james parker cv oct 2016
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James Richard Parker RICS & CIOB Student Membership
13 Keswick Close, Accrington BB5 6JB Tel: 01254 393603
Mobile: 07718914416 Email – [email protected]
Profile Recently Graduated Building Surveyor, with strong surveying skills developed through 2 years’ experience as an Assistant Building Surveyor and 4 years’ construction experience as a bricklayer. Strong interpersonal skills, CSCS card, full UK driving licence, and now seeking graduate employment. Employment
Graduate Building Surveyor 18th May 2016 – Present Cowan & Co
Project Management: managing CIF schemes, from tender stage to completion. Successfully delivering projects to their agreed contract sum ranging up to £250,000.
Finance: Managing finances for education works, measurement of works and issuing certificate of payment for monthly payments.
Auto Cad: Design work for predominately the education sector, ranging in scale and scope.
Building Surveying: General condition surveys and reports for future works, feasibility studies and schedule of works.
Historical Building Works: Working on a range of listed buildings, including education and churches. Creating specialist specification of works suitable for listed buildings.
Communication: Hosting pre-contract and progress meeting with the school’s representatives.
Quality Control: Meeting with contractors on site to check quality of works, ensuring that the work is in accordance with the specification.
Volunteer Assistant Project Management 15th - 26th February 2016 Rossendale Council- Bacup Volunteer Assistant Project Management of the Townscape Heritage Initiative. Works include project management, project meets with contractor, clients and architects and progress updates to local council members. Part Time Assistant Building Surveyor June 2015 – October 2015 Arcus Consulting LLP – Liverpool Stock Conditions for One Vision Housing, social housing condition reports. Identifying areas of repairs and replacement works required within a 5-year programme. Sandwich Year Building Surveyor June 2014 – June 2015 Arcus Consulting LLP – Liverpool
Building Surveys: Includes both housing and commercial buildings, condition surveys for defects, measured surveys including Auto Cad drawings, assisting with structural defect reports, planning applications and specification writing
Project management: Includes client relations surveys, contractor meets, snagging and defects for quality assurance, variation orders, handover certification and final payment certificates.
Design: Auto Cad works included both commercial and housing, measured surveys, existing and proposed drawings including evaluation and specific details
Costing: Feasibility studies, schedule of works including costings, general costing of extension works and small scale tendering
Bricklayer Aug 2006 – Sept 2011 Ross Lee Construction – Accrington
Technical: Housing and Commercial buildings, extensions, heritage works, setting out works including levels and building markings, knowledge of the built environment and the understanding of working drawing and specification
Management: Ordering and checking of materials, recording information in the site dairy, delegation of work to in-house and outsource labour, fire safety checks and site progress meetings
Communication: Liaising with clients, building users, tenants and professionals.
Organisation: Site layout, storage of materials, setting out works, working to schedules and deadlines.
Education and Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (1st Class) Sept 2013 – 11 July 2016 University of Central Lancashire
Building Pathology: Planning application, National and Local Planning Policies, Condition surveys, Condition reports, refurbishment schemes, changes of use, laboratory testing and building regulation and building compliance
Legal: JCT contracts and clauses analysis, Landlord and Tenant, Construction Law, Contractual arrangements, dilapidation, dangerous building notice, probation notices and construction based legislation.
Historical Pathology: Designated building and area analysis, historic statements, listed building surveys for historical importance, listed building consent, planning requirements
Project Analysis & Appraisal: Tendering process, residual value for land and life cycle costing
Design: Good Auto Cad skills, domestic and commercial, elevations and specific details
Facility Management: Service level agreements, legislation, client requirements, types of arrangements, performance management measure and management theories and methods.
Foundation Degree in Construction Science (1st Class) Sept 2011 – July 2013 University of Central Lancashire BTEC Construction Diploma (Distinction) Sept 2010 - June 2011 Accrington and Rossendale College NVQ level 3 – Bricklaying (Merit) Sept 2007 - June 2010 Accrington and Rossendale College
Skills • Technical knowledge e.g. Auto Cad skills and distinguished building pathology knowledge. • Good communication skills, both written and oral developed through work experience and
education. • Strong team player and ability to construct professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
Good interpersonal skills on a professional level, with clients and professionals. • Negotiation, presentation and report writing skills developed through work experience and
education. • Able to analyse and solve problems quickly and efficiently. • Commercially aware, within the construction industry, in particular building surveying. • Reliable time keeping skills, enthusiastic and motivated.
References: Samuel Dawn (Building Surveyor) 07446 935916 Cowan and Co Stephen Swainbank (Seniors Surveyor) (Email contact) Formerly of Arcus Consulting [email protected] Christopher Pye (Senior Lecturer) 01772 893220 University of Central Lancashire [email protected]