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Project Management
Effective project management is crucial in various industries and sectors, ensuring that organisations can adapt to change, innovate, and deliver successful outcomes. It requires a blend of technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills to navigate challenges, mitigate risks, and lead teams towards
achieving project goals.
Key responsibilities of our Project Management include:
1. Initiation: Defining the project, its purpose, and the scope of work. This phase involves identifying key stakeholders, assessing feasibility, and establishing a solid foundation for the project.
2. Planning: Developing a detailed project plan that outlines tasks, timelines, resources, and budgets. This phase involves creating a roadmap for project execution, identifying potential risks, and establishing communication and reporting protocols.
3. Execution: Putting the project plan into motion by coordinating people and resources, implementing the planned activities, and managing stakeholders expectations. This phase is dynamic and requires constant monitoring and adjustment to ensure project success.
4. Monitoring and Controlling: Tracking project performance and progress to ensure that project objectives are met. This phase involves identifying and addressing issues, managing changes, and making necessary adjustments to keep the project on track.
5. Closing: Finalising all project activities, completing any remaining deliverables, obtaining customer or stakeholder acceptance, and formally closing the project. This phase also includes conducting a project review to identify lessons learned for future improvement.
Contract Management
Effective contract management is critical for organisations to optimise their relationships with suppliers, vendors, and partners. It helps minimise disputes, ensures compliance, and enhances overall efficiency and transparency in business dealings. Utilising skilled professionals in this field can further streamline the process and contribute to the successful execution of contracts across various industries.
Key responsibilities of our Contract Management include:
1. Contract Creation and Negotiation: This phase involves defining the scope of work, terms, and conditions, and negotiating favorable terms for all parties involved. It includes the drafting of the contract document and establishing a clear understanding of expectations.
2. Execution: The formal signing and activation of the contract. This phase involves ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are aware of their roles and responsibilities and that necessary approvals are obtained.
3. Performance Monitoring: Continuous oversight of contract performance to ensure that both parties fulfill their obligations. This involves tracking key performance indicators, managing deliverables, and addressing any issues that may arise during the contract period.
4. Amendments and Justification: Contracts may need adjustments due to changes in circumstances, scope, or other factors. Contract management includes the process of assessing and making necessary amendments while ensuring compliance with the original agreement.
5. Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks associated with the contract. This includes monitoring changes in the external environment that may impact the contract and implementing strategies to address these changes.
6. Contract Closure: Ensuring that all parties fulfill their remaining obligations, evaluating overall performance, and formally closing the contract. This phase may also involve conducting a post-contract review to capture lessons learned and improve future contract management processes.
Employers Agent
The role of an Employers Agent requires a blend of project management, contractual, and interpersonal skills. This professional serves as a crucial link between the client and the various stakeholders involved in the project, helping to navigate complexities, mitigate risks, and achieve successful project outcomes. We provide a comprehensive service that safeguards the client’s interests and ensures the overall success of the construction or development endeavors.
Key responsibilities of our Employers Agent include:
1. Project Initiation: Collaborating with the client during the initial stages to define project objectives, scope, and requirements. This involves understanding the client’s vision and goals for the project.
2. Tendering and Contract Award: Assisting the client in the selection of contractors and consultants through the tendering process. The Employers Agent may contribute to the evaluation of bids and the negotiation of contracts to ensure they align with the client’s expectations.
3. Contract Administration: Overseeing the contractual relationships between the client and various project stakeholders. This involves monitoring compliance with contract terms, managing changes, and facilitating effective communication among all parties involved.
4. Quality Assurance: Ensuring that the project is executed in accordance with agreed-upon quality standards and specifications. The Employers Agent may be responsible for conducting inspections and quality checks to verify that the work meets the defined criteria.
5. Cost Management: Monitoring project costs and financial aspects to ensure that the project stays within budget. This involves reviewing and approving payment applications, managing variations, and addressing any financial issues that may arise during the project.
6. Project Delivery: Handling disputes and conflicts that may arise during the project, working to find amicable solutions and ensuring that the projects progress is not significantly affected.
7. Dispute Resolution: Coordinating and facilitating the overall project delivery process, from design development to construction and handover. The Employers Agent works to keep the project on schedule, addressing any delays or obstacles that may impact the timeline.
Building Surveying
Our Building Surveyors play a crucial role in maintaining the safety, functionality, and compliance of the built environment. Our expertise spans a wide range of areas, including legal requirements, construction technology, and sustainability practices. By providing oversight and guidance, our Building Surveyors contribute to the creation of safe, resilient, and sustainable built environments.
Key responsibilities of our Building Surveyor include:
1. Building Regulation Compliance: Ensuring that construction projects adhere to local building codes, regulations, and safety standards. Building Surveyors review architectural plans and specifications to verify compliance with legal requirements.
2. Planning and Development Control: Assessing planning applications to determine their conformity with local planning regulations and policies. Building Surveyors provide recommendations and conditions to ensure that proposed developments align with the broader planning framework.
3. Site Inspections: Conducting on-site inspections at various stages of construction to verify that the work meets approved plans, regulations, and quality standards. This includes assessing structural integrity, fire safety measures, accessibility, and other building elements.
4. Building Maintenance and Conservation: Advising property owners on the maintenance, repair, and conservation of existing buildings. Building Surveyors may conduct surveys to assess the condition of structures and provide recommendations for necessary repairs or renovations.
5. Building Certification: Issuing certificates of compliance or completion for projects that meet all regulatory requirements. Building Surveyors play a key role in ensuring that structures are safe for occupation and use.
6. Dispute Resolution: Assisting in the resolution of disputes related to building regulations, planning, or construction issues. Building Surveyors may act as mediators or provide expert opinions in legal proceedings.
7. Accessibility and Disability Compliance: Ensuring that buildings are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Building Surveyors assess and advise on measures to comply with accessibility standards and improve inclusivity in built environments.
8. Environmental Sustainability: Promoting and advising on sustainable building practices, energy efficiency, and environmental considerations. Building Surveyors may contribute to the implementation of green building initiatives and certifications.
Quantity Surveyors
Our Quantity Surveyors resource can be used both Client and Contractor side. Our responsibility for the project would start at the outset through practical completion and end of defects/retention
periods.
Our Quantity Surveyors main responsibilities focus on helping to estimate costs, material quantities and project timelines.
In addition to this, further responsibilities typically include:
1. Undertake feasibility studies to ensure a proposal will work.
2. Estimate material quantities, costs, labour, and time.
3. Prepare tender and contract documents – this can include bills of quantities with the client
and Architect.
4. Perform risk and value management, and cost control, during a project.
5. Undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance work.
6. Negotiate contracts and work schedules.
7. Assign work to subcontractors – overseeing their work at all stages.
8. Value completed work and arranging payments.
9. Ensure projects meet legal and quality standards.
10. Make sure clients get value for money on the project.
11. Continually analyse outcomes and write budget reports.
12. Advise on contractual claims and disputes.
Principal Designer
The role of our Principal Designer is essential for ensuring that health and safety considerations are prioritised and integrated into the design and planning of construction projects. By taking a proactive approach to risk management and coordination, our Principal Designers help to create safer working environments and minimise the potential for accidents and incidents during construction and beyond.
Key responsibilities of our Principal Designer include:
1. Coordination of Health and Safety: The Principal Designer is responsible for ensuring that health and safety considerations are integrated into the design process from the outset.
They work closely with designers, architects, and other stakeholders to identify and
eliminate potential hazards.
2. Risk Management: Assessing and managing health and safety risks associated with the design and planning of construction projects. This includes identifying hazards, evaluating risks, and implementing appropriate control measures to mitigate them.
3. Collaboration and Communication: Facilitating communication and collaboration among project team members to ensure that health and safety requirements are understood and incorporated into the design. The Principal Designer acts as a liaison between the client, designers, contractors, and other parties involved in the project.
4. Preparation of Pre-Construction Information: Gathering and collating relevant health and safety information to inform the design process. The Principal Designer ensures that necessary information is provided to designers and contractors to enable them to carry out their duties safely.
5. Development of the Health and Safety File: Compiling and maintaining the health and safety file, which documents key health and safety information throughout the project lifecycle.
This file is provided to the client upon completion of the project and serves as a valuable resource for future maintenance and renovation activities.
6. Client Liaison: Acting as the primary point of contact for the client regarding health and safety matters. The Principal Designer advises the client on their duties under CDM regulations and provides regular updates on the status of health and safety planning and implementation.
7. Monitoring and Review: Continuously monitoring the effectiveness of health and safety measures throughout the design phase and making adjustments as necessary. The Principal Designer conducts regular reviews to ensure that health and safety requirements are being met and that any emerging risks are addressed promptly.
