Allen Mead

Building Surveyor

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Hastings, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
BEng (Hons), BSc (Hons), AIFireE
Education
- University of Greenwich, West Kent College
  1994 - 1996
  HND Building Studies
- University of Greenwich
  1997 - 1999
  BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
- Glasgow Caledonian University
  2019 - 2023
  BEng (Hons) Fire Risk Engineering
Experience
- London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
  Apr 2000 - May 2000
  Building Surveyor
  Shape up for Homes Project Carrying out surveys on the borough's housing stock to appraise their existing condition. Measuring windows and doors for replacement. Grading roof coverings according to condition and life expectancy. Giving recommendations for repairs on external elements.
- Baily Garner
  Jun 2000 - Jun 2008
  Building Surveyor
  Key responsibilities included;Visiting sites and carrying out initial inspections. Measured surveys of existing buildings and sites. Production of full survey drawings, full working drawings. Submitting applications for statutory approvals. Preparing contract documents, including tender reports, tender estimates. Undertaking contract administration duties in accordance with practice procedures.
- Drivers Jonas Deloitte
  Jun 2000 - Jul 2000
  Building Surveyor
  Stock Condition Surveys on NHS Primary Care Centres to ascertain compliance of existing facilities in respect of DDA 1995.
- Potter Raper Partnership
  Jun 2008 - Jul 2012
  Building Surveyor
  Key Responsibilities included;Delivering Decent Homes Projects.Party Wall matters.Visiting sites and carrying out inspections. Measured surveys of existing buildings and sites. Condition Surveys and Maintenance Plans.Submitting applications for statutory approvals. Undertaking contract administration duties in accordance with practice procedures.
- Ridge and Partners LLP
  Jul 2012 - Nov 2018
  Ridge is an award winning, UK top 20 multi-discipline property and construction consultancy. Core disciplines include Project Management, Building Surveying, Cost Management, Architecture, Civil and Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Specialist M & E Quantity Surveying, Construction Design & Management (CDM) Coordination, Health and Safety, Infrastructure Management, Legal Support Services, Sustainability Consultancy and BREEAM Assessment, Traffic and Transport. In addition, we provide property consultancy expertise for asset management, modern procurement, planned maintenance programmes, innovative strategies and holistic delivery planning.We maintain a spread of projects across all public and private sector markets from social housing to Formula One which is the essence of our strength in the depth and diverse range of our activity.All services are accredited to BS EN ISO9001 2008 for quality, ISO14001 environmental, ISO18001 Health & Safety and with Investors in People. Ridge has been successfully operating since 1946 and now employs over 370 people in ten offices across the UK and has delivered projects in 75 countries worldwide. Show less
  - Senior Building Surveyor
    Dec 2014 - Nov 2018
  - Fire Risk Assessor
    Sept 2012 - Nov 2018
  - Building Surveyor
    Jul 2012 - Dec 2014
- AECOM
  Nov 2018 - May 2024
  Principal Engineer
- Ridge and Partners LLP
  Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
  Senior Fire Engineer
- WSP in the UK
  Sept 2024 - now
  Associate Fire Engineer
Licenses & Certifications
- Associate Member
  The Institution of Fire Engineers
  Jan 2024
- Certified Member (CM)
  Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
  May 2025
- CSCS Professionally Qualified Person
  Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
- Full Member
  The Institute of Fire Safety Managers - IFSM