James Ward

Experience

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  R Mansell Limited

  Sept 1985 - Sept 1993

  Marketing Executive

  Joined from school with 'A' levels and trained as a Marketing Executive undertaking full range of construction marketing activities. Specialised in PR, Market Research and Bid Management.

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  Hanover Housing Association

  Mar 1995 - May 1997

  Marketing Assistant

  Marketing Assistant providing marketing communication and graphic design support.

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  CSL Technical Engineering Limted

  Jun 1997 - Sept 1999

  Office Manager

  Office manager responsible for:> Business strategy> Bid and pre-qualification support> Business development> Marketing and communicationsHelped CSL win their category of the Croydon Business Awards Small Business of the Year.

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  Killby & Gayford Limited

  Oct 1999 - Mar 2007

  Marketing Manager

  Group marketing manager responsible for:> Supporting business strategy> Corporate communication including PR> Bid management

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  Kier Wallis

  Apr 2007 - Jan 2010

  Marketing Manager

  Responsible for the management of the Pre-qualification and bid support process where I worked closely with the planning and estimating departments to identify and address client needs.Lead identification using Barbour ABI and other online sources.Maintenance of client and consultant relationships.Overseeing the management of local marketing events.Management of marketing collateral: data sheets, CVs, case studies and project photography.

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  CIOB Sustainability Strategy Group

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Committee Member
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  SSG

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Committee Member

  Worked with other Committee Members to identify sustainability issues that affect CIOB members. As part of this helped to oversee and edit a range of Sustainability Modules for use by the Members, co-host CPD events and research sustainability topics.

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  Kier Construction

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  Business Development Manager

  Responsible for:Developing and maintaining client and consultant relationships;Identifying and researching project leads using Barbour ABI and other online sources;Supporting prequalification, bid management and project interview support documentation and presentation material.Managing local photography, PR, case study and data sheet requirements.

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  Provian Construction

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Business Development and Marketing Manager

  Reported to the Managing Director to help consolidate and grow the business.This involved rejuvenating previous working relationships, developing new relationships, upgrading marketing collateral, assistance with the preparation of tender and pre-qualification documentation and attendance at regular networking events.This included preparing the Business Development Strategy: > Identification of key players in the Kent market (QS practices, architects and clients);> Targeting specific work sectors;> Maintaining a social marketing presence with the use of twitter and linked-in;> Identification and management of marketing events and; > General activity to raise the profile of the business. Show less

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  DxM Consult

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Freelance Consultant

  Marketing, like all things, is easy if you know how and have the time. That is what DxM offer you – our time to help you plan, prepare and deliver your marketing and business development strategy whilst allowing you to direct and manage your business.As part of this process we will sit down with you to understand your business and your business goals and then help you to develop the appropriate strategies and business tactics to realise them. Throughout the process we will review progress and discuss options for tweaking and refining the approach that we adopt. Show less

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  Maxim Marketing & Management Limited

  Jan 2014 - now

  Consultant

  SERVICE PROVISIONPreparation of PQQ/SQ, Bid and Framework Submissions.Preparation of Interview Support Documents and Presentations.Research and collation of Construction Case Studies and Technical CVs.Design and preparation of promotional literature, brochures and flyers.Support with Corporate Communication & Social Media.