drainage Services Department, Highways Department, etc.;- Handle COW, RE and RBSE to coordinate construction inspections and quality control;- Construction quality control, cost VO control and overall acceptance and delivery of the project. Show less

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  Thyssenkrupp

  Feb 2014 - May 2017

  Business Representative

  - ThyssenKrupp Infrastructure GmbH's bulk trading business in metal materials in the Asia-Pacific region;- Macro and micro analysis of the overall metal materials market situation, trends, and fluctuation influencing factors in the Asia-Pacific region;- ThyssenKrupp Group's sourcing needs and the sourcing needs of major global manufacturers are connected with the resources and information of the Asian material supply market, resource optimization and integration, and cost reduction;- Acting as the commercial representative of ThyssenKrupp Infrastructure GmbH in the Asia-Pacific region for the supply of construction materials for large-scale infrastructure projects such as ports, bridges and locks;- Roadshows, new client development and business coordination / relationship maintenance and integration of existing clients;- Upfront cost estimation and pricing, technical standard preparation/validation, delivery plan development;- Maintain existing customer relationships and develop new customers. Show less

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  CBRE

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  Manager

  - Investment models, feasibility studies, REITs, financial thematic analysis;- Industry research, project positioning research, product positioning analysis, strategic planning research and judgment, market pricing research;- Pre-project positioning and planning, industry trend research and analysis, macro market and policy research;- Regional commercial real estate market research and analysis, customer group research, land acquisition site selection research and judgment;- International case studies, project feasibility analysis, investment analysis, competitive product analysis;- Industrial and district development, urban renewal, district planning, TOD project development and research;- Retail commercial project positioning and operation diagnosis projects;- Featured and cultural tourism towns and theme park projects;- Project design review, preparation of design task book, docking and coordination of design units;- Strategic consulting, corporate development planning, marketing and management consulting, etc.- Independently complete the content of deliverables and be responsible for the writing of tender documents;- Coordinate and cooperate with the Research Department, Office Agency Department, and Property Management Department. Show less

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  Knight Frank

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Senior Manager

  - Head of Strategic Advisory, Knight Frank Southern China;- As the head of the consulting department and the project manager, guide the team to carry out the project throughout the process, including business negotiation and demand insight with the owner, formulate the service framework, formulate the service logic, report on major customer meetings, and control the quality and progress of the whole process research;- Initiator of new model of big data application and big data industry consulting;- Principal Investigator of Urban Renewal (Old Renovation) Project (Industrial Reform Resource Docking);- Docking of government and enterprise customer resources;- Consultancy department team formation, budget and assessment;- Hong Kong/Shenzhen/Shanghai/Guangzhou/Beijing team cross-regional project cooperation and coordination;- Customer relationship and business channel development and maintenance. Implemented Projects:- China Merchants Overseas - REITs listing advisory services- Shum Yip Group (Pengji Group + Ping An Technology) Bagualing 4-2 Plot Renovation Project- Shenzhen International - South China Phase II Group 2 Industry and Development Positioning Planning- Qianhai Venture Capital - Qianhai Guiwan Zone B (Youth DreamWorks Phase 2) investment strategy consulting services- Deep Technology - Caitian UCC Deep Science and Technology City Project- Shenzhen Book City - Research on National Business Development Model and Project Positioning- China Merchants Shekou - Prince Bay Office Market Research Topic- CLP Great Wall Tower's marketing and investment strategy consultancy services Show less

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  Vanke

  Mar 2020 - Jan 2021

  Director

  - Leader of the pre-opening and preparation project of Shenzhen Industrial City Office Building, and leader of the research and planning team;- Large-scale operation and management of commercial office property projects in the market, including annual plan operation plan and operation plan implementation supervision;- Construction of the competitiveness system of office property products in Shenzhen (including product design, hardware characteristics, customer characteristics, industry categories, etc.);- Acceptance of the hardware of the delivered projects into the market, summary of problems and rectification plans during delivery;- Summary of key work, task decoding, interpretation of key work, and design of organizational and collaborative structure of Shenzhen industry and city operation;- Company-level meeting report, project product decision-making meeting, business decision-making meeting, industry city report;- Cooperate with the major commercial project groups of Shenzhen Company to complete the first-level node promotion of the group's key projects;- Establishment of organizational structure and capacity building of personnel in the early-stage, pre-opening and in-operation projects of Shenzhen industrial city;- Coordinate and manage the work plan and quality of the pre-project and project preparation team (including product positioning, business plan, industry customer group research, cooperative development agreement, product investment, product design, investment promotion and delivery, etc.);- Statistical summary and reporting of company-level monthly operating income, occupancy rate, collection rate and other operating data;- External supplier docking, capacity comparison and procurement process management. Show less

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  Arup

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

  Senior Consultant

  - Consulting and planning business leader, business negotiation and development needs insight, drawing up project development framework, formulating service framework logic, major node reporting, whole-process research quality and progress control, organizing and participating in expert review meetings, etc.;- Maintain owner-side relationships and channel development, decompose and integrate internal team work, and control quality;- Focus on participating in industrial renewal projects, industrial land acquisition planning and spatial planning;- Focus on participating in the planning and planning of the property development of the TOD superstructure complex, and the planning and planning of the overall development of the area;- Docking of relevant product design standards, planning and design, and engineering construction management resources.Project:- Positioning planning for the overall development of Tencent DaChan Bay- Development and positioning of SF Shenzhen Smart Logistics Technology Industrial Base- Special topic on the operation planning (including commercial) of key stations in the southern extension section of Shenzhen Metro Group Line 13- Guangzhou Nansha Pearl Bay Administration - Pearl Science and Technology Park Strategic Plan- Functional planning of the Nansha Science and Technology Innovation Port in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (permanent site of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum).- Qingdao Laoshan District Rail Transit Line 4 and 5 TOD planning and design- Research on the Development Orientation of Tongzhou International Talent Community in Beijing- Yili Global Headquarters Building Positioning Planning Project Show less

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  Savills

  May 2023 - now

  Associate Director

  - Head of Shenzhen branch of real estate development consulting business;- Docking and implementation of the work plan of the property asset development and operation team of the state-owned enterprises in Shenzhen. Product design positioning, project leasing and sales operation plan, tenant adjustment plan before and after entering the market, cooperative development agreement of external units, capital increase of commercial and office products, product positioning and hardware design suggestions, investment promotion plan, property management service standards, etc.;- Managed services for office, commercial, apartment and hotel projects, including the provision of construction drawing review, the formulation of integrated plans for investment promotion and operation, the performance appraisal standards and improvement suggestions of external teams, etc.;- Planning, planning for the development and positioning of projects for development, suggestions for spatial planning of planning projects, and consulting on the optimization of the operation of projects that have entered the market;- Large-scale operation management of commercial office projects that have entered the city, annual plan operation strategic plan, and large-scale operation implementation supervision;- Construction of property service team, investment team and operation team of commercial and office projects;- Formulating investment strategies, tenant positioning and adjustment plans for the office and commercial parts of projects that have been put on the market;- Control of key nodes in the process of project operation, supplier bidding suggestions, consortium coordination and other risk control;- Project facilitation, including technical details and commercial terms;- Cross-regional cooperation and coordination of Hong Kong/Shenzhen/Shanghai/Guangzhou teams;- Customer relationship maintenance and business channel development. Show less